| 2002 №05 (10) | 2002 №05 (12) |
The Paton Welding Journal, 2002, #5, 39-40 pages
Electrohydropulse permanent joining of hollow pieces using exploding elements
A.I. Boroznyak
Company «Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant», Alchevsk, UkraineAbstract
Investigations were conducted with electrohydropulse pressing of tubes into tube sheets with different configurations of channels. Dependencies of the degree of filling of die cavities upon the shape of cross sections of exploding elements were established. Device for pressing tubes into tube sheets was developed.
Keywords: electrohydropulse pressing-in, exploding elements, reduction of power consumption, exploding element profile factor
