Explosive welding of a tube into a tube sheet
Abstract
A cartridge containing an explosive charge is placed within a tube assembled within a tube sheet. The charge is detonated through use of a detonator cord containing a minimum but effective amount of explosive material. The cord is contained inside a tubular shield throughout most of its length within the cartridge. A small length of the cord extends beyond the tubular shield to contact and detonate the explosive charge in its rear portion near the cartridge base. The cartridge base is provided of substantial mass and thickness in respect to side and front walls of the cartridge to minimize bulging beyond the rear face of the tube sheet. For remote activation an electrically activated detonator of higher charge density than the cord is attached to the cord at a location spaced from the tube sheet, cartridge and tube.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 863194
- Patent Number(s):
- 4117966
- Application Number:
- 05/841614
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B23 - MACHINE TOOLS B23K - SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-92
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1977 Oct 13
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- explosive; welding; tube; sheet; cartridge; containing; charge; placed; assembled; detonated; detonator; cord; minimum; effective; amount; material; contained; inside; tubular; shield; throughout; length; extends; contact; detonate; rear; portion; near; base; provided; substantial; mass; thickness; respect; front; walls; minimize; bulging; remote; activation; electrically; activated; density; attached; location; spaced; explosive material; effective amount; tube sheet; explosive charge; front wall; location spaced; contained inside; /228/29/
Citation Formats
Green, Sheryll C., and Linse, Vonne D. Explosive welding of a tube into a tube sheet. United States: N. p., 1978.
Web.
Green, Sheryll C., & Linse, Vonne D. Explosive welding of a tube into a tube sheet. United States.
Green, Sheryll C., and Linse, Vonne D. Sun .
"Explosive welding of a tube into a tube sheet". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863194.
@article{osti_863194,
title = {Explosive welding of a tube into a tube sheet},
author = {Green, Sheryll C. and Linse, Vonne D.},
abstractNote = {A cartridge containing an explosive charge is placed within a tube assembled within a tube sheet. The charge is detonated through use of a detonator cord containing a minimum but effective amount of explosive material. The cord is contained inside a tubular shield throughout most of its length within the cartridge. A small length of the cord extends beyond the tubular shield to contact and detonate the explosive charge in its rear portion near the cartridge base. The cartridge base is provided of substantial mass and thickness in respect to side and front walls of the cartridge to minimize bulging beyond the rear face of the tube sheet. For remote activation an electrically activated detonator of higher charge density than the cord is attached to the cord at a location spaced from the tube sheet, cartridge and tube.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1978}
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