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Study of Various
Methods and
Parameters Involved in
Underwater Welding
Subject Code-ME1637
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
National Institute of Technology
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Contents
Introduction
Classification
Wet Welding
Dry Welding
Advantages
Disadvantages
Schematic Diagram of Apparatus Required
Risks
Applications
Effect of Wet environment on welds
Porosity Curve
References
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INTRODUCTION TO
UNDERWATER WELDING
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i. Dry welding
ii. Wet welding
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DRY WELDING
A chamber is created near the area to be welded and
the welder does the job by staying inside the chamber.
It produces high quality weld joints .
The gas-tungsten arc welding process is used mostly
for pipe works
Gas metal arc welding is the best process for this
welding.
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CLASSIFICATION OF
DRY WELDING
There are two basic types of dry
welding :
i. Hyperbaric welding
Welder/diver is
safe.
Non destructive
Good quality welds
testing of weld is
are formed.
easy.
Surface monitoring
of welders condition
can be done.
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Disadvantages:- 3
No enclosures so no time
is lost for building.
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Disadvantages 9
Risk
of electric shock so precaution is taken for
checking the electrical insulation of electrical
welding equipments.
Hydrogen and oxygen are produced by the arc
in wet welding which are potentially explosive so
precaution must be taken to avoid the build up
of pockets of gas
Thelife or health of the welder will be in risk
from nitrogen introduction into the blood
stream, hence precautions include the provision
of an emergency air cylinder for the welder.
APPLICATIONS 2
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Offshore construction for tapping
sea resources.
(a)
(b)
V-groove wet weld deposited at 100 m depth (a) and its radiographic
image (b)
Graph Between the Porosity and Water
Pressure during welding 2
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CONCLUSION 2
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