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A Study on the Improvement of Welding Method for Ice Evaporator

얼음증발기 용접방법 개선에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Jeong-Youn (Department of Mechanical Facility Control Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education) ;
  • Yoo, Heung-Ryol (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education) ;
  • Son, Yung-Deug (Department of Mechanical Facility Control Engineering, Korea University of Technology and Education)
  • 이정연 (한국기술교육대학교 기계설비제어공학과) ;
  • 유흥렬 (한국기술교육대학교 전기공학과) ;
  • 손영득 (한국기술교육대학교 기계설비제어공학과)
  • Received : 2020.11.09
  • Accepted : 2021.02.05
  • Published : 2021.02.28

Abstract

The water purifier market has increased rapidly in recent years. The welding technology of the evaporator is a key component that determines the level of ice production and the cold water performance of an ice purifier. The finger type evaporator of an ice purifier can remove ice and is divided largely into an instant heat method and a hot gas method. In the hot gas type evaporator, particularly during the production process, the pinhole phenomenon inside the copper pipe and clogging problems occur intermittently when welding high-pressure pipes due to the high-temperature oxygen welding. Its use in a water purifier can cause a problem in that ice and cold water do not form, and repairs cannot be made on site. To solve this problem, in this study, a cap jig was applied to improve the welding defect of the hot gas evaporator. In addition, the oxygen welding flame size was adjusted so that the heat source could be well supplied to the cap jig, and the effectiveness was confirmed through a wave pressure test, a test, and a thermal shock test.

정수기는 최근 시장규모가 급격한 증가 추세에 있으며, 얼음 정수기의 얼음 생성량과 냉수 성능을 결정하는 핵심 부품인 증발기의 용접기술 향상을 요구하고 있다. 얼음 정수기의 finger type 증발기는 얼음을 탈빙 시키는 방법으로 순간 히터 방식과 고온 가스 방식으로 크게 구분되며 일부 대기업을 중심으로 생산 및 개발이 진행되고 있다. 두 방법은 장·단점을 가지고 있으며 고온 가스 방식 증발기는 특히 생산과정에서 고열의 산소 용접으로 인해 동파이프 내부에 pin hole 현상과 고압관 용접시 막힘 문제가 간헐적으로 발생하고 있다. 이는 정수기 사용시 얼음과 차가운 물의 생기지 않는 문제점을 가져오며 현장에서 수리가 불가능하다. 이러한 문제점을 해결하기 위해 본 논문에서는 고온 가스 증발기의 용접 불량을 개선하기 위해 cap jig를 적용하였다. 또한 산소용접 불꽃 크기를 조절하여 cap jig에 열원이 잘 공급될 수 있도록 하고 파압 시험과 테스트와 열충격 시험을 통해 유효성을 확인하였다.

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