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Cavitating liquid jet assisted drill bit and method for deep-hole drilling

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6359113
A drill bit and a method are described for deep-hole drilling in which the drill bit has mechanical cutting means located on its lower cutting face for cutting a solid surface upon rotation of the bit and a plurality of cavitating liquid jet nozzles spaced around the face of the bit to assist in the drilling action, the nozzles being located so as to discharge a plurality of downwardly directed and concentric liquid jets that cavitate to fracture the surface to be drilled in a series of non-overlapping slots as the bit is rotated.
Assignee:
Hydronautics Inc
Patent Number(s):
US 4262757
OSTI ID:
6359113
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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