摘要:
A method and apparatus particularly suited for underwater dredging, trenching and the like. An explosion chamber is provided with a fuel source, a fuel ignitor and an exhaust outlet. A dreg intake conduit having a check valve communicates with the explosion chamber as does a dreg exhaust chamber. Material to be dredged enters the dreg intake and fills the explosion chamber to a certain level while fuel is admitted to the explosion chamber. The fuel is burned or exploded which closes the check valve in the dreg intake and forces the dreg material out through the exhaust conduit.
摘要:
An apparatus for generating acoustical pulses in water by burning a fuel and air in a combustion chamber and releasing the explosive gases through an improved fast-acting valve to produce a seismic shock. A valve block opening and closing the combustion chamber with an actuator holding the valve block closed against the combustion chamber pressure by pressurized hydraulic fluid which when released allows the actuator to move away from the valve block and suddenly strike and move the valve seat block off of the combustion chamber outlet. The inertia of the actuator being larger than the valve block to provide quick opening. The hydraulic control fluid being spaced from the combustion chamber to avoid heating and fouling. Providing metal to metal seal contact means between the valve seat block and the chamber outlet and with the actuator providing an improved ignition by inserting hot compressed air at a temperature of about 750*F into the chamber and thereafter spraying fuel therein thereby eliminating the need for a spark or glow plug ignition source.
摘要:
The improvement in the method and apparatus of producing a seismic source in water by a combustive explosion by reducing the oscillation of the explosive exhaust gas bubble in the water thereby reducing extraneous seismic impulses. Injecting an air/fuel mixture of less than the stoichiometric quantity into the chamber to provide an excess of air, and after the mixture has been exploded and released into the water, injecting additional fuel into the free air in the exhaust gases which provides additional combustion to increase the pressure in the exhaust gases to dampen the oscillation of the pressure in the gases. Injecting additional fuel into the hot exhaust gases and excess air for maintaining the exhaust gas bubble pressure at or above the water pressure surrounding the exhaust gases.
摘要:
Apparatus in which a filter panel may be moved from a position across a fluid passageway for accumulating particulate material thereon to a position across an opening connecting a chamber with the passageway intermediate its ends. When the filter panel is positioned across the opening, particulate material is removed therefrom and collected in the chamber for diversion to a place of disposal remote from the passageway.
摘要:
Method and apparatus for filtering particles of dust drom air by collecting the dust from the air and agglomerating the particles of dust to form larger particles or globs of dirt and thereafter removing the globs of dirt by an inertial separator. Collecting the articles of dust on a filter until the collected particles agglomerate, and periodically reversing the filter relative to the air flow for dupming the agglomerated particles downstream for more efficient removal by an inertial separator. Jarring the filter for separating the agglomerated particles from the filter.
摘要:
Providing an impact force on the push arm of a material penetrating tool by the tool carrying vehicle. A cutting tool slidably connected to a tractor in a generally longitudinal direction which is extended and held forwardly of the tractor by hydraulic cylinders which are released as the tractor is pushing the tool forwardly whereby the tractor will move forward and impact the tool push arms greatly increasing the thrust on the tool. A material moving combustion chamber slidably and releasably carried by a tractor and having a hydraulic piston and cylinder assembly for extending and holding the chamber in front of the vehicle and hydraulic control means for slowly releasing the hydraulic pressure when the chamber is fired to absorb the recoil of the chamber explosion.