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Title: Rock melting tool with annealer section

Abstract

A rock melting penetrator is provided with an afterbody that rapidly cools a molten geological structure formed around the melting tip of the penetrator to the glass transition temperature for the surrounding molten glass-like material. An annealing afterbody then cools the glass slowly from the glass transition temperature through the annealing temperature range to form a solid self-supporting glass casing. This allows thermally induced strains to relax by viscous deformations as the molten glass cools and prevents fracturing of the resulting glass liner. The quality of the glass lining is improved, along with its ability to provide a rigid impermeable casing in unstable rock formations.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Santa Fe, NM
  2. Oakland, CA
  3. Montrose, CO
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871454
Patent Number(s):
5735355
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21B - EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING
E - FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS E21 - EARTH DRILLING E21C - MINING OR QUARRYING
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
rock; melting; tool; annealer; section; penetrator; provided; afterbody; rapidly; cools; molten; geological; structure; formed; tip; glass; transition; temperature; surrounding; glass-like; material; annealing; slowly; range; form; solid; self-supporting; casing; allows; thermally; induced; strains; relax; viscous; deformations; prevents; fracturing; resulting; liner; quality; lining; improved; ability; provide; rigid; impermeable; unstable; formations; rapidly cools; thermally induced; structure formed; temperature range; molten glass; transition temperature; glass transition; annealing temperature; rock melting; rock formations; induced strains; rock formation; rapidly cool; /175/299/

Citation Formats

Bussod, Gilles Y, Dick, Aaron J, and Cort, George E. Rock melting tool with annealer section. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Bussod, Gilles Y, Dick, Aaron J, & Cort, George E. Rock melting tool with annealer section. United States.
Bussod, Gilles Y, Dick, Aaron J, and Cort, George E. Thu . "Rock melting tool with annealer section". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871454.
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abstractNote = {A rock melting penetrator is provided with an afterbody that rapidly cools a molten geological structure formed around the melting tip of the penetrator to the glass transition temperature for the surrounding molten glass-like material. An annealing afterbody then cools the glass slowly from the glass transition temperature through the annealing temperature range to form a solid self-supporting glass casing. This allows thermally induced strains to relax by viscous deformations as the molten glass cools and prevents fracturing of the resulting glass liner. The quality of the glass lining is improved, along with its ability to provide a rigid impermeable casing in unstable rock formations.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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