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-232 Description of Response of Materials to Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation - Part III: Response Modification by Intermediate Gaseous Layers; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1977. (72 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-241 Defect Profile Calculations in an Ion Bombarded Foil; J.B. Whitley and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1977 (revised August 1984). (65 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-205 The Effect of a Liquid ISSEC on Radiation Damage Parameters in Laser Fusion Reactor First Walls; H.I. Avci and G.L. Kulcinski, April 10, 1977. (37 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-208 Comparison of Liquid ISSECs: Li, Pb and Pb4Li for Use in Laser Fusion Reactors; H.I. Avci and G.L. Kulcinski, May 27, 1977. (25 pages, 970 kB)
UWFDM-206 Effect of Experiments-Size Parameters on Monte Carlo Estimates in Fusion Reactor Blanket Simulations; M.M.H. Ragheb and C.W. Maynard, June 1977. (42 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-207 Monte Carlo Study of Asymmetry Effects in a Lithium Oxide Blanket for a Laser Driven Reactor; M.H. Ragheb, E.T. Cheng, and R.W. Conn, June 1977. (32 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-209 Validation Study of UNIVAC-1110 Version of the CTR-PMCS-Nuclear Data Library & Codes Package; Y. Gohar, C.W. Maynard, and T. Wu, June 1977. (64 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-210 Time Dependent Neutronics for Laser Fusion Blanket and Materials Analysis; F. Beranek and R.W. Conn, June 1977. (25 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-211 PL3 - A 3-Dimensional Plotting Program; N. Ghoniem and E. Anderson, June 1977. (40 pages, 1.4 MB) [more]
UWFDM-213 Quasi-Linear Model for Ion Cyclotron Heating; J. Kesner, June 1977. (33 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-214 Imaging Properties of Off-Axis Parabolic Mirrors; J. Howard, June 1977. (46 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-215 Radiation Transport; G. Magelssen, July 1977. (52 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-216 POICOU: A Point Plasma Code Including Profile Effects for Tokamak Power Reactors; L. Lao, August 1977. (21 pages, 887 kB)
UWFDM-217 Description of the Response of Materials to Pulsed Thermonuclear Radiation - Part II; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, September 1977. (101 pages, 2.7 MB)
UWFDM-154 A Dynamic Rate Theory for the Response of Metals During Steady State and Pulsed Irradiation; Nasr M. Ghoniem, September 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (353 pages, 12 MB)
UWFDM-218 Calculated Neutron and Gamma Irradiation Response of Actively Cooled Mirrors for Laser Fusion Power Reactors; M.M.H. Ragheb and C.W. Maynard, October 1977. (42 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-221 Response of First Walls in Inertial Confinement Reactors to Thermonuclear Radiation; T.O. Hunter, S.I. Abdel-Khalik and G.L. Kulcinski, October 1977 [2nd IAEA Conference on Fusion Reactor Design, Madison, WI, October 1977, p. 573 (1978)]. (19 pages, 863 kB)
UWFDM-222 Tokamak Divertor Impact on the Toroidal Field Magnet and Vacuum System; Y. Gohar and C.W. Maynard, October 1977. (17 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-223 Thermal, Mechanical and Neutronic Design Considerations for a Graphite Structure Li2O Cooled Blanket; D.K. Sze, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, E.T. Cheng, and H.I. Avci, October 1977. (18 pages, 1.2 MB)
UWFDM-225 A Toroidal Field Magnet System Utilizing Normal Metal Trimming Coils; P.F. Michaelson, S.O. Hong, W.C. Young, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and R.W. Conn, October 1977. (9 pages, 941 kB)
UWFDM-228 Progress in Materials Research for Fusion Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, October 1977. (47 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-229 The SOLASE Laser Fusion Reactor Design and Its Technological Implications; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, G.W. Cooper, J.E. Howard, E.M. Larsen, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and W.G. Wolfer, October 1977 [presented at IAEA Conference and Workshop on Fusion Reactor Design, Madison, October 1977, IAEA-TC-145/17, 269-298 (1978)]. (41 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-224 Resistance to Strain Degradation in Preliminary UWMAK TF Coil Conductors for Fusion Reactors; S.O. Hong, P.F. Michaelson, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, and W.C. Young, November 1977. (21 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-226 Neutral Beam Divergence Due to Imperfect Magnetic Shielding; J.R. Conrad, November 1977. (27 pages, 989 kB)
UWFDM-204 Reactor Aspects of Laser Fusion; R.W. Conn, November 9, 1977 [presented at International Scientific Forum on an Acceptable Future of Nuclear Energy for the World - Nov. 7- 11, 1977, Coral Gables, Florida]. (21 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-220 SOLASE - A Conceptual Laser Fusion Reactor Design; R.W. Conn, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, G.A. Moses, F. Beranek, E.T. Cheng, G.W. Cooper, R.B. Droll, T. Henderson, J. Howard, T.O. Hunter, E.M. Larsen, G.L. Kulcinski, E.G. Lovell, G.R. Magelssen, C.W. Maynard, K.R. Okula, M. Ortman, M. Ragheb, W.B. Rensel, D. Solomon, R. Spencer, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, W.F. Vogelsang, R.D. Watson, and W.G. Wolfer, December 1977. (1122 pages, 34 MB) [more]
UWFDM-182 Heavy-Ion Induced Void and Loop Formation in High Purity Vanadium; William John Weber, December 1977 [Ph.D. thesis]. (222 pages, 33 MB)
UWFDM-230 Mirror Damage Thresholds for Laser Fusion Pulse Shapes; J.E. Howard and T.O. Hunter, January 1978. (19 pages, 729 kB)
UWFDM-236 Comparative Features of Electrical Power Generation Based on Fission and Fusion Breeder Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, G. Kessler, J. Holdren, and W. Haefele, January 1978 [American Scientist 67, 78 (1979)]. (15 pages, 2.6 MB) [more]
UWFDM-240 Notes on Fusion Hybrid Reactors; R.W. Conn, G.A. Moses, and S.I. Abdel-Khalik, February 1978. (14 pages, 815 kB)
UWFDM-231 Intense Sources of Fast Neutrons; H. Barschall, March 1978 [Ann. Rev. Nuclear Part. Sci. 28 (1978) 207]. (64 pages, 2.6 MB)
UWFDM-233 Surface Damage and Thermal Effects from Transient Thermonuclear Radiation in Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; T.O. Hunter and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 76, 383 (1978)]. (24 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-234 Critical Issues Facing the Long Term Deployment of Fission and Fusion Breeder Reactors; G.L. Kulcinski, March 1978. (42 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-235 IRF Fueling of Tandem Mirror End Plugs; J. Kesner, March 1978. (20 pages, 981 kB)
UWFDM-239 Three-Dimensional Neutronics Analysis of the Mirrors-Beam Duct-Shield System for a Laser Driven Power Reactor; M.M.H. Ragheb, A.C. Klein, and C.W. Maynard, March 1978. (88 pages, 3.2 MB)
UWFDM-243 Power Supply Costs for Inertial Confinement Reactors; G.A. Moses, R.W. Conn, and S.I. Abdel-Khalik, March 16, 1978. (20 pages, 893 kB)
UWFDM-237 First Wall and Divertor Plate Material Selection in Fusion Reactors; Robert W. Conn, March 20, 1978. (31 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-242 Heavy Ion Irradiation of a Ti-6Al-4V Alloy; P. Wilkes and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1978 [J. Nucl. Matls. 78, 427 (1978)]. (16 pages, 2.1 MB)
UWFDM-227 Fast Magnetosonic Wave Heating of the NUWMAK Tokamak Reactor; J.E. Scharer, D.T. Blackfield, J.B. Beyer, and T.K. Mau, May 1978. (142 pages, 4.9 MB) [more]
UWFDM-244 Beam Port Reduction Schemes for Laser Fusion Reactors; J.E. Howard, May 1978. (22 pages, 937 kB)