INSULATION ATTACHMENT BY WELDING FOR AN AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR PROPULSION POWER PLANT

Technical Report · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1961

OSTI ID:4842783

McLay, T D

The design, fabrication, and attachment of sheet metal insulation pads for protection of fibrous insulation in a high-velocity airstream are described. Three welding tungsten inert gas welding-were evaluated for attachment of the pads to the structural wall. It is concluded that it is feasible and practical to insulate hot ducting on an aircraft nuclear power piant for service temperatures of 1600 deg F and service life of several hundred hours. The tungsten inert gas spot welding process was the most successful process. (auth)

• Research Organization: General Electric Co. Flight Propulsion Lab. Dept., Cincinnati
• DOE Contract Number: AF33(600)-38062; AT(11-1)-171
• NSA Number: NSA-15-029653
• OSTI ID: 4842783
• Report Number(s): APEX-737
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

METALS, CERAMICS, AND OTHER MATERIALS
AIR
AIRCRAFT
COATING
ELECTRIC ARCS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
FABRICATION
FIBERS
FRICTION
HIGH TEMPERATURE
INERT GASES
METALS
PERFORMANCE
PIPES
PLANNING
PROPULSION
REACTORS
SHEETS
THERMAL INSULATION
TUNGSTEN
WELDING