Patent ID: 7815490
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A jet cutting system using a hot liquid where a portion of the jet vaporizes from liquid to gas, comprising: a. a reservoir configured to contain a fluid that is a liquid in a range of 0 degrees C. to 50 degrees C. and earth surface atmospheric pressures; b. a pump configured to receive and pressurize the fluid to a pressure sufficient keep the fluid in liquid form at a temperature that would produce a gas within the range of earth surface atmospheric pressures; c. a nozzle configured to receive the pressurized fluid and allow the fluid to be expressed in a jet into an atmosphere at a pressure within the range of earth surface atmospheric pressures; and d. a heater configured to heat the fluid after the fluid enters the nozzle, wherein the heater is configured to heat the fluid to a temperature that would produce a gas in the range of earth surface atmospheric pressures such that a substantial portion of the jet vaporizes after entering the nozzle.