EP1559983B1 - Verfahren zum Verschweissen von Rohren mit einem Rohrboden und eine durch ein solches Verfahren hergestellte Vorrichtung - Google Patents

Verfahren zum Verschweissen von Rohren mit einem Rohrboden und eine durch ein solches Verfahren hergestellte Vorrichtung Download PDF

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EP1559983B1
EP1559983B1 EP04075261A EP04075261A EP1559983B1 EP 1559983 B1 EP1559983 B1 EP 1559983B1 EP 04075261 A EP04075261 A EP 04075261A EP 04075261 A EP04075261 A EP 04075261A EP 1559983 B1 EP1559983 B1 EP 1559983B1
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Jacobus Elfridus Ir. Van Den Boom
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F9/00—Casings; Header boxes; Auxiliary supports for elements; Auxiliary members within casings
    • F28F9/02—Header boxes; End plates
    • F28F9/04—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates
    • F28F9/16—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling
    • F28F9/18—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling by welding
    • F28F9/182—Arrangements for sealing elements into header boxes or end plates by permanent joints, e.g. by rolling by welding the heat-exchange conduits having ends with a particular shape, e.g. deformed; the heat-exchange conduits or end plates having supplementary joining means, e.g. abutments

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  • the present invention according to a first aspect relates to a method for performing a welded connection between a tubesheet and at least one tube.
  • the present invention relates to a device produced by the method according to the invention.
  • a device finds application in e.g. a heat exchanger.
  • a useful application in other technical fields is not excluded.
  • tubes are welded to the tubesheet.
  • leak path is the shortest way of the end of the crevice between tube and bore to the medium inside the tube seen through the weld.
  • the weld-connections provided previously exhibited the property that a weld-connection was made by melting the edge of the tubesheet-borezone together with the relatively thin tube-ends, which operation is very critical in terms of amongst others a) fulfilment of specified minimum leak path at all weldpositions, b) avoiding damage or penetration of the tube end by e.g. a welding-arc, c) avoiding the blocking of a centering-device, used for automated welding, at removal due to a narrowing of the tube diameter caused by the weld, etcetera.
  • a groove is provided in the corresponding bore, which groove extends from the first surface in the axial direction of the bore over at least a portion of the axial length thereof.
  • the tube has a tight fit in the bore, in the part where the groove is located, over a distance shorter then the axial length of the groove.
  • the groove can be made in any form.
  • a suitable form for making the groove is by making a screw thread. This because making a screw thread is a technique which is well known and for which many suitable devices are available.
  • the inventive function of the groove is to provide an open channel for a fluid between the second surface and the first surface despite the tight fit of the pipe in at least a part of the bore over a distance shorter then the axial length of the groove.
  • an internal screw thread shaped groove in the bore can be employed in combination with an external screw thread on the outer surface of the tube to provide a mechanical interconnection between the tube sheet in the bore and the tube.
  • the tube can then be screwed into the bore, and in such an embodiment the open channel can still be realised, provided the screwed interconnection is sufficiently loose to allow passage of expanding gasses and sufficiently fixed at the same time to allow for subsequent flaring and/or welding without the risk of misalignment of the tubes and the tube sheet during flaring and/or welding.
  • a groove in or on the internal surface of the bore prevents blowing up of the weld material during welding, especially when closing the weld around the flare, as there remains an open channel between the bore and the tube leading to the second surface, along which channel any gas near the area subjected to welding, that expands as a result of the heat generated by the welding operation, can escape.
  • the groove can also perform the function of providing a suitable grip for the expanded tube, without closing the open channel. Even if the groove does not extend through the bore, all the way to the second surface, the channel is not closed in an embodiment, wherein the tube is expanded only over a distance from the first surface, which distance is shorter than the length of the groove.
  • the groove or at least the open channel also makes it possible to conduct pressure using Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) to test if the welded connection of the tube to the sheet is sufficient leak tight.
  • NDT Non-Destructive Testing
  • Examples of such pressure using NDT methods are the so called “soap test", a Helium leak test, and a pressure test. As these NDT methods are known to the skilled person they will be discussed below only briefly.
  • a suitable NDT method is the soap test in which a light air-over pressure is made around the tubes on the side of the second surface.
  • the welds are than provided with a soap solution. On leaking, soap bubbles will develop which show the leak position.
  • NDT is the He-leak test.
  • a light over-pressure of Helium gas is applied around the tubes on the side of the second surface.
  • the welded connections are sniffed with special equipment, which is able to detect break trough of the very penetrable helium.
  • a third suitable NDT is the pressure test. With this test water pressure is applied around the tubes on the side of the second surface. The level of the water pressure is related to the design pressure of the tube-tubesheet assembly. During the test the pressure is monitored and leakage is detected by any observed pressure drop event or any visual leakage.
  • the weld arc is aimed on the circumference of the flare and tubesheet itself, at a distance, e.g. several millimeters away, from the edge of the tubesheet-bore zone. This makes the welding operation far less critical.
  • the leak path is freely and better controllable opposed to the traditional welding details. This because the size of the welded connection is freely controllable as the weld arc is aimed at the circumference of the flare and the tubesheet itself.
  • the new method according to the invention provides benefits for execution of re-tubing.
  • Re-tubing is some times executed to replace leaking tubes of a heat exchanger. Such leakage may occur after prolonged operation of the heat exchanger. Especially when operated under harsh conditions (e.g. very corrosive media).
  • retubing of a heat exchanger does not require cleaning of the bores in order to remove contaminations. It is sufficient to grind the first surface of the tubesheet to remove any contamination which might be present.
  • a tubesheet with a first surface and a second surface is provided.
  • the tubesheet can be formed by any material which can be subjected to a welding operation and which has suitable properties for the intended use.
  • a selection of a suitable material is within the knowledge of the skilled person. Examples of suitable materials can be selected from metals and metal alloys, such as (stainless) steel, nickel (alloys), copper (alloys), titanium (alloys), zirconium.
  • the material of the tubesheet may be cladded or coated with a material which is more corrosion resistant then the base material wherein cladding or coating may be executed prior or subsequent to assembly with the tube(s).
  • Suitable cladding materials may me selected from the group consisting of stainless steel, nickel (alloys), copper (alloys), titanium (alloys).
  • the tubesheet is provided with a number of bores extending from the first surface to the second surface. These bores can be circular, in correspondence with the tubes, but these tubes may have any other desired shape or form in transverse section, e.g. rectangular, along with the bores.
  • a number of refers to at least one, viz. one or more, in all instances that it is used.
  • the bores can be provided by any suitable technique known to the skilled person such as drilling.
  • the bore has a diameter, shape, form or other dimensions, which enables standard tubes to be placed in the bore.
  • the selection of suitable diameters, shapes, forms or dimensions of the bore in connection with the tubing used is within the knowledge of the skilled person. Suitable guides are given in tables RCB-7.41 and RCB-7.41 M of the eight edition of the standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association.
  • the number of tubes provided in the method according to the invention have an exterior diameter, shape, form or other dimension, which enables the tube to be placed in a bore. This can be either with a tight fit, a loose fit, or a temperature dependent fit. A temperature dependant fit can be reached by cooling the pipe prior to fitting it into the bore, or heating the tubesheet prior to fitting the tube into the bore.
  • the tube is of a type which is commercially readily available. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the use of a specific type of tube.
  • the provided tubes are made from a pliable material, which enables them to be flared at their ends. Any pliable material can be used, as long as it can be subjected to a welding operation as well as deformation or other operation to provide a flare.
  • suitable materials can be selected from the group comprising metals, metal alloys, such as (stainless) steel, nickel (alloys), copper (alloys), titanium (alloys), zirconium.
  • Flaring of the end of the protruded portion of the tube can be done by any suitable methods known to the skilled person, e.g. by using a flaring tool.
  • the flares are made by hydraulic pressing or forming.
  • flaring can be done before a tube is placed in the bore. If the other end of a tube does not permit passage through the bore, flaring will be done after the tube is placed in a bore.
  • the welded connection between the tubesheet and each tube is made at the circumference of each flare.
  • the welded connection can be made by using known welding techniques and equipment. It is possible to make the welded connection in a single passage of the weld arc around the circumference of the flare. During such a single welding passage the material of the tube and the tubesheet is melted together. During such a single welding passage preferably welding material is deposited to strengthen the welded connection. In addition to this in the method according to the present invention deposition of weld material will increase the leak path. However, such deposition of weld material is not strictly obligatory since for some applications the melting operation will provide a welded connection with sufficient strength and leak path.
  • welding passages such as two or three or more welding passages.
  • additional welding passages can be used to further strengthen the welded connection.
  • all welding passages can be similar or different welding modes can be used. For instance, when two welding passages are used, the first welding passage can be used to prepare the path for the second welding passage by e.g. evening it to provide a smooth surface. In such a case the first welding passage only melts the material of the tubesheet and the tube together, and none or little filler material is deposited. During the second subsequent welding passage, welding material is deposited.
  • a third welding passage in order to melt the deposited welding material in order to improve the weld shape.
  • the use of such a third weld passage may provide a welded connection with a flattened surface. If electric welding is used preferably the third welding passage is then performed with a higher voltage than the previous welding passages.
  • the flares are provided with a trumpet shape or a cone shape.
  • the form of the flare is a combination of a cone shape and a trumpet shape. In such a case the trumpet shape is located closer to the circumference of the flare, then the cone shape.
  • the trumpet shape or cone shape or the combined trumpet-cone shape of the flare provides a smooth flow of a fluid medium when accessing or leaving the pipe.
  • the end of the bore at the first surface is rounded and/or has the shape of a cone.
  • Such a shape of the bore end facilitated flaring the tube in a trumpet shape, a cone shape or a combined trumpet-cone shape.
  • a preferred embodiment of the method according to the invention comprises: mechanically interconnecting the tube and the tube sheet at the latest prior to welding the flared protruding end portion of the tube, thus providing a preliminary positional fixation of the tube and the tube plate relative to one another to be maintained during at least one of the operations of flaring the protruding end portion of the tube and welding the flare to the tube sheet.
  • This operations is performed preferably prior to performing the flaring operation on the end of the tube or at least (at the latest) prior to welding.
  • the expanded tight fit of the tube in at least a part of the bore fixates the tube in the bore which is beneficial for the flaring operation and/or the welding operation.
  • the remaining part of the tube not having a tight fit in the bore may be fitted tightly in the bore. This can be done by e.g. expanding the part of the tube not having a tight fit to fit tightly in the bore. During the expanding operation care is taken to avoid expanding of any part of the tube located outside the bore. In practice this can be achieved by not expanding the remaining 2-7 mm e.g. 5 mm of the tube located in the bore near the second surface. Hereby the channel formed by the groove is closed off. This provides additional sealing of the tube to tubesheet connection.
  • the bores are provided at such a distance of each other, that when the ends of the pipes are flared, the circumferences of the flares come in such proximity of each other that the welded connection at adjacent flares overlap.
  • a continuous surface is formed by the flares and the welded connections.
  • Such a continuous surface forms a coverage over the tubesheet and can have the function of a cladding layer.
  • the cladding layer may be formed by the continuous surface formed by the flares of the tubes and the welded connections. Any part of the tubesheet not covered by the continuous surface may be cladded in the usual way, or otherwise covered with a protective layer.
  • the continuous surface formed by the flares and the welded connections is ground to a smooth surface and preferably subsequently polished.
  • the presence of such a smooth continuous surface is beneficial in special applications wherein it is undesired if surface imperfections e.g. crevices etc. are present on the surface of the tubesheet. This e.g. provides a better septic quality of the tubesheet and in particular the tubesheet-bore-zone.
  • the present invention relates also to a device produced in accordance with the method of the invention.
  • the device according to the invention finds application in heat exchangers, although other applications are not excluded.
  • a groove is located in the surface of the bore, which groove extends from the first surface in the axial direction of the bore for at least a portion of the axial length of the bore.
  • the tube can have a tight fit in the bore, in the part where the groove is located, over a distance shorter then the axial length of the groove.
  • the function of the groove is providing an open channel for a fluid between the second and first surfaces, despite the tight fit of the pipe in at least a part of the bore over a shorter distance than the axial length of the groove.
  • NDT Non-Destructive Testing
  • the embodiment of the device according to the invention wherein there remains an open channel between the first surface and the second surface is not (optimally) suited for use in a heat exchanger.
  • this embodiment is possibly or optionally an important intermediate state in the production of a heat exchanger on which pressure using NDT methods can be performed.
  • the groove can have any form.
  • a suitable form of the groove is a screw thread. This because making a screw thread is a technique which is well known and for which many suitable devices are available.
  • the flares are provided with a trumpet shape or a cone shape.
  • the form of the flare is a combination of a cone shape and a trumpet shape.
  • the trumpet shape is located closer to the circumference of the flare, than the cone shape.
  • the trumpet shape or cone shape or the combined trumpet-cone shape of the flare provides a smooth flow of a fluid medium when accessing or leaving the tube.
  • the end of the bore at the first surface is rounded and/or has the shape of a cone.
  • Such a shape of the bore end facilitates flaring the tube in a trumpet shape, a cone shape or a combined trumpet-cone shape.
  • the tube has a tight fit in at least a part of the bore.
  • the tight fit of the tube in at least a part of the bore fixates the tube in the bore which is beneficial for the flaring operation and/or the welding operation. Furthermore, the tight fit provides additional sealing of the tube to tubesheet connection.
  • this embodiment of the device according to the invention comprises a continuous surface formed by the flares and the welded connections.
  • a continuous surface forms a coverage over the tubesheet and can have the function of a cladding layer.
  • the cladding layer may be formed by the continuous surface formed by the flares of the tubes and the welded connections. Any part of the tubesheet not covered by the continuous surface may be cladded in the usual way, or otherwise covered with a protective layer.
  • the continuous surface is an even and smooth surface.
  • Such an even and smooth surface is beneficial in special applications wherein it is undesired if surface imperfections such as crevices etc. are present on the surface of the tubesheet. This e.g. provides a better septic quality of the tubesheet, in particular the tubesheet-borezone.
  • Figures 1A-1D show cross sectional overviews of welded tubesheet to tube connections according to the prior art.
  • FIGS 2A-2C show cross sectional overviews of different stages of the method according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross sectional overview along the line III-III in fig. 4 of a preferred embodiment of the device according the invention.
  • Figure 4 shows a plan overview of a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1A shows a cross sectional overview of a so called "seal weld” known from the art.
  • This figure shows a tube 1 located in a bore of a tubesheet 2.
  • the end 3 of the tube 1 is melted together with the tubesheet 2 by the weld arc 4.
  • the weld 5 is formed by a single passage of the weld arc, whereby mostly just a little amount of weld-filler material is added or none at all.
  • this weld detail is popular because of the relatively low costs for machining, it has the disadvantage that the weld penetration is relatively small, which makes that the leak path is in principle also relatively small.
  • Figure 1B shows an alternative "seal weld".
  • the tubesheet 2 is provided with a circular incision 6 around the bore.
  • the incision 6 ensures a larger weld penetration.
  • the tubesheet gets less change on distortion by weld-shrinkage-forces, due to the fact that these forces more easily can be reduced by relaxation.
  • the appliance of a stringent set of weld parameters such as velocity, current, voltage stays very important to ensure that a sufficient leak path is obtained.
  • Figure 1C shows a so called "strength weld".
  • the tube 1 is located in the bore of a tubesheet 2.
  • the end of the bore is enlarged relative to the rest of the bore.
  • the tube 1 is fitted into the bore up to the enlarged section of the bore.
  • the tube end 3 is melted together with the tubesheet by the weld arc 4 under suppliance of weld-filler-material by supply means 7.
  • the welding is performed by two weld passages, of which formation of the root layer 8 is the most critical part of the welding process.
  • the benefit of this weld detail opposed to those shown in figures 1A and 1B, is that the leak path can be better controlled.
  • Figure 1D shows a so called “fillet weld” which is only applicable for relatively thick tubes, to avoid that the weld arc punctures the wall of the tube.
  • the tube 1 is located in the bore of the tubesheet 2, such that it protrudes with its end 3 above the second surface 11 of the tubesheet 2. Again the end of the bore of the tubesheet 2 is enlarged and the weld connections 8,9 are made in two welding passages in the enlarged part of the bore.
  • formation of the root layer 8 is the most critical part of the welding process.
  • figure 2A shows a tubesheet 2 with a first surface 10 and a second surface 11.
  • the tubesheet 2 is provided with a bore 12, in which a screw thread 13, serving as a groove, is formed.
  • the screw thread 13 starts from the first surface 10 and extends in the axial direction of the bore 12 towards the second surface 11.
  • the axial length of the screw thread is shorter than the axial length of the bore.
  • a tube 1 with an external diameter, that enables it to be placed in the bore 12 with a loose fit, is provided and placed in the bore by moving it in the direction of the arrow.
  • Figure 2B shows the position of the tube 1 in the bore 12 of the tubesheet 2, after it has been expanded to fit tightly in a portion of the bore, which portion is shorter then the axial length of the groove 13.
  • the end 3 of the tube 1 protrudes above the first surface 10 of the tubesheet 2.
  • the end of the bore in this situation is relatively unworked. However, it may be rounded of or have a trumpet, cone or a combined trumpet-cone shape.
  • the tube 1 remains to have a loose fitting in the bore on the side nearer to the second surface 11, there remains a connection 14 with the groove 13.
  • Figure 2C shows the next step in the method according to the invention.
  • the protruding end 3 of the tube 1 is flared, whereby a flare 20 is formed.
  • the welded connection is made with the weld arc 4 under suppliance of filler material by supply means 7.
  • Figure 3 shows a cross sectional overview along the lines III-III as shown in figure 4 of a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • the remaining unexpanded part of the tube is expanded to provide a tight fit of the tube 1 in the bore 12.
  • the connection 14 is closed off.
  • the bores 12 in the tubesheet 2 are provided at a distance such that the flares 20 come in such proximity of each other that adjacent welds 22 overlap.
  • a continuous surface is formed by the flares 20 and the overlapping welds 22. This surface may be ground to an even surface and further polished to a smooth surface (not shown in figure 3) .
  • Figure 4 shows a plan overview of a preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention.
  • the device contains multiple tubes 1 connected to a tubesheet 2.
  • a continuous surface 25 which is slightly elevated, is formed by the flares and the welded connections.
  • the continuous surface 25 is ground and polished to an even and smooth surface.
  • the continuous surface 25 may serve as a cladding layer, as it fully covers the first surface 10 of the tube plate 2 located directly underneath it. The remaining uncovered part of the first surface may be covered by a different material to protect it from corrosion.
  • the device shown in figure 4 maybe applied in a heat exchanger.

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  1. Verfahren zur Bildung einer Verbindung zwischen einem Rohrboden und mindestens einem Rohr, mit den Schritten
    - Versehen eines Rohrbodens (2) mit einer ersten Oberfläche (10) und einer zweiten Oberfläche (11) sowie mehreren Bohrungen (12), die von der ersten Oberfläche zur zweiten Oberfläche verlaufen,
    - Versehen des Rohrs (1) aus biegsamem Material mit einer äußeren Form und Abmessungen, die es ermöglichen, das Rohr in einer entsprechenden Bohrung anzubringen,
    - Einführen des Rohrs in der entsprechenden Bohrung, so dass ein Endabschnitt des Rohrs über die erste Oberfläche des Rohrbodens übersteht,
    - Ausbauchen des überstehenden Endabschnitts des Rohrs, um eine trompetenförmige Ausbauchung (20) zu bilden, sowie
    - Herstellen einer Schweißverbindung zwischen dem Rohrboden und dem Rohr am äußeren Rand (21) der Ausbauchung,
    gekennzeichnet durch
    - Bilden eines Kanals (13) in der entsprechenden Bohrung, der an der ersten Oberfläche beginnt und sich in Axialrichtung der Bohrung mindestens über einen Teil der Axiallänge der Bohrung hinweg erstreckt.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, bei dem das Verbinden das Aufweiten des Rohrs umfasst, um dieses in mindestens einem Teil der entsprechenden Bohrung, in der das Rohr angebracht ist, fest einzupassen.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, bei dem das Rohr vor dem Ausbauchen aufgeweitet wird.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, bei dem ein Teil des in der Bohrung angebrachten Rohrs aufgeweitet wird, wobei dieser Teil kürzer ist als die Axiallänge des Kanals (13), der in der Bohrung, in der das Rohr angebracht ist, gebildet ist.
  5. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, das weiterhin das Prüfen der Schweißverbindung mit einer mit Druck arbeitenden zerstörungsfreien Prüfung, die aus der einen Seifenblasentest, einen He-Lecktest und einen Wasserdrucktest umfassenden Gruppe ausgewählt wird, umfasst.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, das weiterhin das Aufweiten des übrigen, noch nicht aufgeweiteten Teils des Rohrs in der Bohrung (14) über im Wesentlichen die gesamte Axiallänge der Bohrung, in der das Rohr angebracht ist, hinweg umfasst.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6, bei dem der übrige, noch nicht aufgeweitete Teil des Rohrs nach dem Prüfen der Schweißverbindung aufgeweitet wird.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei dem der Kanal in Form eines Schraubengewindes (13) gebildet wird.
  9. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 8, bei dem mehr als ein Rohr und mehr als eine Bohrung im Rohrboden vorgesehen sind, wobei die Bohrungen voneinander beabstandet sind, weiterhin umfassend das Dimensionieren der überstehenden Endabschnitte des Rohrs und somit der Ausbauchungen auf eine Weise, dass die äußeren Ränder der Ausbauchungen einander angenähert werden, wodurch sich die Schweißverbindungen an benachbarten Ausbauchungen überlappen.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 9, das weiterhin das Schleifen der durch die Ausbauchung und die Schweißverbindung gebildeten Fläche zu einer glatten Oberfläche und vorzugsweise das Polieren der glatten Oberfläche umfasst.
  11. Vorrichtung mit
    - einem Rohrboden (2) mit einer ersten Oberfläche (10) und einer zweiten Oberfläche (11) sowie mehreren Bohrungen (12), die von der ersten Oberfläche zur zweiten Oberfläche verlaufen,
    - mindestens einem Rohr (1) aus biegsamem Material, das in einer entsprechenden Bohrung angebracht ist, wobei das Rohr auf der Seite der ersten Oberfläche einen ausgebauchten Abschnitt (20) aufweist, der an seinem äußeren Rand (21) mit der ersten Oberfläche des Rohrbodens verschweißt ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet,
    dass in der entsprechenden Bohrung ein Kanal (13) gebildet ist, der sich ausgehend von der ersten Oberfläche in Axialrichtung der Bohrung mindestens über einen Teil der Axiallänge der Bohrung hinweg erstreckt.
  12. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 11, bei der das Rohr aufgeweitet wird, um dieses in mindestens einem Teil der entsprechenden Bohrung, in der das Rohr angebracht ist, fest einzupassen.
  13. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 12, bei der das Rohr vor dem Ausbauchen aufgeweitet wird.
  14. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 13, bei dem ein Teil des in der Bohrung angebrachten Rohrs aufgeweitet ist, wobei dieser Teil kürzer ist als die Axiallänge des Kanals (13), der in der Bohrung, in der das Rohr angebracht ist, gebildet ist.
  15. Vorrichtung nach Anspruch 14, bei der nach Herstellung der Schweißverbindung der übrige, noch nicht aufgeweitete Teil des Rohrs in der Bohrung (14) über im Wesentlichen die gesamte Axiallänge der Bohrung, in der das Rohr angebracht ist, hinweg aufgeweitet wird.
  16. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 15, bei dem der Kanal in Form eines Schraubengewindes (13) gebildet ist.
  17. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 16, bei der mehr als ein Rohr und mehr als eine Bohrung im Rohrboden vorgesehen sind, wobei die Bohrungen voneinander beabstandet sind und die überstehenden Endabschnitte der Rohre und somit die Ausbauchungen so dimensioniert sind, dass die äußeren Ränder der Ausbauchungen einander angenähert sind, wodurch sich die Schweißverbindungen an benachbarten Ausbauchungen überlappen.
  18. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 11 bis 17, bei der weiterhin die durch die Ausbauchung und die Schweißverbindung gebildete Fläche zu einer glatten Oberfläche geschliffen wird und vorzugsweise die glatte Oberfläche poliert wird.
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PCT/EP2005/000953 WO2005075924A1 (en) 2004-01-28 2005-01-28 Method for forming a welded connection between a tubesheet and a number of tubes and a device produced by such method
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