I started this thread here on the chemical engineering section as I was not sure if the people that may know something about chemical engineering actually followed the posts on the mechanical engineering site. This problem i am having has such a huge impact on my business that it may send me...
Thanks so far for all the help. The problem is that the tube in question has already been fabricated in place and the unit has been powder coated and fully assembled. The cost of dissassembling and reassembly far out weighs the cost of the basic structure so it needs to be repaired in place...