Concepts for remote handling machines (IVM) designed to traverse the interior of toroidal vessels with guidance and support from track systems have been developed for the proposed Tokamak Fusion Engineering Test (TFET). TFET has been proposed as an upgrade for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFET), currently nearing completion. The track-mounted IVMs were conceived to perform in-vessel remote maintenance for TFET, including removal and replacement of pump limiter blads and protective tiles as well as other maintenance-related tasks such as vessel wall inspection leak testing and interior cleanup. The conceptual IVMs consist of three manipulator arms mounted on a common frame member: a single power manipulator arm with high load carrying capacity and two lower-capacity servomanipulator arms. Descriptions of the IVM concepts, in-vessel. track systems, and ex-vessel handling systems are presented.


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    Title :

    Track-mounted remote handling system for the Tokamak fusion engineering test


    Additional title:

    Schienenbetriebenes Fernhandhabungssystem fuer den Tokamak-Fusionstest


    Contributors:
    Kelly, V.P. (author) / Berger, J.D. (author) / Daubert, R.L. (author) / Yount, J.A. (author)


    Publication date :

    1983


    Size :

    7 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 4 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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