Product Development of the Innovative Modular Tube Deployment System

创新模块化管道部署系统的产品开发

基本信息

批准号：
10044049
负责人：
金额：
$ 4.26万
依托单位：
REMOTE MAINTENANCE SYSTEMS LIMITED
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Grant for R&D
财政年份：
2022
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2022 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10044049
关键词：
Product Development Innovative Modular Tube

项目摘要

The hazardous and congested environments combined with difficult access, mean that decommissioning and dismantling radioactive nuclear cells and gloveboxes is a complex task. Manual decommissioning is hazardous for the operator and extremely time consuming and therefore the development of an effective remote deployment capability may facilitate safer, cheaper decommissioning and reduce secondary waste generation. Remote Maintenance Systems is developing a ground-breaking, Modular Tube Deployment System (MTDS) to enable access to hazardous nuclear environments efficiently and effectively, while keeping human operatives safely out of harm. The MTDS is a flexible modular solution that can reach diverse different areas within a hazardous environment via an entry point in the roof. Tools and equipment (up to 5kg in mass) can then be deployed into these areas via it, while the operator remains safely outside the area. It is made up of tubes and joints, connected in a series, assembled, and connected from outside the hazardous area using a deployment system. Flexibility of reach comes via the joints which allow +/- 30 degrees of articulation in 10-degree increments. It is infinitely and easily adaptable.This project will advance the MTDS to the next stage of development from Prototype to Commercial deployment but also develop new innovative functionality to make the MTDS even more useful for very challenging application and for more effective cleanup of nuclear facilities.

危险和拥挤的环境加上难以进入，意味着退役和拆除放射性核电池和手套箱是一项复杂的任务。手动退役对操作员来说是危险的，而且非常耗时，因此开发有效的远程部署能力可以促进更安全、更便宜的退役并减少二次废物的产生。远程维护系统公司正在开发一种突破性的模块化管道部署系统（MTDS），以确保高效且有效地进入危险的核环境，同时确保人类操作人员安全免受伤害。 MTDS 是一种灵活的模块化解决方案，可以通过屋顶的入口点到达危险环境中的各个不同区域。然后可以通过它将工具和设备（质量最多 5 公斤）部署到这些区域，而操作员则安全地留在该区域之外。它由管道和接头组成，串联连接、组装，并使用部署系统从危险区域外部连接。关节的活动范围非常灵活，允许以 10 度为增量进行 +/- 30 度的关节活动。它具有无限且轻松的适应性。该项目将把 MTDS 推进到从原型到商业部署的下一开发阶段，同时还开发新的创新功能，使 MTDS 对于非常具有挑战性的应用和更有效地清理核设施更加有用。