FEASIBILITY RESEARCH ON A NOVEL ROCK DRILL CONCEPT

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Agency: National Science Foundation	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 5259	Program Year/Program: 1987 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 5259	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Flow Research Inc
21414 - 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032
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Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1987

Title: FEASIBILITY RESEARCH ON A NOVEL ROCK DRILL CONCEPT

Agency: NSF

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $40,000.00

Abstract:
FLOW INDUSTRIES HAS CONCEIVED A NOVEL DRILLING METHOD THAT ENABLES RAPID PENETRATION OF HARD ROCK WITH A DRILL HAVING NO MOVING PARTS. THE DRILL UTILIZES A HIGH-VELOCITY WATER/ABRASIVE SPRAY EMITTED FROM A STATIONARY PIPE AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY. LIMITED LABORATORY TESTING HAS BEEN CONDUCTED, VERIFYING THE ABILITY TO RAPIDLY ADVANCE SUCH A DRILL THROUGH HARD ROCK. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE PERFORMANCE AND TO ASSESS TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY. WORK UNDER PHASE I WILL INCLUDE STUDY AND OPTIMIZATION OF NOZZLE DESIGNS, MEASUREMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF VARIATION OF SEVERAL KEY SYSTEM PARAMETERS, FULL SCALE DRILL TESTING IN VARIOUS ROCK TYPES AND PREPARATION OF A FEASIBILITY EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL REPORT.

Principal Investigator:

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Business Contact:
Dr. Mohamed Hashish
Senior Scientist

Small Business Information at Submission:

Flow Research Company
21414 68th Ave S. Kent, WA 98032

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