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International Journal of Mechanical Systems Engineering Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJMSE-115, 9 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2016/115
Research Article
Application of FSW to Join Aluminium Foil Winding Coils for Electrical Transformers

Pedro Vilaça 1*, Joel Mendes2, Filipe Nascimento3, Luísa Quintino4

1Department of Engineering Design and Production, School of Engineering, Aalto University, P.O. Box 1420, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland
2Energy Sector, Siemens S.A., Rua da fábrica, S/N, Sabugo, 2715-376 Almargem do Bispo, Portugal
3Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade, Av. Prof. Dr. Cavaco Silva, nº 33, 2740-120 Porto Salvo, Portugal
4Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Dr. Pedro Vilaça, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Aalto University, Finland; E-mail: pedro.vilaca@aalto.fi
25 January 2016; 13 June 2016; 15 June 2016
Vilaça P, Mendes J, Nascimento F, Quintino L (2016) Application of FSW to Join Aluminium Foil Winding Coils for Electrical Transformers. Int J Mech Syst Eng 2: 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-7412/2016/115

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