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Originally Posted by kstar
Looks like a cylindrical core of prefabulated amulite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings are in a direct line with the pentametric fan. ... The main winding of the normal lotus-o-delta type placed in panendermic semi-boloid slots in the stator, every seventh conductor being connected by a nonreversible trem'e pipe to the differential girdlespring on the 'up' end of the grammeters.
In other words, the guts of a turboencabulator.
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You're actually pretty close.
It's called an Inner Reflector Plug. It has liquid hydrogen upper and lower neutron moderators that are cooled with gaseous helium, beryllium reflectors, cadmium coated neutron reflectors and lots of stainless shielding. All water cooled. Our liquid mercury target module fits into one of the slots in the bottom and it's position needs to be controlled to within +/- .010". And the target weighs 100 tons. Not an easy task positioning 100 tons to that accuracy...