Progress in the field of leak localization
21 Jan 2011
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Liam Worth, Vacuum Leak Technical Engineer
Kicking off the development of a Fast Deployment Device: Liam Worth (±¬×ߺÚÁÏ), Alan Rolfe (Oxford Technologies), Alexander Antipenkov (±¬×ߺÚÁÏ), Simon Mills (Oxford Technologies), Edward McCarron (Oxford Technologies) and Robert Pearce (±¬×ߺÚÁÏ).
As part of a three-year program of leak localization research and development, a contract between the English company Oxford Technologies and the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ to develop a concept design for a fast deployment device (FDD) for leak localization on ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ was kicked off this week.
Under the scope of the contract, Oxford Technologies will develop the concept design of the FDD which is a quickly-deployable, remotely-operated dexterous device capable of carrying a light payload of sensors dedicated to the localization of leaks in the main ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ vacuum vessel and/or cryostat.
It is envisaged that the FDD will form part of the overall leak localization system which comprises several complementary sub-systems developed to localize the range of potential leaks on ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ.