Rock melting tool with annealer section

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998

OSTI ID:871454

Bussod, Gilles Y ^[1]; Dick, Aaron J ^[2]; Cort, George E ^[3]

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1. Santa Fe, NM
2. Oakland, CA
3. Montrose, CO

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.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 5735355
• OSTI ID: 871454
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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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
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