Cavitation and the Cutting of Rock
Abstract
The intention of the program is to use cavitation damage to create microcracks in rock structure, thus weakening it so that the rock can be more easily excavated by a surrounding jet flow.
Recommended Citation
P. R. Scott and D. A. Summers, "Cavitation and the Cutting of Rock," Welding in the World, Le Soudage Dans Le Monde, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1978.
Meeting Name
Cavitation and Polyphase Flow Forum, Presented at ASME/Int Assoc for Hydraul Res/ASCE Jt Symp on Des and Oper of Fluid Mach
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1978 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1978
