Experimental investigation on the breakage of hard rock by the PDC cutters with combined action modes

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-114

  Li, X B ^a   Summers, D A ^b   Rupert, G ^b   Santi, P ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined loads; Impact cutting tests of rock; PDC cutters; Water jets

Indexed keywords

CUTTING MACHINES (MINING); JETS; ROCK DRILLING;

WATERJETS;

ROCKS;

BREAKAGE; DRILLING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANITE; HARD ROCK; LIMESTONE;

EID: 0035322132     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0886-7798(01)00036-0     Document Type: Article

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