The invention discloses a
welding method for an annular header, which is capable of greatly reducing
stress concentration. According to the
welding method, all oblique nozzles are arranged and fixed at first, and then
welding is started; and welding is divided into three steps: 1, fixed-position welding, wherein
tungsten inert gas welding is adopted in the fixed-position welding, two sections of connected
arc welding areas are arranged at the butt-joint part of each adjacent oblique nozzles and have different arc lengths, the relatively long
arc welding area is a first
arc welding area, and the relatively short arc welding area is a second arc welding area; 2, backing welding, wherein
tungsten inert gas welding is adopted in the backing welding, the annular header is provided with six welding areas in total, which are a welding area A, a welding area B, a welding area C, a welding area D, a welding area E and a welding area F, and the six welding areas are
clockwise arranged; and 3, welding seam-filling welding, wherein welding is carried out by virtue of a manual
electric arc welding method in the welding seam-filling welding, odd
layers and even
layers are reversely welded, and so on, until the filling welding is completed. The welding method disclosed by the invention has the
advantage of basically no
stress concentration.