A resource-efficient process design for heavy fabrication: A case of single-pass-per-layer narrow gap welding

Sumi, 2015, Application of narrow gap welding process with "J-STARTM welding" to shipbuilding and construction, JFE Tech. Rep., 20, 112 Norrish, 1992 Murayama, 2015, Narrow gap gas metal arc (GMA) welding technologies, JFE Tech. Rep., 20, 147 Hirai, 1982, Development of the narrow gap submerged arc welding process-NSA process, Kawasaki Steel Tech. Rep., 5, 81 Li, 2014, A study of narrow gap laser welding for thick plates using the multi-layer and multi-pass method, Opt. Laser Technol., 64, 172, 10.1016/j.optlastec.2014.04.015 Iwata, 2009, Application of narrow gap welding process with high speed rotating arc to box column joints of heavy thick plates, JFE Tech. Rep., 14, 16 Wippermann, 2020, Electrical energy and material efficiency analysis of machining, additive and hybrid manufacturing, J. Clean. Prod., 251, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119731 Le-Quang, 2021, Energy-efficient laser welding with beam oscillating technique–a parametric study, J. Clean. Prod., 313, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127796 Goffin, 2021, Mathematical modelling for energy efficiency improvement in laser welding, J. Clean. Prod., 322, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129012 Venkatarao, 2021, The use of teaching-learning based optimization technique for optimizing weld bead geometry as well as power consumption in additive manufacturing, J. Clean. Prod., 279, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123891 Sproesser, 2015, Life cycle assessment of welding technologies for thick metal plate welds, J. Clean. Prod., 108, 46, 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.06.121 Buffa, 2019, An insight into the electrical energy demand of friction stir welding processes: the role of process parameters, material and machine tool architecture, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol., 100, 3013, 10.1007/s00170-018-2896-7 Cunha, 2022, A new approach to reduce the carbon footprint in resistance spot welding by energy efficiency evaluation, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol., 119, 6503, 10.1007/s00170-021-08472-7 Sharma, 2018, A fundamental study on qualitatively viable sustainable welding process maps, J. Manuf. Syst., 46, 221, 10.1016/j.jmsy.2018.01.002 Sproesser, 2016, Increasing performance and energy efficiency of gas metal arc welding by a high power tandem process, Procedia CIRP., 40, 642, 10.1016/j.procir.2016.01.148 Chang, 2015, Environmental and social life cycle assessment of welding technologies, Procedia CIRP., 26, 293, 10.1016/j.procir.2014.07.084 Sangwan, 2016, Life cycle assessment of arc welding and gas welding processes, Procedia CIRP., 48, 62, 10.1016/j.procir.2016.03.096 Pittner, 2022, Life cycle assessment of fusion welding processes—a case study of resistance spot welding versus laser beam welding, Adv. Eng. Mater., 2101343 Favi, 2019, Comparative life cycle assessment of metal arc welding technologies by using engineering design documentation, Int. J. Life Cycle Assess., 24, 2140, 10.1007/s11367-019-01621-x Sproesser, 2017, Sustainable technologies for thick metal plate welding, 71 Manzoli, 1989, Narrow gap welding of heavy gauge steel nuclear components, Weld. Int., 3, 417, 10.1080/09507118909447675 Houldcroft, 1990 Layus, 2018, Advanced submerged arc welding processes for Arctic structures and ice-going vessels, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. B J. Eng. Manuf., 232, 114, 10.1177/0954405416636037 Sejima, 1981 Fusari, 2017, Improvements in the welding technology for heavy wall pressure vessels 2 ¼ Cr 1Mo ¼ V low alloy steels, vol. 57984 Ando, 2010, A study of tandem SAW methods using current waveform control, 86, 146 Tokuhisa, 1986, 15, 74 Abe, 2021, Study on proper welding condition for ultranarrow gap submerged arc welding, Weld. Int., 35, 369, 10.1080/09507116.2021.1980298 Alfaro, 1989 Alfaro, 1989, Mathematical modelling of narrow gap submerged arc welding, 3, 469 Abe, 2020, Development of a welding condition optimization program for narrow gap SAW, Q. J. Jpn. Weld. Soc., 38, 98s, 10.2207/qjjws.38.98s Mohanty, 2020, Performance evaluation of alternating current square waveform submerged arc welding as a candidate for fabrication of thick welds in 2.25Cr-1Mo heat-resistant steel, J. Press. Vessel. Technol., 142, 10.1115/1.4046785 Toma, 2011, Comparison between DC (+) and square wave AC SAW current outputs to weld AISI 304 for low-temperature applications, Weld. J., 90, 153s Mohanty, 2021, Recent developments in AC square waveform welding, Mater. Today Proc., 45, 5709, 10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.516 Pepin, 2009 Mohanty, 2018, A semi-analytical nonlinear regression approach for weld profile prediction: a case of alternating current square waveform submerged arc welding of heat resistant steel, J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Trans. ASME, 140, 10.1115/1.4040983 Campbell, 2011, Joining: understanding the basics, ASM Int., 1 Chandel, 1990, Electrode melting and plate melting efficiencies of submerged arc welding and gas metal arc welding, Mater. Sci. Technol., 6, 772, 10.1179/mst.1990.6.8.772 Sharma, 2009, Statistical modeling of deposition rate in twin-wire submerged arc welding, Proc. Inst. Mech. Eng. B J. Eng. Manuf., 223, 851, 10.1243/09544054JEM1342 Swamee, 2000, Describing water quality with aggregate index, J. Environ. Eng., 126, 451, 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2000)126:5(451)