Disc Assembly

Precision Assembly of Blocks
A block is being placed using the precision assembly tool.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: To be updated
Contact: Steve Temple

Precision Assembly of Blocks
Close-up of the stylus in the precision assembly tool.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: To be updated
Contact: Steve Temple

Measuring Block Positions
A block's position is being measured by the CMM machine.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: To be updated
Contact: Steve Temple

System Test Disc

Bare Quarter Disc
Bare disc made from carbon-fibre, seen from the front, showing inserts.
Date: 4/7/01
Status: Design will change
Contact: Steve Temple

Front of Disc
Picture shows: inner and outer cooling circuits, cooling blocks and wiggly tapes.
Date: 19/7/01
Status: Current
Contact: Steve Temple

Back of Disc
Picture shows: middle cooling circuits, cooling blocks and wiggly tapes.
Date: 19/7/01
Status: Current
Contact: Steve Temple

Also see System Test webpage.

Cooling Prototype - Spring 2001

Back of the Disc
Back of the disc showing middle cooling circuit instrumented with PT100 temperature sensors.
Date: 10/7/01
Status: Will go to CC blocks and CuNi pipes
Contact: Steve Temple

Front of the Disc
Front of the disc showing inner and outer cooling circuit instrumented with PT100 temperature sensors.
Date: 10/7/01
Status: Will go to CC blocks and CuNi pipes
Contact: Steve Temple

Cooling Manifold
Cooling manifold on front of the disc near disc aperture. Secondary cooling blocks can be seen at outer disc radius.
Date: 10/7/01
Status: Will go to CC blocks and CuNi pipes
Contact: Steve Temple

PT100 Sensor
A sensor on a low Aluminium cooling block.
Date: 10/7/01
Status: Will go to CC blocks and CuNi pipes
Contact: Steve Temple

PT100 Sensor
A sensor on a high Aluminium cooling block.
Date: 10/7/01
Status: Will go to CC blocks and CuNi pipes
Contact: Steve Temple

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Last updated:                    19 Mar 03
Stephen Haywood                  S.Haywood@rl.ac.uk