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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Sdg, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
William M. Moeny, Bernalillo, NM (US);
Assignee:
SDG, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 19/18 (2006.01); E21B 3/02 (2006.01); E21B 7/00 (2006.01); E21B 7/15 (2006.01); E21B 19/16 (2006.01); E21B 21/02 (2006.01); E21C 37/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 19/18 (2013.01); E21B 3/02 (2013.01); E21B 7/00 (2013.01); E21B 7/15 (2013.01); E21B 19/16 (2013.01); E21B 21/02 (2013.01); E21C 37/18 (2013.01); B02C 2019/183 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for breaking mineral particles comprising suspending the particles in a liquid flowing in a conduction path, the liquid comprising a dielectric constant higher than the particles and wherein an electric voltage pulse is sent to electrodes to pass an electric field in the mineral particles with sufficient stress to fracture the mineral particles.