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Title: Robot arm apparatus

Abstract

A robot arm apparatus is provided for inspecting and/or maintaining an interior of a steam generator which has an outside wall and a port for accessing the interior of the steam generator. The robot arm apparatus includes a flexible movable conduit for conveying inspection and/or maintenance apparatus from outside the steam generator to the interior of the steam generator. The flexible conduit has a terminal working end which is translated into and around the interior of the steam generator. Three motors located outside the steam generator are employed for moving the terminal working end inside the steam generator in "x", "y", and "z" directions, respectively. Commonly conducted inspection and maintenance operations include visual inspection for damaged areas, water jet lancing for cleaning sludge deposits, core boring for obtaining sludge deposits, and scrubbing of internal parts.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
KAPL, Inc., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1176649
Patent Number(s):
H001115
Application Number:
07/546827
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC12-76SN00052
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1990 Jul 02
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 42 ENGINEERING; statutory invention registration

Citation Formats

Nachbar, Henry D. Robot arm apparatus. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Nachbar, Henry D. Robot arm apparatus. United States.
Nachbar, Henry D. 1992. "Robot arm apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1176649.
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abstractNote = {A robot arm apparatus is provided for inspecting and/or maintaining an interior of a steam generator which has an outside wall and a port for accessing the interior of the steam generator. The robot arm apparatus includes a flexible movable conduit for conveying inspection and/or maintenance apparatus from outside the steam generator to the interior of the steam generator. The flexible conduit has a terminal working end which is translated into and around the interior of the steam generator. Three motors located outside the steam generator are employed for moving the terminal working end inside the steam generator in "x", "y", and "z" directions, respectively. Commonly conducted inspection and maintenance operations include visual inspection for damaged areas, water jet lancing for cleaning sludge deposits, core boring for obtaining sludge deposits, and scrubbing of internal parts.},
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year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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