Patent ID: 7267605
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: B24B,B24C,Y02P

Abstract:
1. Abrasive slurry cutting plant comprising or including an abrasive supply system, a catcher tank, a nozzle for jetting as a slurry abrasive solids onto any appropriately positioned work piece over and/or in the catcher tank, partitioning apparatus, a pressure vessel, apparatus on demand to provide a supply of high pressure water into said pressure vessel with an ability to express water and/or a slurry therefrom, apparatus to convey as a slurry caught solids from the catcher tank to said partitioning apparatus, apparatus to convey a useable abrasive solids stream as a slurry from the partitioning apparatus on demand to the pressurisable vessel, apparatus on demand to provide a water feed to the catcher tank, apparatus to provide, as part of the apparatus to convey a usable abrasive solids stream, a feed of water for the solids stream to pass from the partitioning apparatus to the pressure vessel wherein the partitioning apparatus comprises or includes a housing having a first inlet, a first outlet, and a collection zone or second outlet, and through said first outlet,