Utilization of abrasive water jet for cutting parts of intricate shapes

Abstract

As early as 1974 the British Hydrodynamic Research Association, BHRA, held the First International Conference on Cutting by Water Jets. The subject was at its early stages. Since then a large amount of research work has been carried out and the process has been greatly developed. In this paper, utilization of water jets for flexible cutting parts of intricate shapes in steel plates and granite is presented and discussed.