HIGH VELOCITY THERMAL GUN FOR SURFACE PREPARATION AND TREATMENT

Authors

  • I.A. Gorlach Department of Industrial Engineering, School of Process and Mechanical Engineering, Technikon Witwatersrand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7166/13-1-323

Abstract

Many surface preparation and treatment processes utilise compressed air to propel particles against surfaces in order to clean and treat them. The effectiveness of the processes depends on the velocity of the particles, which in turn depends on the pressure of the compressed air. This paper describes a thermal gun built on the principles of High Velocity Air Fuel (HVAF) and High Velocity Oxy Fuel (HVOF) processes. The designed apparatus can be used for abrasive blasting, coating of surfaces, cutting of rocks, removing rubber from mining equipment, cleaning of contaminations etc.

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Published

2011-11-05

How to Cite

Gorlach, I. (2011). HIGH VELOCITY THERMAL GUN FOR SURFACE PREPARATION AND TREATMENT. The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.7166/13-1-323

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 1 (2002)

Section

General Articles

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