ANDREW FIROS TURPIN
Pilots at 102 Pl, Kent, WA
License number
Washington A5176217
Issued Date
Apr 2014
Expiration Date
Apr 2019
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
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Address
20026 102Nd Pl SE, Kent, WA 98031
Professional information
Systems And Methods For Fluidizing An Abrasive Material
US Patent:
2012025, Oct 4, 2012
Filed:
Mar 30, 2012
Appl. No.:
13/436354
Inventors:
Ernst H. Schubert - Snoqualmie Pass WA, US
Andrew Turpin - Kent WA, US
Andrew Turpin - Kent WA, US
Assignee:
OMAX Corporation - Kent WA
International Classification:
B24C 7/00, B24C 3/00
US Classification:
451 60, 451 99, 451446
Abstract:
Systems and methods for fluidizing an abrasive particulate material for an abrasive water jet are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the abrasive material is delivered to a metering orifice in a distributor. Pressurized pulses of air can be directed around a circumference of the distributor to at least partially fluidize the particulate material to facilitate the material passing through the metering orifice. From the metering orifice, the abrasive particulate material is entrained in a water jet for a cutting procedure or other suitable application.