Ceramic toroidal vacuum chamber for the ZT-40 experiment

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5850965

Dike, R S; Haberstich, A

The design and fabrication of the large ceramic vacuum vessel now in use in the ZT-40 experiment are discussed. The torus has a major diameter of 228 cm, a minor diameter of 40 cm, and it is made of 99.5% pure alumina. The design includes a number of sapphire viewing windows as well as ceramic diagnostic and pump ports. Presented are several design features unique in toroidal chamber fabrication using segmented ceramics. The electrical and thermal insulation applied to this vessel is discussed as well as the handling technique used to accomplish final installation in the experiment. (MOW)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5850965
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-79-3111; CONF-791102-53; TRN: 80-001818
• Resource Relation: Conference: 8. symposium on engineering problems of fusion research, San Francisco, CA, USA, 13 Nov 1979
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PRESSURE VESSELS
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CONTAINERS
DESIGN
ELECTRICAL INSULATION
FABRICATION
REMOTE HANDLING
SPECIFICATIONS
THERMAL INSULATION
WINDOWS
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