The invention belongs to the technical field of
heat exchanger manufacturing, and relates to a low-stress
welding expansion forming method for a tube-tube plate of a large tubular
heat exchanger. The method comprises the steps of preparation before
welding, weld reinforcement size design, connection of a
pipe and a
pipe plate,
welding quality evaluation, adhesion and expansion load determination and implementation and the like. The preparation before welding relates to a groove form, surface pretreatment, preheating and the like; the influence of the welding seam size on
residual stress and
mechanical strength is disclosed, and a surplus height design method based on
residual stress control and meeting the strength requirement is provided so as to reduce
stress concentration; carrying out full penetration strength welding on the tube and the tube plate by adopting automatic
argon arc welding; the welding quality is ensured through
nondestructive testing; hydraulic expansion connection is adopted in the adhesion expansion process, the influence of expansion connection loads on
residual stress and sealing performance is revealed, an optimal expansion connection load design method is provided, and meanwhile the
pipe expansion rate is evaluated; through the welding expansion method, the risk of
stress corrosion cracking is reduced, the service life of equipment is prolonged, and the reliability of the large tubular
heat exchanger is improved.