Tower A - Thermal Vacuum

Tower A

Thermal-vacuum Test

TV Test Report LAT-TD-05494, released on December 23^rd 2004

IGS Pictures (*.zip)

Thermal-Vacuum Test Procedure LAT-TD-05311 (pdf)
MGSE Test Set-up:
3D Models
        - Base Plate (BP) used for the EM TV test:
                 Base plate on the chamber rails
                 TEM below the Base plate
                 The whole set-up: tower, base plate and TEM
        - Outer Guard Shield (OGS) used for the EM TV test:
                 OGS on the base plate
       - Inner Guard Shield (IGS) NEW hardware for Tower A:
                   The Frame (fig1): the base is thermal connected to the BP by means of 11 screws for each side
                   Outer view (fig2): 2mm thick AL lateral sidewalls and a top plane are screwed on the frame.
                   The Thermal Joint (fig3): the base of the frame consists of 4 S-shaped sides, connected to the BP.
                                                          There are also holes for the sidewalls and at each corner the clearance
                                                          for the vertical L-shaped frame
                    The upper part of the frame without the base (fig4): the vertical corners attached to the top of the frame.
                   Exploded view of the IGS mounted around the tower (fig5). In orange the tower grid simulator.

Drawings

- Base plate/OGS/Rail/TEM (drwg1, drwg2)

- IGS (drwg3)