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Process and apparatus for decomposition of articles

US6328235A · kind A · utility

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Assignee

DETEC Decommissioning Technologies GmbH · DE

Inventors

Hans-Uwe Arnold · Alzenau, DE
Bernhard Christ · Gerolzhofen, DE
Friedrich-Wilhelm Ledebrink · Neuberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 26, 1999
Grant date	Dec 11, 2001
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 26, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB23D57/0007
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for decomposing articles, especially contaminated articles, by means of a decomposition device. To make it possible to the use an easily manipulated decomposition device while avoiding bulky devices, and at the same time to enable in-situ decomposition, in the tightest possible space, in a way that suits packing needs, it is proposed that the decomposition device execute an oscillating motion such that as a function of the progress and/or duration of the decomposition of the article, a varying resultant of the direction of decomposition force introduced by the decomposition device is established.

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