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Recent Developments in Magnetically Coupled Vane Pumps for Tritium Service

F. C. Capuder, L. T. Quigley, C. K. Baker

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 8 / Number 2P2 / September 1985 / Pages 2420-2422

Material Property and Tritium Control / Proceedings of the Second National Topical Meeting on Tritium Technology in Fission, Fusion and Isotopic Applications (Dayton, Ohio, April 30 to May 2, 1985) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST85-A24641

Despite advances in shaft sealing, a totally reliable shaft seal for two-stage vane pumps has never been developed. Therefore, the magnetically coupled vane pump drive was developed to solve the critical problem of tritium leakage at the shaft seals of vane pumps. As a result, radioactive contamination of the work area and loss of valuable material can now be prevented.