Showing 1 - 2 of 2 UKAEA Paper Results
2023
UKAEA-RACE-PR(23)07
D. McGarrigle F. Warmer J. Lilburne M. Torrance
This paper reports on the analysis of potential rail-based maintenance systems when implemented into a Helical Advanced Stellarator (HELIAS) 5-B device. The main purpose of such a system would be to handle and exchange the internal vessel components, namely the breeding blanket segments, which are expected to be the largest and heaviest componen…
Published2022
UKAEA-RACE-PR(22)05
O.Crofts A.Loving M.Torrance S.Budden B.Drumm T.Tremethick D.Chauvin M.Siuko W.Brace V.Milushev M.Mittwollen T.Lehmann F.Rauscher G.Fischer P.Pagani Y.Wang C.Baars A.Vale
During the EU DEMO Pre-Concept Design Phase, the remote maintenance team developed maintenance strategies and systems to meet the evolving plant maintenance requirements. These were constrained by the proposed tokamak architecture and the challenging environments but considered a range of port layouts and handling system designs. The design‑d…
Preprint Published