Post on 20-Dec-2015
Module Connection and Support Arrangement
Steve Virostek
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
AFC Module Meeting
May 21, 2004
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
Module Connection and Support Arrangement S. Virostek - LBNL Page 2
Flexible Vacuum Vessel Joint
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Sealing only bolts (24 each)
Sealing/force transmission/opening studs (12 each) – closed position
Open position
Joint Connection Details
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Joint Issues/Information
Bellows with flanges would be welded to both sides of RF Modules
Bellows and oversized holes in flanges can accommodate misalignments between vessels in all 6 DOF
Magnetic forces can be handled by both supports and interconnecting studs
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Module Support Configuration
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Assembled RF/AFC Modules
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Module Joint Connection Details
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Module Joint Fasteners
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Joint Sealing Bolts
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Sealing/Force trans./Opening Studs
May 21, 2004AFC Module Meeting
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Joint In Open Position