[특허]Stress relieved welds in positive expulsion fuel tanks with elastomeric diaphragm

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Stress relieved welds in positive expulsion fuel tanks with elastomeric diaphragm

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B23K-026/00 F17C-001/02 F17C-013/00 C22C-014/00 C22F-001/18 C21D-001/30 C21D-001/42 C21D-001/74 B64G-001/40
출원번호	US-0797352 (2015-07-13)
등록번호	US-10139047 (2018-11-27)
발명자 / 주소	Tuttle, Wayne H. Ballinger, Ian
출원인 / 주소	Keystone Engineering Company
대리인 / 주소	Kinney & Lange, P.A.
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A metallic positive expulsion fuel tank with stress free weld seams may include a first hemispherical shell with a first edge; a pressurized gas inlet attached to the first hemispherical shell; and a metallic cylinder with first and second edges attached to the first hemispherical shell along matching first edges by a first weld seam. The tank may also include a second hemispherical shell with a first edge attached to a fuel outlet fixture. An elastomeric diaphragm may be attached to the fuel outlet fixture on the second hemispherical shell. The second hemispherical shell may be attached to the second edge of the metallic cylinder along matching edges by a second weld seam thereby forming a positive expulsion fuel tank with two interior chambers separated by the elastomeric diaphragm. The first and second weld seams may be subjected to a localized post-weld stress relief heat treatment in which heating of the tank is confined to a distance of 2 inches (5.08 cm) of the first weld seam and a distance of 2 inches (5.08 cm) of the second weld seam such that the stresses in the first and second weld seams are relieved and the elastomeric diaphragm is unaffected by the heat treatment.

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1. A metallic positive expulsion fuel tank comprising: a first hemispherical shell having a circumferential edge;a pressurized propellant gas inlet attached to the first hemispherical shell;a metallic cylinder having a first circumferential edge and a second circumferential edge wherein the first circumferential edge is attached to the circumferential edge of the first hemispherical shell by a first weld seam;a second hemispherical shell having a circumferential edge;a fuel outlet fixture attached to the second hemispherical shell;a hemispherical elastomeric diaphragm attached to the fuel outlet fixture; anda second hemispherical shell attached to the second circumferential edge of the metallic cylinder by a second weld seam thereby forming two interior chambers separated by the elastomeric diaphragm;the first and second weld seams having localized post-weld heat-treated stress-relieved regions confined within a distance of 2 inches (5.08 cm) from the first weld seam and a distance of 2 inches (5.08 cm) from the second weld seam such that stresses in the first and second weld seams are relieved and the elastomeric diaphragm is unaffected by the heat treatment. 2. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder are constructed from a titanium alloy, an aluminum alloy, a corrosion resistant steel, or a nickel alloy. 3. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 2, wherein the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder are CPTi, Ti-6Al-4V, or Ti-2.5V-4Al-1.5Fe (Ti38). 4. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 3, wherein the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder are Ti-6Al-4V. 5. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the elastomeric diaphragm is composed of silicone, ethylene propylene diene rubber, fluoroelastomers, or perfluoroelastomers. 6. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 3, wherein the first and second weld seams are stress relieved by a localized post-weld heat treatment comprising about 1025° F. (552° C.) for about 3 hours. 7. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the thickness of the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder are from about 20 mils (508 microns) to about 125 mils (3175 microns). 8. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the first and second weld seams comprise a gas tungsten arc weld, plasma arc weld, laser beam weld, or electron beam weld. 9. The metallic positive expulsion fuel tank of claim 1, wherein the positive expulsion fuel tank comprises a spacecraft engine fuel tank. 10. A method of forming a metallic positive expulsion fuel tank, the method comprising: forming a first hemispherical shell having a first edge;attaching a pressurized gas inlet fixture to the first hemispherical shell;forming a metallic cylinder having a first edge and a second edge;welding the metallic cylinder to the first hemispherical shell along the first edge of the first hemispherical shell and the first edge of the metallic cylinder to form a first weld seam;forming a second hemispherical shell having a first edge;attaching a fuel outlet fixture to the second hemispherical shell;forming an elastomeric diaphragm;attaching the elastomeric diaphragm to the fuel outlet fixture;welding the second hemispherical shell, elastomeric diaphragm and fuel outlet fixture to the metallic cylinder along the first edge of the second hemispherical shell and the second edge of the metallic cylinder to form a second weld seam and a container having two interior chambers separated by the elastomeric diaphragm; andperforming a localized post-weld stress relief heat treatment on the first and second weld seams in which heating of the tank is confined to a distance of 2 inches (5.08 cm) from the first weld seam and a distance of 2 inches (5.08 cm) from the second weld seam such that stresses in the first and second weld seams are relieved and the elastomeric diaphragm is unaffected by the localized post-weld heat treatment. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder of the metallic positive expulsion fuel tank are constructed of a titanium alloy, an aluminum alloy, a corrosion resistant steel, or a nickel alloy. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder of the metallic positive expulsion fuel tank are constructed of CPTi, Ti-6Al-4V, or Ti-2.5V-4Al-1.5FE (Ti38). 13. The method of claim 10, wherein the elastomeric diaphragm is composed of silicone, ethylene propylene diene rubber, fluoroelastomers, or perfluoroelastomers. 14. The method of claim 10, wherein a thickness of the first and second hemispherical shells and the metallic cylinder is from about 20 mils (508 microns) to about 125 mils (3175 microns). 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the localized post-weld heat treatment comprises a temperature of about 1025° F. (552° C.) for about 3 hours. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein performing the localized post-weld heat treatment on the first and second weld seams comprises: covering the external surface of the first weld seam with a first insulating blanket and the second weld seam with a second insulating blanket;attaching at least four cooling bands to the external surface of the metallic positive expulsion fuel tank with at least one cooling band attached on each side of the first and second weld seams;surrounding the first and second weld seams, the first and second insulating blankets, and the at least four cooling bands with an inert atmosphere enclosure;providing an inert atmosphere within the inert atmosphere enclosure;providing an inert atmosphere over the internal surface of the fuel tank;positioning at least one induction coil proximate the first and second weld seams and external to the inert atmosphere enclosure;activating the induction coil to subject the first and second weld seams to a localized post-weld heat treatment schedule while cooling regions external to the first and second weld seams with the at least four cooling bands;sensing a temperature of the first and second weld seams with a temperature sensor; andcontrolling power supplied to the induction coil as a function of the sensed temperature. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the induction coil is positioned inside the inert atmosphere enclosure. 18. The method of claim 10, wherein welding comprises gas tungsten arc, plasma arc, laser beam, or electron beam welding. 19. The method of claim 10, wherein the positive expulsion fuel tank comprises a spacecraft engine fuel tank. 20. A metallic positive expulsion fuel tank formed by the method of claim 10.

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