Welding system for x-ray monitoring of electron beam welds
AssigneeAquasium Technology Limited
InventorAlex O'FARRELL
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Abstract
There is provided a welding system (16) comprising an evacuatable welding chamber (26), an electron beam gun (20) connected to the welding chamber (26), a control system (44) to modify the direction of an electron beam (22) generated by the electron beam gun (20) and a detector (40) for acquiring X-ray images, wherein first and second X-ray sources (14, 14′) are positioned proximal a weld site (24) within the welding chamber (26). The control system (44) is configured to synchronise acquisition of X-ray images of the weld site (24) by the detector (40) with periodic generation of X-rays by the X-ray sources (14, 14′) in response to an incident electron beam.
Claims12
A welding system comprising an evacuatable welding chamber, an electron beam gun connected to the welding chamber, a control system to modify the direction of an electron beam generated by the electron beam gun and a detector for acquiring X-ray images, wherein first and second X-ray sources are positioned proximal a weld site within the welding chamber, the first X-ray source emitting X-rays in a first direction through the weld site and the second X-ray source emitting X-rays in a second direction through the weld site, the first and second directions being substantially orthogonal to each other.
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