Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a steel Yankee cylinder 1 by welding a cylindrical shell 2 to two end walls 3, 4 such that the cylindrical shell 2 and the end walls 3,4 together form the Yankee cylinder 1. The welding operation is carried out exclusively from the outside of the Yankee cylinder 1 and in the welding operation is carried out as a butt welding operation in which a backing material 7 is used on the inside of the Yankee cylinder 1 such that, between each end wall 3, 4 and the cylindrical shell 1, a single weld bead 8 is formed which extends all the way between the opposing surfaces 5, 6 and completely fuses the opposing surfaces 5, 6 of each end wall 3, 4 and the cylindrical shell 2 respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of making a steel Yankee cylinder 1 by welding a cylindrical shell 2 to two end walls 3, 4 such that the cylindrical shell 2 and the end walls 3,4 together form the Yankee cylinder 1. The welding operation is carried out exclusively from the outside of the Yankee cylinder 1 and in the welding operation is carried out as a butt welding operation in which a backing material 7 is used on the inside of the Yankee cylinder 1 such that, between each end wall 3, 4 and the cylindrical shell 1, a single weld bead 8 is formed which extends all the way between the opposing surfaces 5, 6 and completely fuses the opposing surfaces 5, 6 of each end wall 3, 4 and the cylindrical shell 2 respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a steel-made Yankee cylinder (1) that comprises a cylindrical shell (2) having two axial ends (3, 4). An end wall (5, 6) is connected to each axial end (3, 4) by a circumferential weld bead (7). The cylindrical shell has an inner surface (8) in which circumferential grooves (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e) are formed. From the outermost circumferential groove (9a) at each axial end (3, 4) to the circumferential weld bead (7) at that axial end (3, 4) the wall thickness (T) of the cylindrical shell is either constant or decreasing and the depth (d1) of the circumferential grooves increases axially from the outermost circumferential groove (9a).

Abstract: The invention relates to a steel-made Yankee cylinder (1) that comprises a cylindrical shell (2) having two axial ends (3, 4). An end wall (5, 6) is connected to each axial end (3, 4) by a circumferential weld bead (7). The cylindrical shell has an inner surface (8) in which circumferential grooves (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e) are formed. From the outermost circumferential groove (9a) at each axial end (3, 4) to the circumferential weld bead (7) at that axial end (3, 4) the wall thickness (T) of the cylindrical shell is either constant or decreasing and the depth (d1) of the circumferential grooves increases axially from the outermost circumferential groove (9a).