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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kandaudage Channa Ruwan De Silva, Summerville, SC (US);
Kevin Thomas Slattery, Saint Peters, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 31/116 (2006.01); B24C 1/04 (2006.01); B24C 1/08 (2006.01); B24B 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24B 31/003 (2013.01); B24B 31/116 (2013.01); B24C 1/04 (2013.01); B24C 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for viscous and/or chemically erosive flow machining of work pieces. In certain examples, a tool for flow machining may be disclosed. The tool may include a cavity configured to receive a work piece and one or more inlets and outlets for viscous media flow. Viscous media and/or chemically erosive media can be flowed into the cavity and, via a media flow path, can be used to machine the work piece.