METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUSION CAPSULE FILLING AND PLUGGING

• Main Author: BURDINE, ROBERT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 11.06.2015
• Subjects: ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FUSION REACTORS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; PHYSICS; PLASMA TECHNIQUE; PRODUCTION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED PARTICLES OR OFNEUTRONS; PRODUCTION OR ACCELERATION OF NEUTRAL MOLECULAR OR ATOMICBEAMS; REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

Apparatus for filling capsules having openings therein is disclosed. The apparatus includes an enclosure, typically a tube or pipe, which is divided into zones by valves. Each zone is coupled to appropriate process equipment such as a vacuum pump or reservoir of material to treat the capsules. As the capsules progress through the enclosure they can be filled with appropriate material and the openings sealed. L'invention concerne un appareil pour remplir des capsules à l'intérieur desquelles sont formées des ouvertures. L'appareil comprend une enceinte, en général un tube ou un tuyau, qui est divisée en zones par des clapets. Chaque zone est couplée à un équipement de traitement approprié, par exemple une pompe à vide ou un réservoir de matériau pour traiter les capsules. À mesure qu'elles avancent dans l'enceinte, les capsules peuvent être remplies par un matériau approprié et les ouvertures sont scellées.