Cavitating liquid jet assisted drill bit and method for deep-hole drilling
US4391339A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 1980 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2000 |
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- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE21B10/60
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A drill bit and a method for deep-hole drilling in which the drill bit has mechanical cutting means located on its lower cutting face for cutting a solid surface upon rotation of the bit and a plurality of cavitating liquid jet nozzles spaced around the face of the bit to assist in the drilling action, the nozzles being located so as to discharge a plurality of downwardly directed and concentric liquid jets that cavitate to fracture the surface to be drilled in a series of non-overlapping slots as the bit is rotated.
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