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WATER JET CONFERENCE - Waterjet Technology Association

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of the blades or the teeth of the saw. Second, due to the heat generated by friction, color<br />

was transferred from one layer to another ( Fig . 3) rendering the material unusable.<br />

These problems resulted in loss of productivity. The firm concerned was interested to<br />

learn if the use of high-pressure water jets would overcome these problems. From the<br />

standpoint of rate of production, the firm stated that water jets should cut thin (~ 1.0 mm)<br />

slices fom pre-shaped blocks of 200 mm (thickness) x 400 mm (length), at a traverse<br />

speed of 0.8 m/min. The results sought were: the quality of cuts, the magnitudes of<br />

pressure and power.<br />

Tests were conducted in the laboratory using an intensifier type of pump (the sane<br />

pump was used for all the experiments reported in this paper) capable of delivering 2.4<br />

liters/min of water at the rated pressure of 310 MPa. Since thin slices were required to be<br />

cut, nozzles of diameter

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