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Friction Stir Welding of the Space Shuttle External Tank Longitudinal Barrel WeldsThrough 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.
Document ID
20010083026
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Adams, Glynn (Lockheed Martin Corp. United States)
Pareti, Paul (Lockheed Martin Corp. United States)
Thompson, Jack (General Tool Co. United States)
Lawless, Kirby (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Munafo, Paul M.
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 2, 2001
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Meeting Information
Meeting: AeroMat 2001
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: June 11, 2001
End Date: June 14, 2001
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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