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Development Of A Body For A Pneumatic Crawler For Radioactive Waste Pipelines, Jose Alfonso Matos
Development Of A Body For A Pneumatic Crawler For Radioactive Waste Pipelines, Jose Alfonso Matos
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The goal of this thesis was to develop a body for a crawler robot to navigate DOE Hanford Site transfer pipelines in a timely fashion. Previous work in pipe crawlers was analyzed and different configurations were studied by this author in order to design a suitable device. Tests were done in CAD to verify the device would fit and be able to travel within the confines of the pipelines’3” inner diameter and 90° elbows with 4.25”radii. Pipelines in Hanford can transition into 2” pipe and this was also taken into consideration when selecting the dimensions for the device. Manufacturing methods …