Method of welding metal pipe sections with explosives

Details Method of welding metal pipe sections with explosives Method of welding metal pipe sections with explosives

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B23K 20/08 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1114657

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A method is provided for the explosive welding together of sections of large diameter metal pipe of the kind used in the construction of high volume oil and gas pipelines. In the method, internal and external band charges of welding explosive are simultaneously detonated adjacent to overlapped telescoped pipe ends. The welding charges are detonated simultaneously by means of very high detonation velocity initiation explosive charges placed along a leading edge of each welding explosive charge. The initiating explosive charges are each set off by a single detonator means. The velocity of detonation of the initiating explosive is selected so that welding charges are simultaneously detonated around the pipes while maintaining the detonation fronts at superimposed locations and at a large angle to the pipe axis. This avoids unbalanching forces on the pipes and minimizes the collision of circumferential shock waves thus preventing pipe damage and imperfect welds.

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