The Paton Welding Journal, 2012, №10



2012 №10 (05)

2012 №10 (07)

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The Paton Welding Journal, 2012, #10, 34-39 pages  

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNOLOGY OF MANUFACTURING DOUBLE-WALL WELDED TRANSFORMABLE-SHELL STRUCTURE

L.M. Lobanov and V.S. Volkov

E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute, NASU, Kiev, Ukraine
 
 
Abstract
Transformable-shell structures (TSS) of a conical type are considered, which are a unique development of PWI, and have no foreign analogs. Engineering solutions are proposed which allow improvement of reliability of shell TSS, as well as technological approaches to their realization. A brief description of the technology of producing permanent joints on sheets of austenitic stainless steel, capable of ensuring the leak-tightness of deformed shells, is given.
 
 
Keywords: transformable-shell structures, load-carrying shells, double-wall transformable shells
 
 
Received:                22.05.12
Published:               28.10.12
 
 
References
 
1. (2003) Space: technologies, materials, structures. Ed. by B.E. Paton. Taylor&Francis.
2. Paton, B.E., Lobanov, L.M., Samilov, V.N. et al. (2006) Design and features of fabrication technology of a large-sized transformable shell structure. The Paton Welding J., 7, 2-10.
3. Shelyagin, V.D., Lukashenko, A.G., Garashchuk V.P. et al. (2011) Laser welding of thin-sheet stainless steel. Ibid., 4, 38-42.
4. Paton, B.E., Lobanov, L.M., Volkov, V.S. (2011) Transformable structures (Review). Ibid., 12, 25-33.

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