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Erschienen in: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 3-4/2021

25.06.2021 | Critical Review

The development of tube-to-tubesheet welding from automation to digitization

verfasst von: Ting Lei, Chaoqun Wu, Youmin Rong, Yu Huang

Erschienen in: The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology | Ausgabe 3-4/2021

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Abstract

Tube-to-tubesheet welding is widely used in manufacturing of heat exchangers, steam turbines, condensers, boilers, etc. It has evolved from manual arc welding, automatic welding to digital welding. In the future, it will be toward intelligent welding. However, the key technologies related to tube-to-tubesheet welding are seldom summarized. This paper presents the sensing, positioning, and control methods of tube-to-tubesheet welding in recent decades. The fundamental difference between automatic and digital tube-to-tubesheet welding is whether the operator or the sensors interacts or transmits data with the welding system. The characteristics of tube are obvious and consistent so that vision-aided robotic positioning is the most promising. Moreover, arc length control which is important to tube-to-tubesheet welding has also been reviewed. Three typical sensing methods and five typical control methods are proposed to realize arc length control. The development direction of tubesheet welding is also predicted. This paper has an active influence on the development of pressure vessels and related industries.

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Metadaten
Titel
The development of tube-to-tubesheet welding from automation to digitization
verfasst von
Ting Lei
Chaoqun Wu
Youmin Rong
Yu Huang
Publikationsdatum
25.06.2021
Verlag
Springer London
Erschienen in
The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology / Ausgabe 3-4/2021
Print ISSN: 0268-3768
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-3015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-021-07379-7

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