Computer aided design on the Tandem Mirror Experiment Upgrade (TMX-U)

Conference · Thu Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5919284

Brandt, G L; Calderon, M O; Williamson, V L

The Tandem Mirror Experiment-Upgrade (TMX-U) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been using a Computer Aided Design (CAD) graphics system to enhance its design capabilities since November of 1984. Three-dimensional models of the TMX-U magnet set, neutral beams, plasma, and containment vessel have been modeled on the system. These models are used for location verification, diagnostic placement, interference checking, and visualization of complex shapes generated on the Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center (MFECC) mainframes. The graphics system used at LLNL is a Computervision multi-application graphics system. Four other fusion laboratories, Princeton, Oak Ridge, General Atomic, and Los Alamos, have purchased this same CAD system. These sites are linked through the MFE computer network to allow for the exchange of design files and the transfer of physics and engineering data to and from the CAD systems. This paper gives examples of how the CAD system has been used to solve design and engineering problems for the TMX-U.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5919284
• Report Number(s): UCRL-92542; CONF-851102-106; ON: DE86008383
• Resource Relation: Conference: 11. symposium on engineering problems in fusion research, Austin, TX, USA, 18 Nov 1985; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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