Through the implementation of friction stir welding, the safety, reliability, and producibility of the external tank is enhanced. Such fusion procedures are accomplished with the use of a short barrel weld tool or a long barrel weld tool. Forecasted developments in the fusion tooling field include the advent of a universal tool which is capable to fusing all barrel configurations. A wide array of mechanical and electrical controls are described for such a device.
Friction Stir Welding of the Space Shuttle External Tank Longitudinal Barrel Welds
2001
18 pages
Report
No indication
English
Friction plug weld repair of space shuttle external tank
Tema Archive | 2000
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