BOA: Asbestos pipe-insulation removal robot system, Phase 2. Topical report, January--June 1995

Technical Report · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/212487· OSTI ID:212487

Schempf, H; Bares, J E

This report explored the regulatory impact and cost-benefit of a robotic thermal asbestos pipe-insulation removal system over the current manual abatement work practice. The authors are currently in the second phase of a two-phase program to develop a robotic asbestos abatement system, comprised of a ground-based support system (including vacuum, fluid delivery, computing/electronics/power, and other subsystems) and several on-pipe removal units, each sized to handle pipes within a given diameter range. The intent of this study was to (i) aid in developing design and operational criteria for the overall system to maximize cost-efficiency, and (ii) to determine the commercial potential of a robotic pipe-insulation abatement system.

• Research Organization: Carnegie-Mellon Univ., Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Robotics Inst.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AR21-93MC30362
• OSTI ID: 212487
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/30362--5114; ON: DE96004342
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
ASBESTOS
CERTIFICATION
COMMERCIALIZATION
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DATA
LICENSING
PIPES
PROGRESS REPORT
REGULATIONS
REMOVAL
ROBOTS
THERMAL INSULATION