US 2014/0273747 A1 · REMOVING MATERIAL FROM A WORKPIECE WITH A WATER JET

Abstract

A method is provided for removing material from a workpiece using a material removal device and a measurement device. The method includes measuring a first dimension of the workpiece at a location with the measurement device. A jet of water is directed from the material removal device to the location to remove material from the workpiece at the location. A second dimension of the workpiece at the location is measured with the measurement device. The first dimension is compared to the second dimension to determine a measured thickness of the material removed from the workpiece at the location.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for removing material from a workpiece using a material removal device and a laser measurement device, the method comprising:

measuring a first dimension of the workpiece at a location with the laser measurement device;
directing a jet of water from the material removal device to the location to remove material from the workpiece at the location;
measuring a second dimension of the workpiece at the location with the laser measurement device;
and
comparing the first dimension to the second dimension to determine a measured thickness of the material removed from the workpiece at the location.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/212,126Filed 14 Mar 2014

Priority

15 Mar 2013

Published

18 Sep 2014

Term ends

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Classification15 codes

B24C 1/04
Methods for use of abrasive blasting for producing particular effects; Use of auxiliary equipment in connection with such methods: for treating…
F01D 5/005
Blades; Blade-carrying members ; Heating, heat-insulating, cooling or antivibration means on the blades or the members: repairing methods or devices
F01D 5/06
Blade-carrying members, e.g. rotors: rotors for more than one axial stage, e.g. of drum or multiple disc type; Details thereof, e.g. shafts, shaft…
F01D 17/02
Regulating or controlling by varying flow: arrangement of sensing elements

Removing material from a workpiece with a water jet

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Removing material from a workpiece with a water jet

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Abstract

Claims20