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Under Water Welding: Presented By-Om Prakash Singh
Under Water Welding: Presented By-Om Prakash Singh
AGENDAS
ORIGIN
INTRODUCTION
TYPES
WORKING PRINCIPLE
ADVANTAGES
DISADVANTAGES
SAFETY CONCERN
APPLICATIONS
FUTURE SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Welding is one of the unavoidable process of modern
engineering.
Under water welding
provides a means to a
assemble or repair
underwater.
ORIGIN
First Under Water Welding was invented by Russian
metallurgist Konstaintin Khrenov in 1930.
Special water proof electrodes were developed in Holland
by Van Der Willingen in 1946.
First under water welding was applied by British Admiralty
in Dock Yard.
B. Wet Welding.
i. More versatile and low cost.
ii. Easily reachable any portion of area.
iii. High Operating Speed
iv. Minimal amounts of equipment is needed.
SAFETY CONCERN
APPLICATIONS
Application
1. Offshore
2. Construction
3. Ship and Submarine
4. Pipe Lines and Tunnels
5 Salvaging Vessel sunk inside water
6. Oil Refineries.
FUTURE SCOPE
Automation of the underwater joining and inspection.
2. Mechanized underwater welding for actual usage of