Electric heating – Metal heating – By arc
Patent
1995-05-12
1997-08-12
Evans, Geoffrey S.
Electric heating
Metal heating
By arc
21912163, B23K 2600
Patent
active
056561857
ABSTRACT:
A laser beam welding technique which can be utilized to accomplish clad welding and repair of the internal surface of a tube. The technique uses the addition of filler metal to build up the internal surface of the tube. The apparatus includes a laser energy source connected to an elongated weld head by an optical fiber. The elongated weld head is rotatable and contains a mirror canted at a forty-five (45) degree angle. The laser beam generated by the laser source enters the weld head through a rotary joint, passes through focusing lenses, and is reflected to the interior surface of the damaged tube by the canted mirror. Apparatus rotates the weld head which causes the beam to travel circumferentially around the interior of the tube. Metal fill material is fed to the location where the focused beam contacts the interior surface of the tube. The result is a smooth clad welding repair on the inside surface of the tube which restores the strength of the tube and leaves no crevices for future corrosion attack. In addition, the internal diameter of the tube is very close to the original diameter of the tube thus obviating pressure drop associated with the sleeving type repair and allowing for subsequent repair of the tube at positions beyond the first area of repair.
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Childs Wylie J.
Findlan Shane J.
Electric Power Research Institute
Evans Geoffrey S.
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