Tool for Temporary Spacers

Insertion into CE - H

M.Z.Shah (PAEC) 24-08-2020

 Below the Hook Device for Overhead
Crane
• The concept was discussed with Crane Handling Experts at CERN
1. Caterina Bertone - EN-HE-PO
2. Serge Pelletier - EN-HE-HH
3. Erik Richards - EN-HE-PO
• The elasticity of the overall System including Crane will come into
action, and will have to be adjusted.
• As per their opinion, the system could be adopted.
• For further actions we could officialize the discussions with them.
 Below the Hook Device for Overhead
Crane
OEHT Crane Hook

Metallic Extension
& Wire Rope Steel Frame

Movement up to 1mm
Vertical Controlled
Hydraulic Cylinder
As per specs with
attachment
accessories Elasticity of the system will have to be
calibrated with reference to some reference
 Some Points
• In a scenario where a temporary Spacer should be removed
from the lower positions on the Assembled CE – H due to any
reason - there could be 02 different schemes of removal;
1. We directly remove the required Spacer (without
removing all above Spacers)
2. We remove all above Spacers & Cassettes and then
remove the required Spacer.
 Some Points
• In the former case, the force requirement to lift the
respective portion of the absorber will be quite high due to
loads coming from all above entities.
• In the later case, force requirements will obviously be very
low comparatively.
• These scenarios should be discussed in details before going
for an action with the particular insertion tool type (see next
slide)
 Some Points
• While although the former case could give some advantage
of not removing & inserting the entities (Spacers/Cassettes)
above, but in absence of the respective bolts (at least in the
long bolts section), this could be dangerous, as a slight slip of
the spacer, could cause the spacer to fall off and hence crush
the respective cassettes due to significant loads coming from
above.
• Henceforth even if the later case where all the cassettes and
their spacers above could be removed one by one, will not
be dangerous at all.
 Example of Similar Heavy Lifting System
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHe2dfOQmvg

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Courtesy : Enerpack Indu
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