Method for Breaking Rock
AssigneeSandvik Mining and Construction Oy
InventorsMarkku Keskiniva, Jorma Maki, Erkki Ahola, Mauri Esko, Aimo Helin
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for breaking rock to be drilled in rock drilling, in which method the rock to be drilled is subjected to successive stress pulses via a tool. The method comprises stress pulses being exerted on the rock at a high frequency, and the load proportion calculated on the basis of the values of the frequency and the length (tp) of the stress wave being at least 0.075.
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A method for breaking rock to be drilled in rock drilling, in which method the rock to be drilled is subjected to successive stress pulses by using the pressure of a pressure fluid via a tool in such a way that the energy of the stress wave transmitted from the tool to the rock causes the rock to be broken, wherein the stress waves being generated by subjecting the tool periodically to compressive force so that the compressive force generates a stress wave in the tool, the compressive force being generated by causing the pressure of the pressure fluid to directly or indirectly affect the end of the tool for the period of time of generating the stress pulse in such a way that the force generated by the pressure compresses the tool, the stress pulses being exerted on the rock at a high frequency and by the load proportion (α) calculated on the basis of the values of the frequency (f) and the length (tp) of the stress wave being at least 0.075.
A method of breaking rock, comprising:
- generating a stress wave in a tool by periodically applying a pressure of a pressure fluid to an end of a tool to compress the tool;
- and
- transmitting the generated stress wave to a rock to be drilled in a series of stress pulses,
- wherein a load proportion (α) of the stress wave is at least 0.075.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.