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-581 Comparison of Thermal and Irradiated Behavior of High-Strength, High Conductivity Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle, R.A. Dodd and G.L. Kulcinski, June 1984 [presented at 12th International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials, Williamsburg, VA, June 18-20, 1984]. (36 pages, 5.2 MB)
UWFDM-582 Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Injected Interstitials on Void Formation; B. Badger, Jr., D.L. Plumton, S.J. Zinkle, R.L. Sindelar, G.L. Kulcinski, R.A. Dodd and W.G. Wolfer, June 1984 [presented at the 12th International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials, Williamsburg, VA, June 18-20, 1984; to be published in ASTM (1984)]. (38 pages, 3.1 MB)
UWFDM-583 A Comparison of Depth-Dependent Microstructures of Ion-Irradiated 316-Type Stainless Steels; R.L. Sindelar, R.A. Dodd and G.L. Kulcinski, June 1984 [presented at the 12th International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials, Williamsburg, VA, June 18-20, 1984]. (26 pages, 4.2 MB)
UWFDM-584 Z-PINCH - A Multifrequency Radiative Transfer Magnetohydrodynamics Computer Code; John J. Watrous, Gregory A. Moses and Robert R. Peterson, June 1984 (revised June 1985). (133 pages, 3.8 MB)
UWFDM-585 Hydrostatic Instability of Target Development Facility Reaction Chamber; E.G. Lovell, R.L. Engelstad and G.A. Moses, June 1984. (20 pages, 912 kB)
UWFDM-586 Modeling of Void Swelling in Irradiated Steels; B. Glasgow and W.G. Wolfer, June 1984 [presented at the 12th International Symposium on the Effects of Radiation on Materials, Williamsburg, VA, June 18-20, l984]. (23 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-574 The Discrete Cones Method in Two-Dimensional Neutron Transport Computation; Y. Watanabe and C.W. Maynard, May 1984. (77 pages, 2.4 MB)
UWFDM-575 Nuclear Environment in the Array of Loops ICRF Launcher Module of INTOR; Mohamed E. Sawan, May 1984. (38 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-576 Correlation of Experimental and Theoretical Results for Vaporization by Simulated Disruption; C.D. Croessmann, G.L. Kulcinski and J.B. Whitley, May 1984 [J. Nucl. Materials 128 & 129, 816 (1984)]. (22 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]
UWFDM-578 A Literature Review of Radiation Damage Data for Copper and Copper Alloys; S.J. Zinkle and R.W. Knoll, May 1984. (99 pages, 4.3 MB)
UWFDM-563 The Effects of Implanted Hydrogen and Helium on Cavity Formation in Self-Ion Irrdiated Nickel; Daniel Bernard Bullen, May 1984 [Ph.D. thesis]. (216 pages, 21 MB)
UWFDM-572 Target Material Activation Calculations for High Gain Light Ion Fusion Targets; D.L. Henderson, A.M. White and G.A. Moses, April 1984 (revised May 1987). (25 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-573 Polonium Production in the MARS Reactor; W.F. Vogelsang, A.M. White, L. Wittenberg and D.K. Sze, April 1984. (12 pages, 662 kB)
UWFDM-568 Preliminary Conceptual Design of SIRIUS, A Symmetric Illumination, Direct Drive Laser Fusion Reactor; B. Badger, H.M. Attaya, T.J. Bartel, M.L. Corradini, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.M. Goldman, L.D. Lund, R.L. McCrory, S. Skupsky, R.E. Hopkins, K. Walsh, March 1984. (135 pages, 5.5 MB) [more]
UWFDM-571 Collisional Effects on Coherent Nonlinear Wave Particle Interactions for Second Harmonic Electron Cyclotron Heating; M.D. Carter, J.D. Callen, D.B. Batchelor and R.C. Goldfinger, March 1984. (22 pages, 1.1 MB) [more]
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-566 A Kinetic Model for Divertors and Pumped Limiters; A.W. Bailey and G.A. Emmert, February 1984 (revised August 1984) [submitted to Nuclear Fusion]. (57 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-567 RAPTOR: A Computer Code to Calculate the Transport of Activation Products in Fusion Reactors; A.C. Klein and W.F. Vogelsang, February 1984. (58 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-570 Three-Dimensional Neutronics and Photonics Analysis for PBFA-II; M.E. Sawan, February 1984. (27 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-564 A Variational Calculation of the Trapping Current in a Thermal Barrier; X.Z. Li, January 1984 [Ph.D. thesis]. (89 pages, 2.5 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)
UWFDM-562 Blanket and Shielding Considerations for Advanced Tokamak Reactor Concepts; B. Badger, H. Attaya, L. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, J.H. Huang, G.L. Kulcinski, C.W. Maynard, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, December 1983. (81 pages, 2.8 MB)
UWFDM-600 TASKA-M, A Low Cost, Near Term Tandem Mirror Device for Fusion Technology Testing; B. Badger, F. Arendt, E. Borie, M.L. Corradini, H.G. Dittrich, L. El-Guebaly, G.A. Emmert, T. Fett, J.M. Grover, B. Haferkamp, W. Heinz, E. Hoelzchen, K. Kleefeldt, R. Klingelhoefer, P. Komarek, G.L. Kulcinski, M. Kuntze, E.M. Larsen, H.G. Leiste, G.W. Leppelmeier, W. Link, S. Malang, B.M. Manes, W. Maurer, C.W. Maynard, I. Michael, R.A. Mueller, G. Neffe, E.K. Opperman, L.J. Perkins, R.R. Peterson, K.E. Plute, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, J.E. Scharer, K. Schramm, A. Suppan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.K. Sze, S. Taczanowski, M.A. Vogel, W.F. Vogelsang, D. Weinberg, and L.J. Wittenberg, December 1983 [also KfK-3660 and FPA-83-7]. (598 pages, 22 MB) [more]
UWFDM-435 The Effects of Neutron and Gamma Radiation Fields on the Electrical Breakdown Properties of Liquid and Gaseous Helium in Fusion Reactor Superconducting Magnet Systems; L.J. Perkins, September 1983. (64 pages, 2.7 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-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]