Process of plasma arc welding and forming low oxide coatings using a plasma arc apparatus with a environmental cell having a ring with fluid passageways

A local environmental cell (10) for a welding spray gun (14) includes an annular ring (12) having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the annular ring (12) is adapted for attachment to an outer perimeter of the spray gun (14) and a plurality of fluid passageways (20) radially disposed about...

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Hauptverfasser: FUSARO, ROBERT ANTHONY, JR, SOLOMON, HARVEY DONALD
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A local environmental cell (10) for a welding spray gun (14) includes an annular ring (12) having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the annular ring (12) is adapted for attachment to an outer perimeter of the spray gun (14) and a plurality of fluid passageways (20) radially disposed about the annular ring (12) comprising a plurality of openings in the bottom surface of the ring (12) in fluid communication (18) with a vacuum source for providing a vacuum thereto. The use of the local environmental cell (10) permits deposition of local bond coats as well as minimizes the number of steps associated with welding repair processes. For example, the use of the local environmental cell (10) permits welding and formation of a low oxide bond coat during the welding process, thereby eliminating the need for placing the substrate (30) subsequent to a welding process in a separate spray cell to deposit the bond coating.