Health monitoring of Tore-Supra Toroidal Pump Limiter using Lock-in thermography

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 84, Issue 2-6, 2009, Pages 628-631

  Courtois, X ^a   Durocher, A ^a   Lipa, M ^a  

^a IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Health monitoring; Lock in thermography; Plasma facing component

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE RATE; FUSION DEVICES; HEALTH MONITORING; HIGH HEAT FLUX COMPONENTS; IN-SITU; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; LOCK-IN THERMOGRAPHY; MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWNS; PLASMA FACING COMPONENT; PLASMA-FACING COMPONENTS; PUMP LIMITERS; QUALITATIVE METHOD;

BUILDING MATERIALS; FACINGS; FUSION REACTOR DIVERTORS; HEALTH; PLASMAS; PUMPS; REMOTE SENSING; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS;

THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

EID: 67349097737     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2008.12.117     Document Type: Article

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