Abstract:
A method for joining well and other oilfield tubulars by amorphous bonding comprises the steps of positioning a body of amorphous material (16) between adjacent and surfaces of a pair of oilfield tubulars (3, 4) that are to be joined and using induction heating to melt the amorphous material and create on cooling a metallurgical bond between the tubulars (3, 4). Throughout the heating and bonding process the tubulars (3, 4) are fixed in axial alignment with each other using clamp means which include a mandrel (1) which is inserted into the interior of the tubulars (3, 4) so that the bonding process can be performed in a sealed chamber (17, 18) which is filled with an inert gas.
Abstract:
A metal foil made of a ferrite type heat resistant high alloy steel composing a metal honeycomb body for an exhaust gas purification catalyst produced by alternately laminating or integrally winding a flat foil and a corrugated foil, whereby a surface coarseness of said metal foil is in the range of 0.001 to 0.3µm in terms of the mean coarseness Rac in the width-wise direction of the foil and a surface shape and condition of said metal foil is at least 100 in terms of the number of peaks PPI per inch lenghth in the width-wise direction of the foil.
Abstract:
A core structure (50), apparatus (170), and method which utilize laser bonding to fabricate the core structure. The core structure (50) is characterized by laser bonds (14) in patterns between adjacent sheets (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) of aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium foil which create honeycomb core structures (50) when the bonded stack of sheets is expanded by the application of tensional forces thereto. A variable density core structure (50) incorporates honeycomb cells (34) of conventional size and a higher density honeycomb core structure (60) is formed integrally with the original core structure (40). The higher density core (60) has cells (62) which are much smaller than the cells (34) of the original core structure (40). The apparatus (70) achieves the fabrication of the core structure and the steps of the method are practised by either hand or utilization of the apparatus.
Abstract:
Improvement in the engine durability and in the solid phase diffusion connectability of the contact part of a metal flat foil and a metal corrugated film from which a catalyst converter metal honey comb applied to the exhaust gas cleaning is made, characterized in that at least one of the foils has a thickness less than 40 νm and an A1 content after connection is not less than 3 %, and that the surface states in the width directions of both the metal films are formed in a required surface roughnesses or surface patterns, and that the width of the connection part of both the metal foils is not less than 5 times of the thickness of the metal foil. For effective practice of the above improvement, both the surface roughness and the regulation of thickness or either of them have to be selected. In order to improve the engine durability further, a non-connection part is provided in the honey comb element as described above and/or a shell is provided around the outside circumference of the honey comb element.
Abstract:
A method of making an expanded metal sandwich structure (42) includes cleaning the appropriate parts prior to each bonding step in the process to remove metal oxides and residues that would interfere with the bonding steps. The core sheets (44, 46) are placed face-to-face and a gas pressure line fitting (52) is inserted between one edge and is welded into place. The core sheets (44, 46) are pressed together and laser welded together into a core pack (45) along lines which will form junction lines between the core sheets (44, 46) when the core pack (45) is superplastically expanded. Two metal face sheets (48, 50) having superplastic characteristics are placed over and under the core pack (45). An envelope gas fitting (54) is placed between the face sheets and is welded in place while seal welding around the entire peripheral edges of the face sheets (48, 50) and the core pack (45) to produce a sealed envelope pack (47) enveloping the core pack (45).
Abstract:
A metal carrier and a production method thereof for carrying an exhaust gas cleaning catalyst for automobiles, autobicycles, and industrial equipment. The metal carrier includes a metal honeycomb core body pressed into a metal outer cylinder, and the joined portion of the a flat plate and a corrugated plate forming the metal honeycomb core body includes a solder material coated in spots or stripes at peaks of corrugation of the corrugated plate. The solder material in the joined portion of the flat plate and the corrugated plate has a thickness of less than 100µm, the positions of the joined portions are different between the surface and backside of the flat plate and corrugated plate, and the joined portions are present through an unjoined area having a length of more than 5% of the length of the metal honeycomb core body from an end face of the metal honeycomb core body at the exhaust gas inlet side. The joined portion of the outer periphery of the metal honeycomb core body and the inner surface of the metal outer cylinder is a plurality of stripes. The joined portions of the flat plate and the corrugated plate of the outermost periphery of the metal honeycomb core body and the metal outer cylinder are not in line with each other, and the metal honeycomb core body and the metal outer cylinder are joined intermittently in the axial and peripheral directions. In a production method of the metal carrier, the metal honeycomb core body is pressed into the metal outer cylinder while the slurry-formed solder material coated at peaks of the corrugated plate maintains a fluidity and the solder material coated on the inner wall surface of the metal outer cylinder has no fluidity.
Abstract:
A connector which provides a joint between two doubled skin composite panels of a structure. Each double skin composite panel comprises a pair of metal facing plates joined together by a plurality of cross-members and filled, at least partially, with a cementitious filler material. Each cross-member is connected to both facing plates and the connector comprises one or more seamless sections.
Abstract:
A method of brazing a honeycomb for air sealing onto a braze surface of the front end of the stationary blade of an axial-flow compressor in accordance with the invention includes the steps of: placing a filler sheet between the honeycomb and the braze surface; constraining the honeycomb in the seal width direction so that the seal width direction of the honeycomb corresponds to the seal width direction of the braze surface whilst keeping the configuration of the honeycomb at the same curvature as that of the braze surface; and heating the assembly to braze the honeycomb and the braze surface.
Abstract:
In the production of a metallic honeycomb body for use as a metallic carrier, for supporting a catalyst, in the purification of an exhaust gas from automobiles or the like, a desired joint site for each layer constituting the metallic honeycomb body (4) is preset, and, when a portion of contact between a metallic corrugated foil (3) and a metallic flat foil (2) for forming the metallic honeycomb (4) body has reached the joint site (A), a brazing foil (5a,5b) which has been cut into a predetermined length is inserted and enfolded in the contact portion (A).
Abstract:
A core structure (50), apparatus (170), and method which utilize laser bonding to fabricate the core structure. The core structure (50) is characterized by laser bonds (14) in patterns between adjacent sheets (20, 22, 24, 26, 28) of aluminum, stainless steel, and titanium foil which create honeycomb core structures (50) when the bonded stack of sheets is expanded by the application of tensional forces thereto. A variable density core structure (50) incorporates honeycomb cells (34) of conventional size and a higher density honeycomb core structure (60) is formed integrally with the original core structure (40). The higher density core (60) has cells (62) which are much smaller than the cells (34) of the original core structure (40). The apparatus (70) achieves the fabrication of the core structure and the steps of the method are practised by either hand or utilization of the apparatus.