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Remote operated vehicle with carbon dioxide blasting (ROVCO{sub 2})

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OSTI ID:229518
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  1. Oceaneering International, Inc., Upper Marlboro, MD (United States)
The Remote Operated Vehicle with Carbon Dioxide Blasting (ROVCO{sub 2}), as shown in a front view is a six-wheeled remote land vehicle used to decontaminate concrete floors. The remote vehicle has a high pressure Cryogenesis blasting subsystem, Oceaneering Technologies (OTECH) developed a CO{sub 2} xY Orthogonal Translational End Effector (COYOTEE) subsystem, and a vacuum/filtration and containment subsystem. The cryogenesis subsystem performs the actual decontamination work and consists of the dry ice supply unit, the blasting nozzle, the remotely controlled electric and pneumatic valves, and the vacuum work-head. The COYOTEE subsystem positions the blasting work-head within a planar work space and the vacuum subsystem provides filtration and containment of the debris generated by the CO{sub 2} blasting. It employs a High Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filtration unit to separate contaminants for disposal. All of the above systems are attached to the vehicle subsystem via the support structure.
Research Organization:
USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center, WV (United States)
OSTI ID:
229518
Report Number(s):
DOE/METC--96/1021-Vol.1; CONF-9510108--Vol.1; ON: DE96000551
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English