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TRP Cutter Head Improvement

Housley, William·Slice, Joshua·Mcnight, Andrew·Drey, Nicole·Busby, Alan·Harber, Michael·Black, Brian·Aaronson, Gary
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The current Target Rod Preparation (TRP) Cutter Head suffers from overheating problems during TPBAR breaching operations. The overheating leads to work stoppage due to the periodic need to allow the TRP Cutter Head motor to cool. This work stoppage and allowance for cooldown of the motor leads to a very inefficient TPBAR breaching process. Due to the increased need for Tritium gas, the system must be improved to increase the efficiency of the TPBAR breaching process. The project would include the following major steps: Determine likely causes of overheating of the TRP cutter head motor. Identify and research methods for cooling currently installed motor. Identify and research alternate motors for TRP cutter head. Procure a new motor for testing. Perform TPBAR breaching mockup testing with new motor. Write report on results and recommendations on potential path forward.

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Housley, William, Slice, Joshua, Mcnight, Andrew, Drey, Nicole, Busby, Alan, Harber, Michael, Black, Brian, Aaronson, Gary. 2019-10-02. TRP Cutter Head Improvement. https://doi.org/10.2172/1568796

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