Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder

Eberl, Kurt R.; Housley, William M.; Shuler, James M.; Blanton, Paul S.; Flach, Joshua P.

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Title: Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder

Abstract

The present invention provides a method of explosively forming a helical tube from at least one thin-walled cylinder using a tooling assembly. The method includes inserting the at least one thin-walled cylinder into a die of the tooling assembly. The die surrounds the at least one thin-walled cylinder and includes an interior surface that defines a helical thread pattern. The method further includes surrounding the at least one thin-walled cylinder and the die with a casing of the tooling assembly. A cavity is defined by the casing and the thin-walled cylinder. The method further includes positioning an explosive charge within the cavity. The method additionally includes at least partially submerging the tooling assembly. The method further includes detonating the explosive charge. As a result, the at least one thin-walled cylinder is formed into a helical tube that corresponds with helical thread pattern of the interior surface of the die.

Inventors:: Eberl, Kurt R.; Housley, William M.; Shuler, James M.; Blanton, Paul S.; Flach, Joshua P.

Issue Date:: 2023-04-18

Research Org.:: Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1998304

Patent Number(s):: 11628485

Application Number:: 17/320,523

Assignee:: Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC. (Aiken, SC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC09-08SR22470

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 05/14/2021

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Eberl, Kurt R., Housley, William M., Shuler, James M., Blanton, Paul S., and Flach, Joshua P. Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder.  United States: N. p., 2023. 
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                    Eberl, Kurt R., Housley, William M., Shuler, James M., Blanton, Paul S., & Flach, Joshua P. Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder.  United States.

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                    Eberl, Kurt R., Housley, William M., Shuler, James M., Blanton, Paul S., and Flach, Joshua P. Tue .  
        "Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1998304.

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  title        = {Tooling assembly and method for explosively forming features in a thin-walled cylinder},

  author       = {Eberl, Kurt R. and Housley, William M. and Shuler, James M. and Blanton, Paul S. and Flach, Joshua P.},

  abstractNote = {The present invention provides a method of explosively forming a helical tube from at least one thin-walled cylinder using a tooling assembly. The method includes inserting the at least one thin-walled cylinder into a die of the tooling assembly. The die surrounds the at least one thin-walled cylinder and includes an interior surface that defines a helical thread pattern. The method further includes surrounding the at least one thin-walled cylinder and the die with a casing of the tooling assembly. A cavity is defined by the casing and the thin-walled cylinder. The method further includes positioning an explosive charge within the cavity. The method additionally includes at least partially submerging the tooling assembly. The method further includes detonating the explosive charge. As a result, the at least one thin-walled cylinder is formed into a helical tube that corresponds with helical thread pattern of the interior surface of the die.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2023},

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