Global Patent Index - EP 2766123 B1

EP 2766123 B1 20150930 - METHOD FOR FRAGMENTING AND/OR PRE-WEAKENING MATERIAL USING HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGES

Title (en)

METHOD FOR FRAGMENTING AND/OR PRE-WEAKENING MATERIAL USING HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGES

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR FRAGMENTIERUNG UND/ODER VORSCHWÄCHUNG VON MATERIAL MITTELS HOCHSPANNUNGSENTLADUNGEN

Title (fr)

PROCÉDÉ DESTINÉ À FRAGMENTER ET/OU À PRÉ-AFFAIBLIR UN MATÉRIAU AU MOYEN DE DÉCHARGES À HAUTE TENSION

Publication

EP 2766123 B1 20150930 (DE)

Application

EP 11773167 A 20111010

Priority

CH 2011000242 W 20111010

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013053066A1] The invention relates to a method for fragmenting and/or weakening material (1) using high-voltage discharges. The material (1) together with a processing liquid (5) are introduced into a processing chamber (2) in which two electrodes (3, 4) which are positioned opposite each other are at a distance from each other and are arranged in said chamber such that the region between the two electrodes (3, 4) is filled with the material (1) and the processing liquid (5). High-voltage discharges are generated between the two electrodes (3, 4) in order to fragment or weaken the material (1). According to the invention, processing liquid is discharged from the processing chamber (2) and introduced into the processing chamber (2) while the material (1) is being fragmented or weakened. The introduced processing liquid (5) has a lower electric conductivity than the discharged processing liquid (5). It has been shown that the energy efficiency and the ability to comminute hard and brittle materials can be substantially improved using said method in the electrodynamic methods known today.

IPC 8 full level

B02C 19/18 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B02C 19/18 (2013.01 - EP US); B02C 23/06 (2013.01 - US); B02C 23/12 (2013.01 - US); B02C 23/22 (2013.01 - US); B02C 23/36 (2013.01 - US); B02C 25/00 (2013.01 - US); B02C 2019/183 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013053066 A1 20130418; AU 2011379145 A1 20140424; AU 2011379145 B2 20161020; CA 2850980 A1 20130418; CA 2850980 C 20180501; CN 103857471 A 20140611; CN 103857471 B 20160413; EP 2766123 A1 20140820; EP 2766123 B1 20150930; ES 2556123 T3 20160113; JP 2014528355 A 20141027; JP 5963871 B2 20160803; RU 2568747 C1 20151120; US 10029262 B2 20180724; US 2015069153 A1 20150312

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 2011000242 W 20111010; AU 2011379145 A 20111010; CA 2850980 A 20111010; CN 201180074118 A 20111010; EP 11773167 A 20111010; ES 11773167 T 20111010; JP 2014534902 A 20111010; RU 2014118606 A 20111010; US 201114348851 A 20111010