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Results of an International Study on a High-Volume Plasma-Based Neutron Source for Fusion Blanket Development
Mohamed A. Abdou, Sam E. Berk, Alice Ying, Y. K. Martin Peng, Shahram Sharafat, John D. Galambos, Glenn W. Hollenberg, Siegfried Malang, Eric Proust, Steven J. Booth, Luciano Giancarli, Patrick Lorenzetto, Yasushi Seki, V. V. Filatov, Guelli Shatalov, Alexander Sidorenkov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 1-57
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-3
Material Requirements and Perspectives for Future Thermonuclear Fusion Reactors
A. Donato, R. Andreani
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 58-72
Technical Paper | Materials Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30656
Electrical Insulation and Conduction Coating for Fusion Experimental Devices
Masanori Onozuka, Seiji Tsujimura, Masahiko Toyoda, Masahiko Inoue, Tetsuya Abe, Yoshio Murakami
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 73-82
Technical Paper | Materials Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30657
Ultrasonic Irradiation of Deuterium-Loaded Palladium Particles Suspended in Heavy Water
Jacob Jorné
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 83-90
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30658
Isotopic Water Handling and Hydrogen Isotope Recovery for Fusion Application Using the Zr(V0.5Fe0.5)2 Alloy — II: Conversion Behavior Under Water Vapor Flow Conditions
N. Venkataramani, F. Ghezzi, G. Bonizzoni, W. T. Shmayda
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 91-104
Technical Paper | Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30659
Engineering Aspects of the Tokamak ISTTOK
C. A. F. Varandas, J. A. C. Cabral, J. T. Mendonça, M. P. Alonso, P. Amorim, B. B. Carvalho, C. Correia, L. Cupido, M. L. Carvalho, J. M. Dias, H. Fernandes, C. J. Freitas, S. Magalhāes, A. Malaquias, M. E. Manso, A. Praxedes, J. Santana, F. Serra, A. Silva, A. Soares, J. Sousa, W. van Toledo, P. Vaessen, P. Varela, S. Vergamota, B. de Groot†
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 105-115
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30660
Comprehensive Safety Analysis Code System for Nuclear Fusion Reactors III: Ex-Vessel LOCA Analyses Considering Passive Safety
T. Honda, T. Okazaki, K. Maki, T. Uda, Y. Seki, I. Aoki, T. Kunugi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 116-125
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspect | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30661
Calculation of the Impact of n = 1 Error Fields on the Divertor Heat Loading of the Tokamak Physics Experiment
R. J. La Haye
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 126-133
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30662
An Externally Guided Target for Inertial Fusion
J. M. Martínez-Val, M. Piera
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 134-170
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30663
A Study of Energy Output from Implosion of a Reactor-Size Indirect Drive Reduced Tritium Inertial Fusion Target
N. A. Tahir, D. H. H. Hoffmann
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 171-177
Technical Paper | ICF Target | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30664
An Investigation of Reports of Fusion Reactions Occurring at the Cathode in Glow Discharges
C. H. Ellison, James A. Mahaffey
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 1 | January 1996 | Pages 178-187
Technical Paper | Nuclear Data | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30665
A Re-Examination of Spheromak Experiments and Opportunities
E. Bickford Hooper, James H. Hammer, Cris W. Barnes, Juan C. Fernández, Fred J. Wysocki
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 191-205
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30706
Theoretical Aspects of Energy Confinement in Spheromaks
T. Kenneth Fowler
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 206-209
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30707
Plasma Exhaust Purification by Thermal Swing Adsorption: Experimental Results and Modeling
I. Ricapito, C. Malara
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 219-231
Technical Paper | Fusion Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30709
A Control Method for the Cryogenic Distillation Column with a Feedback Stream
Toshihiko Yamanishi, Mikio Enoeda, Kenji Okuno, Robert H. Sherman
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 232-243
Technical Paper | Fusion Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30710
Collisionless Diffusion of Particles and Current Across a Magnetic Field in Beam/Plasma Interaction
G. Manfredi, M. Shoucri, I. Shkarofsky, A. Ghizzo, P. Bertrand, E. Fijalkow, M. Feix, S. Karttunen, T. Pattikangas, R. Salomaa
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 244-260
Technical Paper | Plasma Heating System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30711
How to Produce the Pons-Fleischmann Effect
Edmund Storms
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 261-268
Technical Paper | Electrolytic Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30712
Sensitivity of Neutral Throughput to Geometry and Plasma Position in the Tokamak Physics Experiment Divertor Region
D. R. Juliano, D. N. Ruzic, D. Hill, K. A. Werley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 269-276
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30713
Low Loop Voltage Startup and Equilibrium Control Using Multivariable Poloidal Field Coils in the Hitachi Tokamak HT-2
Mitsushi Abe, Kazuhiro Takeuchi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 277-293
Technical Paper | Plasma Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30714
Incorporating Safety and Environmental Aspects in Fusion Reactor Systems Studies-The Prerequisites, Impacts, and Applications
S. K. Ho, L. J. Perkins
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 294-301
Technical Paper | Safety/Environmental Aspect | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30715
The Microstructure of Electrolytically Deuterium-Loaded Palladium Rods
Swe-Kai Chen, Chi-Meen Wan, En-Hwei Liu, Shuh-Bair Chu, Chi-Yung Liang, Liq-Ji Yuan, Chi-Chiao Wan
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 2 | March 1996 | Pages 302-305
Technical Note | Nuclear Data | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30716
Evolution and Status of D-3He Fusion: A Critical Review
W. R. Fundamenski, A. A. Harms
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 313-349
Critical Review | Fusion Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30720
Shakedown and Ratcheting Analyses of Fusion Reactor First Wall
Saurin Majumdar, Joërg Wolters
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 353-364
Technical Paper | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30721
Eddy Currents in the Toroidal Field Core of the Low-Aspect-Ratio Tokamak Start
R. J. Colchin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 365-371
Technical Paper | Magnet System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30722
In Situ Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis of Hydrogen Isotopes During Deuterium Implantation into Metals
Akira Kitamura, Takakazu Saitoh, Hiroshi Itoh
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 372-378
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30723
Analysis of Heavy-Ion-Induced Deuteron-Deuteron Fusion in Solids
Kenji Konashi, Hideo Kayano, Makoto Teshigawara
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 379-384
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30724
Anomalous Heat Evolution from a Solid-State Electrolyte Under Alternating Current in High-Temperature D2 Gas
Tadahiko Mizuno, Tadashi Akimoto, Kazuhisa Azumi, Masatoshi Kitaichi, Kazuya Kurokawa, Michio Enyo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 385-389
Technical Paper | Electrolytic Devices for Energy Generation | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30725
An Interpretation of Some Postelectrolysis Nuclear Effects in Deuterated Titanium
Miguel Algueró, José Francisco Fernández, Fermín Cuevas, Carlos Sánchez
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 390-397
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30726
Reproducible D/Pd Ratio >1 and Excess Heat Correlation by 1-µs-Pulse, High-Current Electrolysis
Francesco Celani, Antonio Spallone, Paolo Tripodi, Alessandra Petrocchi, Daniele di Gioacchino, Massimiliano Boutet, Paolo Marini, Vittorio Di Stefano, Marco Diociaiuti, William Collis
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 398-404
Technical Paper | Electrolytic Devices for Energy Generation | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30727
Deuteron Screening, Nuclear Reactions in Solids, and Superconductivity
S. N. Vaidya
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 3 | May 1996 | Pages 405-408
Technical Paper | Nuclear Reactions in Solid | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30728
Toward Long-Pulse, High-Performance Discharges in Tore Supra: Experimental Knowledge and Technological Developments for Heat Exhaust
Tore Supra Team
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 417-448
Technical Paper | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30688
Evaluation of Porous Media Heat Exchangers for Fusion Applications
John H. Rosenfeld, James E. Lindemuth, Mark T. North, Robert D. Watson, Dennis L. Youchison, Richard H. Goulding
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 449-458
Technical Paper | First-Wall Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30689
Local Subcooled Flow-Boiling Model Development
Ronald D. Boyd, Xiaowei Meng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 459-467
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineeringy | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30690
Analytical Modeling of Complete Nukiyama Curves Corresponding to Expected Low Void Fraction at High Subcooling and Flow Rate
Diethelm Schroeder-Richter
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 468-486
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30691
Critical Heat Flux of Subcooled Flow Boiling in Swirl Tubes Relevant to High-Heat-Flux Components
Fujio Inasaka, Hideki Nariai
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 487-498
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30692
A Mechanistic Model for the Prediction of Water-Subcooled-Flow-Boiling Critical Heat Flux at High Liquid Velocity and Subcooling
Gian Piero Celata, Maurizio Cumo, Andrea Mariani, Giuseppe Zummo
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 499-511
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30693
Effect of Porous Coating on Critical Heat Flux Removed by Subcooled Water at Low Flow Rates
Diethelm Schroeder-Richter, Sabiha Yildiz
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 512-518
Technical Paper | Blanket Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30694
Critical-Heat-Flux Experiment on the Screw Tube Under One-Sided-Heating Conditions
Masanori Araki, Kazuyoshi Sato, Satoshi Suzuki, Masato Akiba
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 519-528
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30695
How Braze Flaws Affect the Thermal-Hydraulic Performance of the Tore Supra Phase-III Outboard Pump Limiter: A Case Study of the Effects of Nonuniform Thermal Resistance on the Peak Heat Flux to the Coolant for Tubes with One-Sided Heating
R. E. Nygren, J. D. Miller
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 529-544
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30696
Optimal Thermal-Hydraulic Performance for Helium-Cooled Divertors
Michael G. Izenson, Jerry L. Martin
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 545-558
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30697
High-Heat-Flux Testing of Helium-Cooled Heat Exchangers for Fusion Applications
Dennis L. Youchison, Michael G. Izenson, Chandu B. Baxi, John H. Rosenfeld
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 559-570
Technical Paper | Divertor Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST29-559
Vapotron as Heat Sink for Flat High-Conductivity Unidirectional Carbon-Fiber-Composite Tiles
Hans-Dieter Falter, Dragoslav Ciric, Andrea Celentano, Christopher M. Ibbott, Michael J. Watson, Masanori Araki, Satoshi Suzuki, Kazuyoshi Sato
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 571-583
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30699
Performance of Hypervapotron Beam-Stopping Elements at JET
Hans-Dieter Falter, Ernest Thompson
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 584-595
Technical Paper | Plasma Heating System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30700
Thermal Fatigue Testing of a Diffusion-Bonded Beryllium Divertor Mock-Up Under ITER-Relevant Conditions
Dennis L. Youchison, Radmir N. Guiniatouline, Robert D. Watson, Jimmie M. McDonald, David S. Walsh, V. I. Beloturov, Igor V. Mazul, Andrey P. Zakharov, Bernice E. Mills, Dale R. Boehme, Vladislav Ilich Savenko
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 599-614
Technical Paper | Divertor System | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30701
Structural Design Codes: Strain-Life Method and Fatigue Damage Estimation for ITER
Panayiotis J. Karditsas
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 615-626
Technical Paper | Experimental Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30702
Development of Fusion Safety Standards
G. R. Longhurst, D. A. Petti, G. A. Dinneen, J. S. Herring, J. DeLooper, J. D. Levine, M. J. Gouge
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 29 | Number 4 | July 1996 | Pages 627-631
Department | Report | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A30703