Asymmetric heat sink welding using a penetration enhancing compound

US9101997B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9101997-B2
Application numberUS-20851908-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 11, 2008
Priority dateSep 11, 2008
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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Abstract

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A method for welding a tube member to a tubesheet includes positioning an open end of a tube member adjacent to a first side of the tubesheet and with the tube member extending through the tubesheet past a second side of the tubesheet. A penetration enhancing compound is applied to an inner side of the tube member at a location adjacent to a junction between an outer side of the tube member and the tubesheet second side. An arc welding operation is performed at the location of the penetration enhancing compound to effect formation of a weld joint at the junction between the tube member outer side and the tubesheet second side.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of welding two members at a location having asymmetrical heat sinking characteristics, the method comprising: associating a first member with a second member, said second member defining a first area and a second area in relation to said first member, said first area comprising an area where said second member overlaps with said first member and said second area comprising a non-overlapping area of said first and second members, said first area havi…

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What does patent US9101997B2 cover?
A method for welding a tube member to a tubesheet includes positioning an open end of a tube member adjacent to a first side of the tubesheet and with the tube member extending through the tubesheet past a second side of the tubesheet. A penetration enhancing compound is applied to an inner side of the tube member at a location adjacent to a junction between an outer side of the tube member and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bruck Gerald J, Shinn Brandon W, Siemens Energy Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B23K9/0026. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).