Patent ID: 7888618

Claim:
A steam cutting device comprising: a container for a fluid; a burner comprising a nozzle, the burner being connected with the container and being located downstream from the container; a supply line connecting the container to the burner; a current source connected to the burner, the current source providing electrical energy to the burner through a connection of the current source to the burner; a control device connected to at least one of the container and the current source, the control device being able to control at least one of a flow of the fluid from the container to the burner and a flow of electrical energy from the current source to the burner, wherein fluid sent from the container to the burner via the supply line is burned by the burner to generate steam, and wherein said steam emerges from the nozzle of the burner as a steam jet; and a relief line communicating with the supply line, the relief line being located upstream from the container, wherein the relief line can relieve pressure from at least one of the supply line and the burner by carrying out at least one of excess fluid of the supply line, excess fluid of the burner, and excess gas formed in the burner at or after completion of a steam cutting procedure performed by the steam cutting device, and wherein the cross section of the relief line is larger than the cross section of the supply line.