Abstract
An abrasive cutting or drilling system, apparatus and method, which includes an upstream supercritical fluid and/or liquid carrier fluid, abrasive particles, a nozzle and a gaseous or low-density supercritical fluid exhaust abrasive stream. The nozzle includes a throat section and, optionally, a converging inlet section, a divergent discharge section, and a feed section.
Recommended Citation
D. A. Summers et al., "Method and Apparatus for Jet-Assisted Drilling or Cutting," U.S. Patents, Sep 2012.
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Second Department
Chemistry
Patent Application Number
US12/400,507
Patent Number
US8257147B2
Document Type
Patent
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2009 The Curators of the University of Missouri and Regency Technologies LLC, All rights reserved.
Publication Date
04 Sep 2012
Comments
10 Sep 2009: Publication of US20090227185A1