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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2008
Ranajit Ghosh, Macungie, PA (US);
Jeffrey Alan Knopf, Allentown, PA (US);
Daniel James Gibson, Pen Argyl, PA (US);
Thomas Mebrahtu, Lansdale, PA (US);
Kevin John Giardiniere, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Ranajit Ghosh, Macungie, PA (US);
Jeffrey Alan Knopf, Allentown, PA (US);
Daniel James Gibson, Pen Argyl, PA (US);
Thomas Mebrahtu, Lansdale, PA (US);
Kevin John Giardiniere, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for discharging a temperature-controlled flow of a resultant fluid () containing a throttling gas and cryogenic fluid onto a material () for the purpose of maintaining the temperature of the material within a desired temperature range and below the glass transition temperature of the material during machining. Also disclosed is an apparatus and method for deburring or deflashing a machined material by discharging a temperature-controlled flow of a resultant fluid () onto a machined material () to harden the burrs (), then brushing the material () to remove the hardened burrs ().