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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Tapani Sormunen, Tampere, FI;
Markus Salonen, Tampere, FI;
Isto Virtanen, Lempäälä, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy, Tampere, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 21/08 (2006.01); E21B 44/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling operation of a rock drilling rig, and a rock drilling rig. A rate of flow of a flushing medium of the rock drilling rig is determined, and the operation of the rock drilling rig is controlled on the basis of the determined rate of flow by influencing pressure of the flushing medium.