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TWI - a brief introduction

Prof Sayee RaghunathanAssociate Director

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Content

• Introduction to TWI

• TWI Fusion RD&D

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TWI Group

Maintain and develop TWI brand

reputation to add value to members

Leading internationaltraining and examination

product

UK professional engineering institution

World-class provider of engineering, materials and

joining technologies

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Global Membership base

Houston

Bahrain UAE

Iran

UK

Brazil

China

Japan

Thailand

Malaysia

Indonesia

VietnamIndia

SouthKorea

Taiwan

750 members in 2500 locations in >70 countries

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Innovation Timeline Weld behaviour and testing

1923

Forty’s

Fifty’s

Sixty’s

Seventy’s Eighty’s

to ninety’s

2000+

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Innovation Timeline Weld Processes

1923

Sixty’s

Seventy’s Eighty’s

to ninety’s

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TWI today State of Art Engineering

Facilities• Arc, EB, Friction, Laser

welding & processing• Additive manufacture• NDT centre • Surfacing laboratory • Creep, fatigue, fracture &

corrosion testing labs• Structural Integrity • Large & small scale testing• Metallography • Composites• Harsh environment testing

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Structural IntegrityMaterials

NDTWelding and Fabrication

Comprehensive supportMaterials/process

selection and ECAsPre/FEED

WEnrg/qualifcation

Fabrication

Remaining life / life extension

Decommission

Analysis/Litigation

Failures

AIM/Inspection/FFs

assessments/ECA

Performance

Materials behaviour

Installation

Testing/ beyond standards

Specifics

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Fusion Project Support

• Development of EB welding to join toroid sections

• Dissimilar metal & ceramic/metal joining

• F4E welding & NDT technical support

• Collaboration with Members to bid for ITER fabrication packages

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FusionPriority Themes and Hot Topics

Codes and Standards

AFCEN RCC(MR)

Inspection

Irradiated steels - welding

Joining technology

R&D

Coating

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F4E FRAMEWORK PROPOSAL

PROVISION OF ENGINEERING SUPPORT ON JOINING AND NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRODUCTION OF ITER COMPONENTS