SBIR/STTR Research Award

FEASIBILITY RESEARCH ON A NOVEL ROCK DRILL CONCEPT

Award identifier bab18a0874633ddfcd305aae5fbfb179fe540127e698eacccb5454fa7c79c911Awarding agency National Science Foundation

Award amount

$40,000

Program and phase

SBIR · Phase I

Award year

1987

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Award details

Awarding agency
National Science Foundation
Branch
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Recipient company
Flow Research Inc
Proposal award date
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Contract end date
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UEI
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Solicitation number
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Topic code
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Research 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.

Technology keywords

Not reported

Agency intelligence

National Science Foundation

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