Abstract: To prevent metal vapor and spatter from adhering to an optical system. A vacuum laser processing device includes: a laser beam irradiation unit having an optical system configured to emit a laser beam and an irradiation chamber through which the emitted laser beam passes; a construction chamber to which the irradiation chamber of the laser beam irradiation unit is connected, and in which an object to be processed to be constructed by the laser beam is positioned; a vacuum device unit configured to produce a vacuum in the interior of the construction chamber; and a gas supply unit having a gas nozzle configured to inject cross jet gas toward the laser beam at an irradiation port, which is the outlet of the laser beam of the irradiation chamber.

Abstract: A laser processing method includes a step of processing a workpiece by relatively moving the workpiece with respect to a plurality of laser spots including a first spot, a second spot, and a third spot which are linearly arranged so that the first spot, the second spot, and the third spot pass through a processing target portion of the workpiece in this order. To a total amount of energy of laser beam in the first spot, the second spot, and the third spot, a ratio of energy in the first spot is not less than 20% and not more than 30%, a ratio of energy in the second spot is not less than 20% and not more than 30%, and a ratio of energy in the third spot is not less than 45% and not more than 55%.

Abstract: A laser device includes a condensing assembly for condensing laser light output from a laser oscillator and a cover for accommodating the condensing assembly, the cover including protection windows permeable to the laser light on an optical path of the laser light. The protection windows include at least one first protection window having a positive refractive index temperature coefficient and at least one second protection window having a negative refractive index temperature coefficient, the at least one first protection window and the at least one second protection window being arranged along the optical path of the laser light.

Abstract: A rotor blade includes: a blade main body having a tip as an upstream end in a rotation direction, and a blade surface in contact with the tip and which is an upstream surface in a flow direction of a work fluid; and an erosion shield formed as a cladding portion using laser welding on the tip and the blade surface. A boundary between the blade main body and the erosion shield is shaped to approach a surface opposite the blade surface from an end facing the blade surface towards the tip. The boundary includes a first arc that includes the end facing the blade surface and a second arc closer towards the tip than the first arc. The first arc is convex towards an inside of the blade main body and the second arc is convex towards an outside of the blade main body.

Abstract: A method of welding erosion resistance metallic material is a method of welding erosion resistance metallic material to a base element (1) of a turbine blade leading edge portion (1A). The method includes the steps of: forming a curved surface in the leading edge portion (1A) to which the erosion resistance metallic material is applied so that a radius R of the curved surface is larger than thickness t of the base element (1); and welding the erosion resistance metallic material to the leading edge portion (1A).

Abstract: A cladding-by-welding device, an erosion shield forming method, and a turbine blade manufacturing method forming an erosion shield having high erosion resistance including: a powder supply head; a laser head; a line generator configured to irradiate a measurement line beam; a imaging device; a movement mechanism configured to move the powder supply head and the laser head with respect to a base body; and at least one controller configured to cause a projection image on the base body of the measurement line beam acquired by the imaging device to overlap a predetermined position of the imaging device, to set a position where the projection image overlaps the predetermined position of the imaging device as a copying position, to control the movement mechanism based on the copying position, and to move the powder supply head and the laser head with respect to the base body.

Abstract: A laser device according to an embodiment includes a condensing assembly condensing laser light output from a laser oscillator and a cover for accommodating the condensing assembly, the cover including protection windows permeable to the laser light on an optical path of the laser light. The protection windows include at least one first protection window having a positive refractive index temperature coefficient and at least one second protection window having a negative refractive index temperature coefficient, the first protection window and the second protection window being arranged along the optical path of the laser light.

Abstract: A nozzle as a welded structure includes a nozzle body, and a buckling prevention fin joined to the nozzle body by laser welding, in which an end of the buckling prevention fin before laser welding is disposed to face the nozzle body, an installed state of the nozzle body and the buckling prevention fin includes an installed state in which a gap is formed between the nozzle body and the buckling prevention fin, and the buckling prevention fin has a beveled portion which is beveled at the end facing the nozzle body.

Abstract: A management method of a powder supply head in which supplied cladding metal is stabilized, and a method and apparatus for forming an erosion shield. The powder supply head has a double tube that supplies the cladding metal to a cladding portion and includes an inner tube that sprays a cladding metal used for cladding by welding and an outer tube that concentrically overlaps the inner tube and sprays a shielding air. The method including: spraying the cladding metal from the powder supply head to a test region; measuring a width of the cladding metal sprayed onto the test region; in a case where the measured width of the cladding metal is an allowance or smaller, determining that the powder supply head is usable, and in a case where the measured width of the cladding metal is greater than the allowance, determining that the powder supply head is unusable.

Abstract: A welding device including a cylindrical powder nozzle (201) that supplies a powder gas containing a powder welding material toward a laser beam irradiation position of a base material and a cylindrical shield nozzle (202) that is arranged coaxially so as to cover an outer peripheral surface of the powder nozzle (201) and supplies a shielding gas for isolating the laser beam irradiation position, in which an outer peripheral surface (201b) in the vicinity of a distal end portion (201a) of the powder nozzle (201) has a shape whose outer diameter gradually decreases toward a distal end portion (201a) of the powder nozzle (201) and has an arc-shaped section on a section passing through a center axis (A) of the powder nozzle (201) is provided.

Abstract: A cladding-by-welding device, an erosion shield forming method, and a turbine blade manufacturing method forming an erosion shield having high erosion resistance including: a powder supply head; a laser head; a line generator configured to irradiate a measurement line beam; a imaging device; a movement mechanism configured to move the powder supply head and the laser head with respect to a base body; and at least one controller configured to cause a projection image on the base body of the measurement line beam acquired by the imaging device to overlap a predetermined position of the imaging device, to set a position where the projection image overlaps the predetermined position of the imaging device as a copying position, to control the movement mechanism based on the copying position, and to move the powder supply head and the laser head with respect to the base body.

Abstract: A management method of a powder supply head in which supplied cladding metal is stabilized, and a method and apparatus for forming an erosion shield. The powder supply head has a double tube that supplies the cladding metal to a cladding portion and includes an inner tube that sprays a cladding metal used for cladding by welding and an outer tube that concentrically overlaps the inner tube and sprays a shielding air. The method including: spraying the cladding metal from the powder supply head to a test region; measuring a width of the cladding metal sprayed onto the test region; in a case where the measured width of the cladding metal is an allowance or smaller, determining that the powder supply head is usable, and in a case where the measured width of the cladding metal is greater than the allowance, determining that the powder supply head is unusable.

Abstract: A nozzle as a welded structure includes a nozzle body, and a buckling prevention fin joined to the nozzle body by laser welding, in which an end of the buckling prevention fin before laser welding is disposed to face the nozzle body, an installed state of the nozzle body and the buckling prevention fin includes an installed state in which a gap is formed between the nozzle body and the buckling prevention fin, and the buckling prevention fin has a beveled portion which is beveled at the end facing the nozzle body.

Abstract: A rotor blade including: a blade main body having a tip as the upstream end in the rotation direction, and a blade surface in contact with the tip and which is the upstream surface in the flow direction of a work fluid; and an erosion shield formed as a cladding portion using laser welding on the tip and the blade surface. The boundary between the main body and the erosion shield is shaped to approach the surface opposite of the blade surface as the boundary moves from the end facing the blade surface towards the tip, and the boundary includes a first arc that includes the end facing the blade surface and a second arc arranged more towards the tip than the first arc; the first arc is convex towards the inside of the main body and the second arc is convex towards the outside of the main body.

Abstract: A movable vacuum welding device (1) includes a vacuum chamber (7) having an edge section (12) opposite to a surface of a welding target (T) and forming a vacuum space between the surface of the welding target (T) and the vacuum chamber (7), a seal section (8) interposed between the edge section (12) and the welding target (T) throughout the entire circumference of the edge section (12), a welding head (9) configured to perform welding on the surface of the welding target (T) in the vacuum space, and a preload unit (10) configured to previously apply a load to the seal section (8). The seal section (8) includes a first seal member (27) formed of an elastic material and extending along the edge section (12), and a second seal member (28) disposed at least a rear side in a relative moving direction in which a welding bead (W) passes and having higher flexibility than the first seal member (27).

Abstract: A movable vacuum welding device (1) includes a vacuum chamber (7) having an edge section (12) opposite to a surface of a welding target (T) and forming a vacuum space between the surface of the welding target (T) and the vacuum chamber (7), a seal section (8) interposed between the edge section (12) and the welding target (T) throughout the entire circumference of the edge section (12), a welding head (9) configured to perform welding on the surface of the welding target (T) in the vacuum space, and a preload unit (10) configured to previously apply a load to the seal section (8). The seal section (8) includes a first seal member (27) formed of an elastic material and extending along the edge section (12), and a second seal member (28) disposed at at least a rear side in a relative moving direction in which a welding bead (W) passes and having higher flexibility than the first seal member (27).

Abstract: A method of welding erosion resistance metallic material is a method of welding erosion resistance metallic material to a base element (1) of a turbine blade leading edge portion (1A). The method includes the steps of: forming a curved surface in the leading edge portion (1A) to which the erosion resistance metallic material is applied so that a radius R of the curved surface is larger than thickness t of the base element (1); and welding the erosion resistance metallic material to the leading edge portion (1A).

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a superconducting accelerator cavity in which a plurality of half cells having opening portions (equator portions and iris portions) at both ends thereof in an axial direction are placed one after another in the axial direction, contact portions where the corresponding opening portions come into contact with each other are joined by welding, and thus, a superconducting accelerator cavity is manufactured, the half cells to be joined are arranged so that the axial direction thereof extends in a vertical direction; and concave portions that are concave towards an outer side are also formed at inner circumferential surfaces located below the contact portions of the half cells positioned at a bottom; and the contact portions are joined from outside by penetration welding.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a superconducting accelerator cavity in which a plurality of half cells having opening portions (equator portions and iris portions) at both ends thereof in an axial direction are placed one after another in the axial direction, contact portions where the corresponding opening portions come into contact with each other are joined by welding, and thus, a superconducting accelerator cavity is manufactured, the half cells to be joined are arranged so that the axial direction thereof extends in a vertical direction; and concave portions that are concave towards an outer side are also formed at inner circumferential surfaces located below the contact portions of the half cells positioned at a bottom; and the contact portions are joined from outside by penetration welding.