Method and apparatus for treating a surface of granite with a high temperature plasma jet

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PATENT NO 5211156
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07775976

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The method and apparatus treat a surface of natural rock or artificial stone-like material to give to this surface an attractive finish. A high temperature jet of plasma and a high speed jet of cooling fluid are projected onto the surface to be treated. The two jets are moved on the surface at a given speed with the jet of cooling fluid following the plasma jet. The speed of movement is selected so that the high temperature plasma jet heats only a thin superficial layer of rock or stone-like material. As the jet of cooling fluid follows the jet of plasma, it suddenly cools the thin superficial layer just heated by the plasma jet to cause a thermal shock which bursts particles of rock or stone-like material at the surface thereof, and blows these particles off the rock surface.

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UNIVERSITE DE SHERBROOKEQUEBEC CANADA QUEBEC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Boulos, Maher Sherbrooke, CA 8 360
Jurewicz, Jerzy Sherbrooke, CA 20 784
Roy, Clermont Sherbrooke, CA 1 5

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