Objective
The objective was to deliver the following items:

• Hardware, Software and Test Environment for fatigue monitoring system:
  • Evaluation computer;
  • CPU Pentium 3 or 4, minimum 800 MHz clock rate;
  • 256 Mbytes RAM;
  • 10 Gbytes hard disc;
  • MOD, Floppy disc and CD or DVD;
  • Communication interface ISDN and analogue modem LAN;
  • Serial RS232 lines: 1 free RS232 serial interface for receiving technological data from the plant computer.
• Peripheral devices:
  • Printer (B/W, minimum 9 p/min, A4) Keyboard;
  • Mouse;
  • High resolution colour display (better then 1024*768).
• Operating System:
  • Microsoft Windows Operating System.
• Communication SW:
  • PC Anywhere or similar.
• Application SW:
  • Temperature measurement and evaluating software.
• DAU:
  • 18 channel data acquisition unit with thermocouple inputs with integrated temperature compensation.
• 20 Thermo-couples:
  • Material of cover: 1.4541;
  • Thermocouple: NCr-Ni (Type K);
  • Cover diameter: 1 mm;
  • Cover wall thickness: 0.16 mm;
  • Diameter of NiCr-Ni wire: 0.18 - 0.20 mm;
  • Resistance:approximately 37.5 W/m;
  • Measuring tip: welded with cover;
  • Thermal stress: acc. to DIN IEC 584 part 1;
  • Max. deviation: acc. to DIN IEC 584 part 2;
  • Range of use: Type K;
  • 1.5 or 0.004 [t];
  • -40C to 2000C.
• Point welding device:
  • Point welding device for welding of the sensitive thermocouples at the measurement section;
  • 230V AC 10%;
  • 50Hz 1%.

Result
The equipment according to the objective has been delivered in 2003 and has been installed during the outage of Kalinin NPP in summer 2004.