Engineered Estimate of the Design Parameters of a Built-up Jet-Forming Nozzle for Mobile Underwater Waterjet Cutting Systems
The adaptation of waterjet cutting technology to underwater working conditions will allow solving various tasks when performing underwater technological operations, including maintenance of man-made hazardous objects. The implementation of such technology under water is possible with the application of mobile installations having low power, which imposes certain restrictions on its use. A method for improving the efficiency of mobile installations implementing underwater waterjet cutting is proposed. The method is based on the use of a built-up jet-forming path consisting of a diamond nozzle, an additional transition tube and a standard focusing tube. The structural externality of the diamond nozzle is given. A physical and mathematical model of the process of forming a high-speed jet which implements the technology of underwater hydro- or waterjet cutting, when the flow of a suspension under pressure passes through the jet-forming path of the proposed design, is described. Using calculations based on the developed model and results of field experiments, the effect of the structural element parameters of the built-up jet-forming path on the output characteristics of the formed jet flow is determined. The possibilities of applying such a design for controlling the output characteristics of the formed high-speed jet are assessed and the practicability of its use is indicated.