University of Wisconsin Fusion Design Memos (UWFDM)

The UWFDM series of technical reports details the research of the Fusion Technology Institute from 1971 to the present. Over 800 authors have contributed more than 60000 pages to the 1400 reports. Nearly all are online.
Publications
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UWFDM-522 First Wall Materials Selection for the Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility; R.R. Peterson, E.G. Lovell, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, and K.J. Lee, May 1983 [presented at the Fifth ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 26-28 April 1983, Knoxville, TN; Nucl. Tech./Fusion 4, 872 (1983)]. (9 pages, 811 kB) [more]
UWFDM-523 MARS Heating Systems; S.A. Freije, D.M. Goebel, L.J. Perkins, G.W. Hamilton, and J.D. Fink, May 1983 [presented at the Fifth ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, 26-28 April 1983, Knoxville, TN]. (9 pages, 887 kB) [more]
UWFDM-524 An Alternative Variational Calculation of the Trapping Rate in Thermal Barriers; X.Z. Li and G.A. Emmert, July 1983. (43 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-525 New Challenges in Fusion Research for the Materials Scientist; G.L. Kulcinski, April 1983 [presented at International Conference on Dimensional Stability and Mechanical Behaviour of Irradiated Metals and Alloys, 11-14 April 1983, Brighton, England]. (12 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-526 Buildup Factors for Magnet Shielding in Tandem Mirror Fusion Reactors; M.E. Sawan, C.W. Maynard, and L.A. El-Guebaly, May 1983 [presented at the Sixth International Conference on Radiation Shielding, 16-20 May 1983, Tokyo, Japan]. (13 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-527 Progress in Fusion Research, 1978-1982, Technical Summary; B. Badger, M.L. Corradini, G.A. Emmert, G.L. Kulcinski, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, C.W. Maynard, G.A. Moses, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S.W. Van Sciver, W.F. Vogelsang, and W.G. Wolfer, April 1983 (revised September 1983). (51 pages, 3.3 MB)
UWFDM-528 Collisional Boundary Layer Effect on the Thermal Barrier Ion Trapping Rate in a Tandem Mirror; R. Carrera and J.D. Callen, June 1983 [submitted to Nuclear Fusion]. (37 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-529 Fusion Reactor Design: On the Road to Commercialization; G.L. Kulcinski, May 31, 1983 [presented at the Third International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Helsinki, Finland, June 6-9, 1983] [Atomkernenergie/Kerntechnik 44 (1984) 1]. (32 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-530 Low Mode Number Stability of a Quadrupole Tandem Mirror; M.W. Phillips and J.D. Callen, July 1983. (28 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-531 AVSYS, A Computer Program for Fusion Systems Availability Calculations; Z. Musicki and C.W. Maynard, February 1984. (81 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-532 A Preliminary Fusion Availability Data Base; Z. Musicki and C.W. Maynard, February 1984. (68 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-533 Parametric Survey of Microfireball Calculations for the Light Ion Fusion Target Development Facility Design; M. Uesaka and G.A. Moses, August 1983. (62 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-534 Comparison of Two-Temperature and Multifrequency Group Models of Radiative Transfer - Applied to Microfireball Dynamics in Light Ion Fusion Target Chambers; M. Uesaka and G.A. Moses, August 1983. (58 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-535 On the Physical Basis for the Swelling Resistance of Ferritic Steels; J. Sniegowski and W.G. Wolfer, August 1983 [presented at the AIME Conference on Ferritic Alloys for Use in Nuclear Energy Technologies, June 19-23, 1983, Snowbird, Utah]. (12 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-536 Fireball Interaction with Lithium Mist in Light Ion Beam Driven Fusion Reactor Cavities; R.R. Peterson, August 1983 (revised March 1984). (46 pages, 1.9 MB)
UWFDM-537 Radiative Heat Transfer in Self-Shielding Vapor Layer During Tokamak Disruptions; R.R. Peterson, August 1983. (28 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-538 Electrical Resistivity of Dislocations in Metals; S.J. Zinkle, September 1983. (22 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-539 A Tritium Breeding Calculational Benchmark for Self-Cooled Li17Pb83 Blankets; Jin-Hua Huang and Mohamed E. Sawan, September 1983 [submitted to Nuclear Technology]. (39 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-540 Analysis of Forces on Ferromagnetic Components Used in Magnetic Fusion Reactors; H. Attaya, G.L. Kulcinski and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 961]. (8 pages, 689 kB)
UWFDM-541 The Effect of Interstitial Gas Atoms and Injected Interstitials on Microstructural Evolution in Self-Ion Irradiated Nickel; D.B. Bullen, G.L. Kulcinski and R.A. Dodd, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 584]. (9 pages, 745 kB)
UWFDM-542 Strength and Fatigue Analysis of Fibrous Silicon Carbide for ICF Reactor Applications; R.L. Engelstad, E.G. Lovell and S.J. Covey, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (7 pages, 649 kB)
UWFDM-543 Factors Which Determine the Swelling Behavior of Austenitic Stainless Steels; F.A. Garner and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (9 pages, 791 kB) [more]
UWFDM-544 Comparison of Mechanisms for Cavity Growth by Athermal and Thermal Processes; B.B. Glasgow and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (9 pages, 747 kB)
UWFDM-545 Correlation of Fracture Toughness with Tensile Properties for Irradiated 20\% Cold-Worked 316 Stainless Steel; M.L. Hamilton, F.A. Garner and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (8 pages, 714 kB) [more]
UWFDM-546 Activation Product Transport in Fusion Reactors; A.C. Klein and W.F. Vogelsang, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (8 pages, 720 kB)
UWFDM-547 Materials Engineering for Tandem Mirror Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 29]. (11 pages, 856 kB)
UWFDM-548 Materials Considerations for Highly Irradiated Normal-Conducting Magnets in Fusion Reactor Applications; L. John Perkins, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (8 pages, 735 kB)
UWFDM-549 Conditions for the Suppression of Void Formation During Ion-Bombardment; D.L. Plumton, H. Attaya and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (7 pages, 639 kB)
UWFDM-550 UWTOR-M - A Conceptual Modular Stellarator Power Reactor; B. Badger, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, S.W. Van Sciver, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, D.T. Anderson, A.W. Bailey, J.D. Callen, J.A. Derr, L. El-Guebaly, K.J. Lee, J.L. Shohet, D.K. Sze, R.C. Sanders, J. Tataronis, and K.Y. Yuan, October 1982. (449 pages, 14 MB)
UWFDM-551 Charts for Specifying Limits on Copper Stabilizer Damage Rate; M.E. Sawan, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983; J. Nucl. Matl. 122&123 (1984) 1376]. (8 pages, 686 kB)
UWFDM-552 Depth Dependent Microstructure of Ion-Irradiated Type 316 Stainless Steels; R.L. Sindelar, G.L. Kulcinski and R.A. Dodd, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 246]. (9 pages, 714 kB)
UWFDM-553 Modeling Crack Growth Processes in Fusion Reactor Materials; R.H. Jones and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (15 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-554 Conditions for Dislocation Loop-Punching by Helium Bubbles; H. Trinkaus and W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (9 pages, 772 kB) [more]
UWFDM-555 Advances in Void Swelling and Helium Bubble Physics; W.G. Wolfer, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (15 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-556 Helium Equation of State for Small Cavities: Recent Developments; W.G. Wolfer, B.B. Glasgow, M.F. Wehner, and H. Trinkaus, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983]. (9 pages, 710 kB) [more]
UWFDM-557 14 MeV Neutron Irradiation of Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1983 [presented at the Third Topical Meeting on Fusion Reactor Materials, Albuquerque, NM, 19-23 September 1983] [J. Nucl. Matls. 122&123 (1984) 449]. (9 pages, 739 kB)
UWFDM-558 14-MeV Neutron Radiation-Induced Microhardness Changes in Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1983 [presented at the ASTM Conference on Subsized Specimens, Albuquerque, NM, September 23, 1983]. (28 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-559 Modelling of Lithium-Lead/Water Interactions in a Fusion Reactor Design; J.P. Herzog and M.L. Corradini, September 1983 (revised August 1984). (116 pages, 4.2 MB)
UWFDM-560 Emittance Calculations and Measurements for a Sputter-Type Negative Ion Source; J.H. Billen, September 1983 [submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods]. (87 pages, 3.6 MB)
UWFDM-561 Mechanical Analysis of First Wall Tubes for the LIBRA Conceptual Reactor; R. Engelstad and E. Lovell, December 1983 [presented at the IEEE Mtg., Philadelphia, PA, 12-16 December 1983]. (6 pages, 636 kB)