Pulsating water jet as a tool for basalt surface treatment

0365690 - ÚGN 2012 RIV PL eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Klich, Jiří - Sitek, Libor - Foldyna, Josef - Ščučka, Jiří
Pulsating water jet as a tool for basalt surface treatment.
Nowoczesne metody eksploatacji wegla skal zwiezlych. Kraków: Department of Mining, Dressing and Transporting Machines Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, University of Science and Technology AGH Kraków, 2011 - (Kasza, P.; Boloz, L.), s. 63-72. ISBN 978-83-930353-4-2.
[Nowoczesne metody eksploatacji wegla skal zwiezlych - Medzynarodowa konferencja techniki urabiania TUR 2011 /7./. Kraków-Krynica (PL), 20.09.2011-23.09.2011]
Grant - others:GA MŠk(CZ) ED2.1.00/03/0082
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z30860518
Keywords : pulsating water jet * surface treatment * basalt
Subject RIV: JQ - Machines ; Tools

Results of the research oriented at the evaluation of possibility to use pulsating water jets for ornamental stones surface treatment are presented in the paper. Basalt as one of typical representatives of ornamental stones was exposed to flat pulsating water jets during the tests. Characteristics of basalt surface created by acting of pulsating water jets were compared to those created by traditional methods, namely polishing, bush hammering and continuous water jetting. Results obtained up to now indicate that the application of pulsating water jets in surface treatment of basalt can reduce (or even eliminate) disadvantages of traditional techniques because it creates surface with required roughness but preserves its aesthetical appearance.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0200871