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Under Water Welding Seminar Report

Underwater welding is used for repairing marine structures and involves welding directly in water. It is classified as wet or dry welding. Wet welding uses processes like MMA and has advantages of lower cost and versatility but risks hydrogen embrittlement and poor visibility in water. Dry welding uses a chamber for welding and allows for better weld quality but at higher cost. Applications include offshore construction, ship repairs, and salvaging sunken vessels. More research is still needed due to challenges from welding in water.

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Under Water Welding Seminar Report

Underwater welding is used for repairing marine structures and involves welding directly in water. It is classified as wet or dry welding. Wet welding uses processes like MMA and has advantages of lower cost and versatility but risks hydrogen embrittlement and poor visibility in water. Dry welding uses a chamber for welding and allows for better weld quality but at higher cost. Applications include offshore construction, ship repairs, and salvaging sunken vessels. More research is still needed due to challenges from welding in water.

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  • Introduction
  • Under Water Welding
  • Advantages and Disadvantages
  • Application
  • Conclusion

GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC

MAYURBHANJ, TIKARPADA

SEMINAR REPORT
ON
UNDER WATER WELDING
SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
SANGRAM KISHORE DEO SATYA RANJAN PRAMANIK
F22152004043
1st SEMESTER
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
CONTENTS
 INTRODUCTION
 UNDER WATER WELDING
 CLASSIFICATION
 ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
 APPLICATION
 CONCLUSION
WET WELDING

Key technology for repairing marine structure

Welding is performed under water directly exposed


to the wet environment

Increased freedom movement makes more


effective, efficient and economical

Supply is connected to the welder/driver via cables


or hoses

Complete insulation of the cables and hoses are


essential in case to prevent the chance for electric
shock
 MMA (Manual Metal Arc) welding is
commonly used process in the repair of
offshore platforms.
ADVANTAGES OF
WET WELDING

The versatility and low cost.


Less costlier than dry welding.
Speed with which it is carried out
 No enclosures so no time is lost for building.
DISADVANTAGES OF
WET WELDING

Rapid quenching of the weld metal by the surrounding water.


Welders working under water are restricted in manipulating arc.
Hydrogen embrittlement causes cracks.
 Poor visibility due to water contaminance .
DRY WELDING

A chamber is created near the area to be


welded and the welder does the job by
staying inside the chamber.
It produces high quality weld joints .
The gas-tungsten arc welding process is
used mostly for pipe works
 Gas metal arc welding is the best
process for this welding.
ADVANTAGES OF
DRY WELDING

 Welder/driver safety.
 Good weld quality.
 Surface monitoring.
DISADVANTAGES OF DRY
WELDING

 High cost of process.


 Large quantity of costly and expensive is required.
 Can’t weld if weld spot is at unreachable place.
APPLICATION OF UNDERWATER
WELDING

 Offshore construction for tapping sea resources.


 Temporary repair work caused by ship’s collisions or
unexpected accidents.
 Salvaging vessels sunk in the sea.
 Repair and maintenance of ships
 Construction of large ships beyond the capacity of existing
docks.
CONCLUSION

 Sufficient literature is not


available.
 It as led to the development of
alternative welding methods
like friction welding explosive
welding.
Thank You

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