Investigation of expansion percentages and groove inclusions on the performance of welded, expanded, welded-expanded tube-to-tubesheet joints

Tube-to-tubesheet joints play a crucial role in providing structural integrity to the shell and tube heat exchangers. This research investigated the combined effect of roller expansion percentages and grooves on the performance of expanded and welded-expanded tube-to-tubesheet joints. The results in...

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Main Authors: Dinu Thomas Thekkuden, Abdel-Hamid Ismail Mourad, Abdel-Hakim Bouzid, Muhammad M. Sherif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785422019342