Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Manual metal arc welding
- 2 Gas shielded metal arc welding
- 3 Tungsten electrode, inert gas shielded welding processes (TIG), and the plasma arc process
- 4 Resistance welding and flash butt welding
- 5 Additional processes of welding
- 6 Oxy-acetylene welding
- 7 Cutting processes
- 8 The welding of plastics
- Appendixes
- 1 Welding symbols: British, American
- 2 Simplified notes on the operation of a thyristor
- 3 Proprietary gases and mixtures
- 4 Tests for wear-resistant surfaces
- 5 Conversion factors
- 6 Low hydrogen electrode, downhill pipe welding
- 7 The manufacture of extruded MMA electrodes
- 8 Notes on fire extinguishing
- 9 Table of brazing alloys and fluxes
- 10 Latest plant and equipment
- 11 Refraction and reflection
- 12 Notes on the welding of Duplex and Super Duplex stainless steels
- 13 Welding fumes: health and safety
- 14 Lasers and laser welding
- City and Guilds of London Institute examination questions
- Index
2 - Simplified notes on the operation of a thyristor
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 May 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Manual metal arc welding
- 2 Gas shielded metal arc welding
- 3 Tungsten electrode, inert gas shielded welding processes (TIG), and the plasma arc process
- 4 Resistance welding and flash butt welding
- 5 Additional processes of welding
- 6 Oxy-acetylene welding
- 7 Cutting processes
- 8 The welding of plastics
- Appendixes
- 1 Welding symbols: British, American
- 2 Simplified notes on the operation of a thyristor
- 3 Proprietary gases and mixtures
- 4 Tests for wear-resistant surfaces
- 5 Conversion factors
- 6 Low hydrogen electrode, downhill pipe welding
- 7 The manufacture of extruded MMA electrodes
- 8 Notes on fire extinguishing
- 9 Table of brazing alloys and fluxes
- 10 Latest plant and equipment
- 11 Refraction and reflection
- 12 Notes on the welding of Duplex and Super Duplex stainless steels
- 13 Welding fumes: health and safety
- 14 Lasers and laser welding
- City and Guilds of London Institute examination questions
- Index
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- The Science and Practice of Welding , pp. 390 - 392Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993