Remotely replaceable tokamak plasma limiter tiles

Title: Remotely replaceable tokamak plasma limiter tiles

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U-shaped limiter tiles placed end-to-end over a pair of parallel runners secured to a wall have two rods which engage L-shaped slots in the runners. The short receiving legs of the L-shaped slots are perpendicular to the wall and open away from the wall, while long retaining legs are parallel to and adjacent the wall. A sliding bar between the runners has grooves with clips to retain the rods pressed into receiving legs of the L-shaped slots in the runners. Sliding the bar in the direction of retaining legs of the L-shaped slots latches the tiles in place over the runners. Resilient contact strips between the parallel arms of the U-shaped tiles and the wall assure thermal and electrical contact with the wall.

Inventors:

Tsuo, Simon ^[1]

(Lakewood, CO), Langford, Alison A. (Boulder, CO)

Issue Date:: 1989-01-01

Research Org.:: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 866894

Patent Number(s):: 4816205

Assignee:: United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
G21B1/25 - Maintenance, e.g. repair or remote inspection

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E30/10 - Fusion reactors

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-84ER53158

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: remotely; replaceable; tokamak; plasma; limiter; tiles; u-shaped; placed; end-to-end; pair; parallel; runners; secured; wall; rods; engage; l-shaped; slots; receiving; legs; perpendicular; retaining; adjacent; sliding; bar; grooves; clips; retain; pressed; direction; latches; resilient; contact; strips; arms; assure; thermal; electrical; electrical contact; plasma limiter; tokamak plasma; remotely replaceable; l-shaped slots; limiter tiles; /376/211/248/

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  abstractNote = {U-shaped limiter tiles placed end-to-end over a pair of parallel runners secured to a wall have two rods which engage L-shaped slots in the runners. The short receiving legs of the L-shaped slots are perpendicular to the wall and open away from the wall, while long retaining legs are parallel to and adjacent the wall. A sliding bar between the runners has grooves with clips to retain the rods pressed into receiving legs of the L-shaped slots in the runners. Sliding the bar in the direction of retaining legs of the L-shaped slots latches the tiles in place over the runners. Resilient contact strips between the parallel arms of the U-shaped tiles and the wall assure thermal and electrical contact with the wall.},

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