Distribution and cutting of rocks,glass and the like
Abstract
Abstract A METHOD IS DISCLOSED FOR DRILLING HOLES, EXCAVATING AND/OR TUNNELING IN ROCKY TERRAIN OR CUTTING OR BREAKING UP ROCK OR GLASS WITH A CORPUSCULAR BEAM, OF ELECTRONS OR IONS OF HIGH ENERGY DENSITY, TYPICALLY EXCEEDING ABOUT 10**6 WATTS PER SQUARE CENTIMETER. THE BEAM IS PROJECTED INTO THE ATMOSPHERE FROM THE CHAMBER IN WHICH IT IS GENERATED. MOLTEN MATERIAL, FUMES AND DUST MAY BE BLASTED AWAY BY A STREAM OF GAS, WATER OR STEAM. THE SURFACE BEING IMPINGED BY THE BEAM MAY ADVANTAGEOUSLY BE UNDER WATER. THE PARTICLES OF THE BEAM MAY ALSO HAVE VERY HIGH ENERGY (ACCELERATING VOLTAGE ONE MILLION TO 100 MILLION VOLTS) TO PRODUCE A BLASTING EFFECT UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE MATERIAL BEING DISRUPTED.
Inventors
- 👤 William E Shoupp
- 👤 Berthold W Schumacher
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