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The Paton Welding Journal, 2003, #10-11, 164-171 pages
New developments of technologies and equipment for flash-butt welding of pipelines
S.I. Kuchuk-Yatsenko
E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NASU 11 Kazymyr Malevych Str., 03150, Kyiv, Ukraine.Abstract
The paper describes new developments of technology and equipment for flash-butt welding ofpipes, allowing enhancement of the technological features of application of this welding process in construction of various pipelines.
Keywords: flash-butt welding, pipelines, quality, efficiency, welding machine design, welding technology, highly reliable pipeline transport
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