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-284 Depth Dependent Void Swelling Rates in Self-Ion Irradiated Nickel; J.B. Whitley, G.L. Kulcinski, P. Wilkes, and J. Billen, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 701 (1979)]. (9 pages, 2.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-285 Effect of Nickel and Nitrogen on Void Formation in Ion Bombarded Vanadium; R.G. Lott, G.L. Kulcinski, P. Wilkes, and H.V. Smith, Jr., March 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 751 (1979)]. (8 pages, 1.3 MB) [more]
UWFDM-286 Swelling-Induced Stresses in Ion-Bombarded Surfaces: Effect of Crystalline Orientation; W.G. Wolfer and F.A. Garner, February 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 583 (1979)]. (10 pages, 898 kB) [more]
UWFDM-287 Dynamics of Newtonian Annular Jets; D.D. Paul, January 1979 [M.S. thesis]. (72 pages, 15 MB)
UWFDM-288 Tokamak Reactors and Structural Materials; R.W. Conn, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 9 (1979)]. (11 pages, 942 kB)
UWFDM-289 A Separation Method for the Transport Equation and Sensitivity Theory in Fusion-Fission Hybrid Analysis; M. Youssef, February 1979. (49 pages, 1.9 MB)
UWFDM-290 The Application of Uncertainty Analysis in Conceptual Fusion Reactor Design; T. Wu and C.W. Maynard, February 1979 [Proc. Seminar-Workshop on Theory and Uncertainty Analysis, ORNL, TN, August 1978]. (30 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-291 UNCER: A University of Wisconsin Version of Uncertainty Files Processor for ENDF/B-V; T. Wu and C.W. Maynard, February 1979. (38 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-292 The Radiation Disorder Model of Phase Stability; K-Y. Liou and P. Wilkes, February 1979. (32 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-293 Research on Microsphere Fabrication and Coolant Loop Technology for Lithium Oxide Moving Bed Fusion Power Plant; T.A. Thornton, D.C. Schluderberg, D.K. Sze, and F.A. Zenz, February 1979. (8 pages, 891 kB) [more]
UWFDM-294 Fluid Model of Central Cell Plasma in a Tandem Mirror; L.L. Lao and R.W. Conn, March 1979. (38 pages, 1.4 MB)
UWFDM-295 Pellet and Pellet-Blanket Time-Dependent and Time-Integrated Neutronics and Photonics for Electron-Beam-Fusion Microexplosions; M.M.H. Ragheb, G. Moses, and C.W. Maynard, May 1979. (48 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-296 A Comparison of Lasers and Relativistic Electron Beams (or Light Ion Beams) as Drivers for Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors; G.A. Moses, G.W. Cooper, March 1979. (37 pages, 1.8 MB)
UWFDM-297 Void Swelling and Phase Instability in Heavy Ion Irradiated Mo-Zr Alloy; K-Y. Liou, P. Wilkes, G.L. Kulcinski, and J.H. Billen, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 735 (1979)]. (6 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-298 Observations on Ordered Voids in Molybdenum; K-Y. Liou, H.V. Smith, Jr., and G.L. Kulcinski, March 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 83, 335 (1979)]. (15 pages, 1.5 MB)
UWFDM-299 Mechanical Constitutive Laws for the Irradiation Behavior of Graphite; R.D. Watson and W.G. Wolfer, January 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 159 (1979)]. (10 pages, 773 kB)
UWFDM-300 Compact Electron Beam or Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactor Cavity Design Using Non-Spherical Blast Waves; G.A. Moses and R. Spencer, April 1979 [Nucl. Fusion Lett. 19, 1386 (1979)]. (10 pages, 691 kB)
UWFDM-301 SOLASE - A Laser Fusion Reactor Study - Summary and Conclusions; 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, April 1979. (40 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]
UWFDM-301a Appendix - Detailed Summaries and Conclusions for Different Subsystems in SOLASE; 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, April 1979. (30 pages, 1.6 MB) [more]
UWFDM-302 Void Growth Characteristics in Laser Fusion Reactor First Walls; N.M. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, April 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 85 & 86, 547 (1979)]. (9 pages, 803 kB) [more]
UWFDM-303 Passive Generation of Ambipolar Potential Barriers in a Tandem Mirror; J. Kesner, May 1979. (17 pages, 772 kB)
UWFDM-304 Discrete Transfer Cross Section Expansion for Time Dependent Neutron Transport; F. Beranek and R.W. Conn, October 1978 (revised January 1979) [Nuc. Sci. and Engr. 71, 100 (1979)]. January 1979)]. (27 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-305 Minimizing Radioactivity and Other Features of Elemental and Isotopic Tailoring of Materials for Fusion Reactors; R.W. Conn, K. Okula, and A.W. Johnson, May 1978 [Nuc. Tech. 41, 389 (1978)]. (36 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-306 Effects of Gas Pressure on the Amount of X-ray Energy Absorbed in the First Wall of an Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactor; A. Hassanein and G.L. Kulcinski, August 1979. (14 pages, 726 kB)
UWFDM-307 MFP - A Calculation of Radiation Mean Free Paths, Ionization and Internal Energies in Noble Gases; R.R. Peterson and G.A. Moses, May 1979. (52 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-308 A Survey of Fusion-Fission System Designs and Nuclear Analysis; M.Z. Youssef and R.W. Conn, June 1979. (54 pages, 2.3 MB)
UWFDM-309 Implementation Considerations of Coupling Dedicated Fissile and Fusile Production Fusion and Fission Reactors; M. Ragheb, August 1979. (50 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-310 Neutron Moderation in ICF Pellets and Effects on Damage and Radioactive Inventory; F. Beranek and R.W. Conn, May 1979. (20 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-311 A Critical Assessment of the Effects of Pulsed Irradiation on Materials; N.M. Ghoniem and G.L. Kulcinski, August 19, 1979 [Nucl. Technology/Fusion 2, 165 (1978)]. (95 pages, 3.9 MB) [more]
UWFDM-312 Correlation of Radiation Creep Theory with Experimental Evidence; W.G. Wolfer, May 1979 [J. Nucl. Matls. 90, 175-192 (1980)]. (54 pages, 2.2 MB)
UWFDM-313 Minerals Resource Implications of a Tokamak Reactor Economy; E. Cameron, R.W. Conn, G.L. Kulcinski, and I. Sviatoslavsky, September 1979. (74 pages, 3.4 MB)
UWFDM-314 The Radiation Induced Order-Disorder Transformation in Cu3Au; R. Zee and P. Wilkes, September 1979. (42 pages, 1.7 MB)
UWFDM-315 Blast Wave Calculations in Argon Cavity Gas for Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactors; R.R. Peterson and G.A. Moses, October 1979. (27 pages, 1.3 MB)
UWFDM-316 Hybrids for Direct Enrichment and Self-Protected Fissile Fuel Production; R.W. Conn, F. Kantrowitz, and W.F. Vogelsang, October 1979. (37 pages, 1.6 MB)
UWFDM-317 A Brief Summary of Different Tritium Sources for a Tritiumless Hybrid Reactor; G.A. Moses, October 1979. (72 pages, 3.1 MB)
UWFDM-318 Self-Consistent Potential Variations in Thermal Barriers; J. Kesner, G. Knorr, D.R. Nicholson, April 1980. (40 pages, 1.2 MB) [more]
UWFDM-319 Interaction of Lower Hybrid Wave Fields with Drift-Cyclotron Loss-Cone Instability; K-C. Shaing, October 1979. (31 pages, 1.1 MB)
UWFDM-320 First Wall and Cavity Design Studies for a Light Ion Beam Driven Fusion Reactor; G.A. Moses, S.I. Abdel-Khalik, D. Drake, R. Engelstad, G.L. Kulcinski, R. Lewis, E. Lovell, T. McCarville, L. Peranich, R.R. Peterson, M. Ragheb, R. Spencer, October 1979. (87 pages, 3.9 MB)
UWFDM-321 A Study of the Tritium Handling Systems in Magnetic and Inertial Confinement Fusion Reactors With and Without Tritium Breeding; M.S. Ortman, E.M. Larsen, and S.I. Abdel-Khalik, February 1980. (47 pages, 2.0 MB)
UWFDM-322 First Wall Mechanical Design for Light Ion Beam Fusion Reactors; R.L. Engelstad and E.G. Lovell, December 1979. (54 pages, 1.6 MB)