Apparatus and method of a pneumatic motor propulsion source
A pneumatic motor propulsion source including a friction welding apparatus, a gas accumulator tank operably coupled to the friction welding apparatus, and an air compressor operably coupled to the gas accumulator tank.
1. A pneumatic motor propulsion source comprising:
a friction welding apparatus comprising a pneumatic vane motor and actuator;
a gas accumulator tank operably coupled to the friction welding apparatus; and
an air compressor operably coupled to the gas accumulator tank,
wherein the friction welding apparatus is positioned over a work surface, the friction welding apparatus includes a housing that is secured to the work surface through a flexible seal, and the friction welding apparatus includes a fitting that provides a substantially air tight seal between the housing and the actuator, the housing and the fitting provide a substantially air tight seal with the work surface, the friction welding apparatus also includes a motor, and the housing, the fitting and the work surface form a vacuum chamber which prevents combustion in the vicinity of the work surface.
2. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 1 wherein the gas accumulator tank further comprises:
an air accumulator tank.
3. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 1 wherein the gas accumulator tank stores compressed gas to power the friction welding apparatus.
4. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 1 wherein the gas accumulator tank stores energy that is dissipated into the friction welding apparatus.
5. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 1 wherein stored energy in compressed gas within the gas accumulator tank provides power to the pneumatic vane motor.
6. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 1 wherein the friction welding apparatus is operably coupled to a stud or fastener.
7. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 1 wherein the friction welding apparatus is used to friction weld a stud to a work surface.
8. The pneumatic motor propulsion source of claim 7 wherein the work surface further comprises:
a tank or any flat or curved surface.
9. A method comprising:
powering a gas accumulator tank operably to compressed gas through a first gas line from an air compressor; and
powering a friction welding apparatus from the compressed gas through a second gas line from the gas accumulator tank,
wherein the friction welding apparatus comprising a pneumatic vane motor and actuator, is positioned over a work surface, the friction welding apparatus further includes a housing that is secured to the work surface through a flexible seal, and the friction welding apparatus includes a fitting that provides a substantially air tight seal between the housing and the actuator, the housing and the fitting provide a substantially air tight seal with the work surface, the friction welding apparatus also includes a motor, and the housing, the fitting and the work surface form a vacuum chamber which prevents combustion in the vicinity of the work surface.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the gas accumulator tank further comprises:
an air accumulator tank.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the gas accumulator tank stores compressed gas to power the friction welding apparatus.
12. The method of claim 9 wherein the gas accumulator tank stores energy that is dissipated into the friction welding apparatus.
13. The method of claim 9 wherein stored energy in the compressed gas within the gas accumulator tank provides power to the pneumatic vane motor.
14. The method of claim 9 wherein the friction welding apparatus is operably coupled to a stud or fastener.
15. The method of claim 9 wherein the friction welding apparatus is used to friction weld a stud to a work surface.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the work surface further comprises:
a tank or any flat or curved surface.