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-982 LIBRA-SP, A Light Ion Fusion Power Reactor Design Study Utilizing a Self-Pinched Mode of Ion Propagation - Report for the Period Ending June 30, 1995; B. Badger, D. Bruggink, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, Y-M. Lee, H.Y. Khater, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, C.L. Olson, R.E. Olson, June 1995. (192 pages, 7.3 MB) [more]
UWFDM-981 Ionization in the Winds of Early-B Stars: Constraints Imposed by EUVE; J.J. MacFarlane, D.H. Cohen, J.P. Cassinelli, P. Wang, June 1995 [Proceedings of the IAU 152: ``Astrophysics in the Extreme Ultraviolet'', Berkeley CA, 27-30 March 1995]. (8 pages, 660 kB)
UWFDM-980 RACC-Pulse: A Version of the RACC Radioactivity Code for Pulsed/Intermittent Activation Analysis; Q. Wang and D.L. Henderson, May 1995. (25 pages, 756 kB)
UWFDM-979 Spectral Diagnostics, Ion Stopping Power, and Radiation-Hydrodynamics Modeling in Support of Sandia Light Ion Beam Fusion Experiments; J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, H.-K. Chung, G.A. Moses, April 1995. (91 pages, 1.9 MB)
UWFDM-978 Summary of the U.S.-Japan Workshop on the Physics of D-3He Fusion, Nagoya, Japan, December 5-7, 1994; Hiromu Momota and John F. Santarius, March 1995 [submitted to Fusion Technology]. (9 pages, 949 kB) [more]
UWFDM-977 Summary Report for ITER Design Task D10: Updating the Activation Code RACC for ITER Design Analysis; Qingming Wang and D.L. Henderson, January 1995 (revised April 1995). (29 pages, 737 kB)
UWFDM-976 1994 Summary Report for ITER Design Task D4. Shielding 3D Analysis. Afterheat Analysis for the Whole Machine and Cryostat Area. Part A: Neutronics and Shielding; M.E. Sawan, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, January 1995. (30 pages, 859 kB)
UWFDM-975 Beam Propagation, Target Performance, and Cavity Conditions for the LIBRA-SP Conceptual Power Plant Design: Annual Report for Calendar Year 1995; B. Badger, D. Bruggink, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, G.A. Moses, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, December 1995 [(also FPA-95-2)]. (89 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-974 Theoretical Investigations of High Energy Density Plasmas in Support of KALIF Experiments; J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, R.R. Peterson, January 1995. (123 pages, 2.5 MB)
UWFDM-973 Numerical Simulation of Target Microexplosion Dynamics for the LIBRA-SP Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor; J.J. MacFarlane, G.A. Moses, P. Wang, M.E. Sawan, R.R. Peterson, December 1994. (29 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-972 Advanced-Fuel Heat Flux, Power Density and Direct Conversion Issues; J.F. Santarius, November 1994 [Presented at the Sixth International Toki Conference, Toki-City, Japan, 29 November - 2 December 1994; published in Fusion Technology 27 (April 1995)]. (7 pages, 744 kB)
UWFDM-971 Preparation of Kilogram Quantities of the 83 a/o Lead - 17 a/o Lithium Eutectic Alloy; L.S. Nelson, J.D. Krueger, M.L. Corradini, June 1995. (63 pages, 38 MB)
UWFDM-970 RadQuench Predictive Verification: Comparison to the Westinghouse LCP Coil; C.T. Yeaw, October 1994. (14 pages, 499 kB)
UWFDM-969 Pulsed Activation Analyses of the ITER Blanket Design Options Considered in the Blanket Trade-Off Study; Q. Wang and D.L. Henderson, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (22 pages, 710 kB)
UWFDM-968 Fatigue Life of the Plasma-Facing Components in PULSAR; J.A. Crowell, J.P. Blanchard and the PULSAR team, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (10 pages, 879 kB)
UWFDM-967 Non-Lunar 3He Resources; L.J. Wittenberg, July 1994 (revised July 1994) [presented at the Second Wisconsin Symposium on Helium-3 and Fusion Power, 19-21 July 1993, Madison WI]. (30 pages, 600 kB)
UWFDM-966 Activation Analyses for the Different Options Considered in the U.S. ITER Blanket Trade-Off Study; H.Y. Khater, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (16 pages, 511 kB)
UWFDM-965 Radiological Dose Calculations for the Particle Beam Fusion Accelerator Upgrade (PBFA-U); H.Y. Khater and M.E. Sawan, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (17 pages, 580 kB)
UWFDM-964 Shielding Analysis for the ITER Divertor and Vacuum Pumping Ducts; M.E. Sawan, Y. Gohar, R. Santoro, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (19 pages, 683 kB) [more]
UWFDM-963 Neutronics and Shielding Results of the U.S. ITER Blanket Trade-Off Study; M.E. Sawan and L.A. El-Guebaly, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (18 pages, 513 kB)
UWFDM-962 Nuclear Analysis for the Inertially Confined Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor SIRIUS-P; M.E. Sawan, June 1994 [presented at the 3rd International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology, June 26 - July 1, 1994, Los Angeles CA; to be published in Fusion Engineering and Design]. (21 pages, 829 kB)
UWFDM-961 The Early Sun: Precursor to Helium and Neon Isotopes in the Earth; L.J. Wittenberg, July 1994 [oral presentation at the Eighth International Conference on Geochronology and Isotope Geology, June 5-11, 1994, Berkeley CA]. (24 pages, 459 kB)
UWFDM-960 Interactions Between an Organic Coolant and Drops of Molten Lithium; L.S. Nelson, J.D. Krueger, M.L. Corradini, June 1994. (50 pages, 9.0 MB)
UWFDM-959 Evolution of Light Ion Driven Fusion Power Plants Leading to the LIBRA-SP Design; G.L. Kulcinski, R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, D. Bruggink, P. Cousseau, R.L. Engelstad, Y-M. Lee, H.Y. Khater, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, S. Rutledge, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (11 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-958 Improvement in Fusion Reactor Performance due to Ion Channeling; G.A. Emmert, L.A. El-Guebaly, G.L. Kulcinski, J.F. Santarius, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, D.M. Meade, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 896 kB) [more]
UWFDM-957 K-alpha Spectral Diagnostics for Mg and Al Plasmas Irradiated by Intense Li Beams; J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, J.E. Bailey, T.A. Mehlhorn, R.J. Dukart, June 1994 [Presented at the 10th International Conference on High Power Particle Beams, 20-24 June 1994, San Diego CA]. (7 pages, 563 kB) [more]
UWFDM-956 GERAPH: A Novel Approach to the General Solution of Pulsed History Activation Problems; P.P.H. Wilson, J.E. Sisolak, D.L. Henderson, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 566 kB)
UWFDM-955 Three-Dimensional Thermal and Structural Analysis of the First Wall in the SIRIUS-P Reactor; E.A. Mogahed, June 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 735 kB)
UWFDM-954 Radiation Transport Effects in Divertor Plasmas Generated During a Tokamak Reactor Disruption; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 565 kB)
UWFDM-953 Radiation Transport Effects in the Target Chamber Gas of the Laser Fusion Power Reactor SIRIUS-P; J.J. MacFarlane, R.R. Peterson, P. Wang, G.A. Moses, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 583 kB)
UWFDM-952 Response of the National Ignition Facility Target Chamber Walls to the Microexplosion of a Fusion Target; R.R. Peterson, J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 580 kB)
UWFDM-951 Assessment of First Wall Lifetime in D-3He and D-T Reactors with Impact on Reactor Availability; M.E. Sawan and I.N. Sviatoslavsky, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (6 pages, 243 kB)
UWFDM-950 SIRIUS-P, An Inertially Confined Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, March 1993. (382 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-949 X-Ray and Debris Ion Spectra Emanating from NIF Targets; R.R. Peterson, G.A. Moses, J.J. MacFarlane, P. Wang, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 583 kB)
UWFDM-948 A Near Symmetrically Illuminated Direct Drive Laser Fusion Power Reactor - SIRIUS-P; I.N. Sviatoslavsky, G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Moses, D. Bruggink, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, E.M. Larsen, E.G. Lovell, J.J. MacFarlane, E.A. Mogahed, R.R. Peterson, M.E. Sawan, P. Wang, L.J. Wittenberg, May 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 627 kB)
UWFDM-947 X-ray-Induced Ionization in the Winds of Near-Main-Sequence O and B Stars; J.J. MacFarlane, D.H. Cohen, P. Wang, May 1994 [submitted to Astrophysical Journal]. (34 pages, 901 kB)
UWFDM-946 Experimental Vessel for JUPITER; R.R. Peterson, R.L. Engelstad, H.Y. Khater, Y-M. Lee, S.C. Rutledge, May 1994. (23 pages, 764 kB)
UWFDM-945 Theoretical Diagnostic Analysis of K-alpha Emission Spectra Obtained in PBFA-II Lithium Beam Experiments; J.J. MacFarlane and P. Wang, March 1994. (64 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-944 Parametric Target Chamber Simulations for the Inertial Fusion Energy Integrated Test Facility; R.R. Peterson, April 1994 [Prepared for the Eleventh Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy, June 19-23, 1994, New Orleans LA]. (8 pages, 542 kB)
UWFDM-943 Plasma Spectral Diagnostic Analyses in Support of KALIF Experiments; J.J. MacFarlane and P. Wang, January 1994. (51 pages, 992 kB)