Global Patent Index - EP 1034013 A2

EP 1034013 A2 20000913 - AMMONIA FLUIDJET CUTTING PROCESSES

Title (en)

AMMONIA FLUIDJET CUTTING PROCESSES

Title (de)

AMMONIAKFLÜSSIGSTRAHL-SCHNEIDEVERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES DE DECOUPAGE AU JET D'AMMONIAQUE

Publication

EP 1034013 A2 20000913 (EN)

Application

EP 99944988 A 19990427

Priority

  • US 9909066 W 19990427
  • US 6669098 A 19980427

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9958202A2] Methods of cutting structural shapes by impinging a high pressure jet of anhydrous liquid ammonia or anhydrous ammonia-abrasive mixture at high impact velocity at a target substrate for faster, more efficient penetration/cutting rates i.e., up to 25 percent improvement over high pressure jet cutting methods with water as the cutting fluid, greater safety and flexibility, particularly in demilitarizing munitions comprising energetic materials and/or chemical warfare agents. The energy from the cutting jet comprising anhydrous ammonia may also be utilized in a continuous, uninterrupted sequence of processing steps after penetrating a closed casing for dispersing/dissolving and washing the contents from the penetrated containment.

IPC 1-7

A62D 1/00

IPC 8 full level

B26F 3/00 (2006.01); F42B 33/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B26F 3/004 (2013.01); F42B 33/062 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9958202A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9958202 A2 19991118; WO 9958202 A3 19991229; AU 5769799 A 19991129; CA 2307722 A1 19991118; EA 200000429 A1 20001225; EP 1034013 A2 20000913; IL 135746 A0 20010520

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9909066 W 19990427; AU 5769799 A 19990427; CA 2307722 A 19990427; EA 200000429 A 19990424; EP 99944988 A 19990427; IL 13574699 A 19990427