Health Monitoring for a Neutral Beam
Overview
| Title: | Health Monitoring for a Neutral Beam |
| Duration: | 1/10/2009 - Present |
Abstract
As nuclear fusion research begins the next stage, increased focus is being put upon reliability and maintenance issues. Neutral beam heating is one of the primary heating techniques used in modern fusion experiments and the high availability of heating systems is crucial. The aim of the project is to apply health and condition monitoring techniques on neutral beam heating systems and work towards the goal of increased availability. Loughborough University and the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) are collaborating on this project, with the Joint European Torus (JET) being the target platform for demonstration systems.
Key Words: health monitoring; condition monitoring; residual generation; nuclear fusion; cryogenics; vacuum systems; leak detection
