The HILDA program
Although this report is called a program document, it is not simply a user`s guide to running HILDA nor is it a programmer`s guide to maintaining and updating HILDA. It is a guide to HILDA as a program and as a model for designing and costing a heavy ion fusion (HIF) driver. HILDA represents the work and ideas of many people; as does the model upon which it is based. The project was initiated by Denis Keefe, the leader of the LBL HIFAR project. He suggested the name HILDA, which is an acronym for Heavy Ion Linac Driver Analysis. The conventions and style of development of the HILDA program are based on the original goals. It was desired to have a computer program that could estimate the cost and find an optimal design for Heavy Ion Fusion induction linac drivers. This program should model near-term machines as well as fullscale drivers. The code objectives were: (1) A relatively detailed, but easily understood model. (2) Modular, structured code to facilitate making changes in the model, the analysis reports, and the user interface. (3) Documentation that defines, and explains the system model, cost algorithm, program structure, and generated reports. With this tool a knowledgeable user would be able to examine an ensemble of drivers and find the driver that is minimum in cost, subject to stated constraints. This document contains a report section that describes how to use HILDA, some simple illustrative examples, and descriptions of the models used for the beam dynamics and component design. Associated with this document, as files on floppy disks, are the complete HILDA source code, much information that is needed to maintain and update HILDA, and some complete examples. These examples illustrate that the present version of HILDA can generate much useful information about the design of a HIF driver. They also serve as guides to what features would be useful to include in future updates. The HPD represents the current state of development of this project.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 10179744
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-31917; ON: DE93001533
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 30 Oct 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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