Abstract:
A method of and welder for welding a corrosion resistant, wallpaper alloy to the inside surface of a vessel wall formed from a corrosion susceptible steel sheet after the wallpaper alloy has been affixed to the inside to provide an exposed seam of wallpaper alloy extending in a given path wherein the method and welder comprising moving a welding wire toward the seam, melting and depositing the welding wire onto the seam along the path by a short circuit arc welding process of the type having a welding cycle with a short condition and an arcing condition, which arcing condition constitutes a plasma boost portion with a set peak current level followed by a plasma portion with a current decreasing from said peak current level toward a set background current level with a given time between the plasma boost portion and the short condition andsetting the length of time of the plasma portion of the arcing condition to a value greater than 25% of the given time or greater than 2.0 ms.
Abstract:
In the construction of cylindrical tanks having end domes wherein the domes are attached by stir friction welding, a wagon wheel is placed inside the tank at the interface of the tank cylinder and the dome such that it provides backup support for the pressure exerted by the stir friction welding tool and strengthens the weld area and the tank by being welded into the tank by the stir friction welding process.
Abstract:
When welding a series of container bodies, the welding speed is at first increased to prevent the first body from colliding with the second body at the intake to the welding machine. The welding speed is then reduced to a rated welding speed V.sub.s at which minimum gaps are maintained between successive bodies.
Abstract:
A floor surface blasting apparatus is used for removing rustproof coating (blasting) on a tank bottom surface to inspect weld lines on the bottom surface of high-capacity fuel tank. The floor surface blasting apparatus comprises a work arm which has weld line detecting sensors for detecting a weld line at the tip end and also has a blast head incorporating a suction nozzle; a work carriage which has the work arm and magnet devices incorporating a magnetic substance and travels arbitrarily on the floor surface; a transfer carriage which has a blast device for supplying blasting material to the blast head and travels arbitrarily on the floor surface; and a control device which controls the blast head so that the blast head is positioned on a weld line in accordance with the detection signal from the weld line detecting sensors and the signal of a position detecting device for detecting the position of the blast head and also makes the transfer carriage follow the work carriage.
Abstract:
Seam welding appts. for welding by passing the overlap portion of metal sheets between electrode rolls (1,2) across which welding current from a power supply (8) is passed has a detector (6) which detects at least the leading edge of base material that is to be welded and is provided on a line joining the axes of rotation of the electrode rolls and a control circuit (7) which uses the output of this detector to calculate and control current supply start and stop times. Pref. the control circuit receives input from detectors including and approach switch (14) that detects the position of a slit (9) in a disk (13) in a metal rear end forwarding unit (10).
Abstract:
The invention relates to an apparatus for automatic or remotely operated welding of the cover and/or the bottom of the walls of a container for receiving and storing radioactive fuel elements and wastes in a hot cell by employing the narrow joint welding technique, comprising at least one sensor sensing the course of the weld line between the container wall and the container cover and/or bottom effective to assist at least one three-dimensionally movable welding head controlled by control means utilizing signals supplied by the sensor to guide it along the joint for producing a continuous welding seam consisting of a plurality of super-imposed and offset weld beads or passes, respectively. to obtain improved welding results and for safe and trouble-free automatic and/or remotely operated welding, the loaded container including the attached cover and/or bottom is caused to rotate about its longitudinal axis, and the joint between the container wall and cover and/or bottom is caused to move past the sensors and the welding heads. Upon completion of the welding operation the welding slag is removed. Sensors are provided for the lateral and vertical guidance of the welding head. The welding is effected under flux. A chisel and a nailer are employed to loosen the welding slag which is removed from the weld by a suction nozzle.
Abstract:
Method for producing a container whose interior is substantially under atmospheric pressure, by a vacuum welding process in which the container is sealed by welding together under vacuum a plurality of wall components while maintaining an opening therein. The interior of the container is filled through the opening with a medium which is substantially under atmospheric pressure. The opening is made vacuum-tight by a first seal. The container interior is sealed from the outside by an additional seal in the form of a cover for the opening, which cover is welded to the container under vacuum. The cover borders on the outer face of the container in such a manner that the cover is welded to the container under vacuum along a line which extends at such a distance from the first seal that the sealing effect of the first seal is not adversely influenced.