Gas tungsten arc welder with electrode grinder

Patent · Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:865227

Christiansen, David W.; Brown, William F.

A welder for automated closure of fuel pins by a gas tungsten arc process in which a rotating length of cladding is positioned adjacent a welding electrode in a sealed enclosure. An independently movable axial grinder is provided in the enclosure for refurbishing the used electrode between welds.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC14-76FF02170
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 4,480,171
• Application Number: 06/445,604
• OSTI ID: 865227
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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