Title :
Development of a Portable Reaming Tool for the Coil Supporting Structures of Wendelstein 7-X
Author :
Cardella, A. ; Giordano, L. ; Altanese, F. ; Crespi, G. ; Scholz, T.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Comm. c/o Max Planck Inst. fur Plasmaphysik, Garching
Abstract :
A portable reaming tool has been developed, manufactured and successfully tested to accurately ream holes in flanged connections for the superconducting coil support structures of Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in areas where clean conditions are required to meet high vacuum requirements. The tool operates in spaces with limited access and is able to ream without lubricant. It is composed of a precise centring bracket, a threaded shaft, a cutting tool, high precision guiding bushes, a driving mechanism and a motor (electrical or pneumatic).
Keywords :
cutting; flanges; fusion reactor design; machinery production industries; shafts; stellarators; superconducting coils; Wendelstein 7-X; centring bracket; cutting tool; driving mechanism; flanged connections; high precision guiding bushes; high vacuum requirements; motor assembly; portable reaming tool; ream holes; superconducting coil support structures; threaded shaft; Assembly; Cutting tools; Flanges; Lubricants; Manufacturing; Plasma materials processing; Steel; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Testing; coil supporting structure; flanged connection; reaming tool;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 2007. SOFE 2007. 2007 IEEE 22nd Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1193-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1194-8
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2007.4337908
