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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shane Joseph Findlan, Harrisburg, NC (US);
Jack C. Spanner, Charlotte, NC (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 6/00 ;
Abstract
A method of repairing a heat exchanger tube in a steam generator includes the step of removing a degraded tube segment from an operative heat exchanger tube in a steam generator. A weld metal ring is then positioned between the operative heat exchanger tube and a new tube segment. The weld metal ring is then welded to the operative heat exchanger tube and the new tube segment to form a linking tube section. The linking tube section is then heat treated. The new tube segment is then expanded toward a steam generator tubesheet. Finally, the new tube segment is welded to the tube sheet.