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      <title>SURVEY OF UNDERWATER CUTTING OF METALS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[This paper presents a summary of the various processes for the underwater cutting of metals presently in use.  Basic principals and practices are discussed for the following methods: oxy-fuel gas cutting (with various liquid or gaseous fuels); oxy-arc cutting (with metal, ceramic or carbon electrodes); metal-arc cutting; metal-arc cutting with consumable electrode and water jet; plasma arc cutting; explosive cutting; thermiclance cutting; mechanical cutting. Tabulated information is provided showing the applications, merits and limitations of each process.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UNDERWATER CUTTING-DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOR MARINE TECHNOLOGY</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Authors review developments in underwater cutting, with particular reference to the worldwide literature on this subject and to the following wet-cutting methods: Flame Cutting; Arc Cutting with Solid Stick-Electrodes; Oxygen-Arc Cutting with Hollow Stick-Electrodes; Plasma Cutting; Water-Jet Arc-Cutting with Wire Electrodes.  Some special cutting-processes, and dry-cutting under water, are also reviewed.  Trends in these developments are discussed, including those relating to underwater cutting in deep waters, and brief information is given on experimental work by the GKSS at Geesthacht (West Germany) on deep-water welding and cutting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 1980 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>POWDER POWERED TORCH CUTS WITH MOLTEN METAL JET</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A simple, self-contained and non-explosive new jet-cutting torch can perforate steel plate up to 7.5 cm thick and is also capable of severing cable and chain.  Successful underwater tests at depths in excess of 400 m point to useful applications in salvage and recovery as well as for emergency rescue and release.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 1979 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A SURVEY OF UNDERWATER CUTTING OF METALS</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The primary objective of this paper is to give a summary of underwater cutting methods for metals being used as well as recent developments in the field.  The safety aspects of underwater cutting is dealt with in a separate paper, IIW-document IB-393-76, Safety code of Practice for Underwater Thermal Cutting.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 1978 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The salvage procedures adopted for two tankers which sank after explosion and fire are described.  The vessels concerned were the 30,000-dwt Greek-flag Elias, in which the explosion occurred during the final stages of discharging a cargo of crude oil; and the 54,000-dwt Liberian crude carrier Corinthos which was in a collision when berthed at a jetty prior to the explosion.  For the Elias an 800-ton crane was used to lift 20 transversely-severed sections cut by divers using oxy-arc cutting equipment and explosive shaped charges.  The Corinthos was refloated by means of the patch and pump technique.  The extensive diving operations required for both vessels are described in detail.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERWATER PLASMA ARC CUTTING</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Elk River Reactor (ERR), a nuclear power plant at Elk River, Minnesota, has been disassembled and removed from the site.  This is a first event for the nuclear industry, since other obsolete reactors had been left standing after shutdown.  Procedures for underwater plasma arc cutting and piercing and unique operating cycles were developed to produce the required cuts and holes in the 1 in. stainless steel plate of the inner thermal shield of the ERR.  A plasma torch manipulator and a cutting control panel were designed and built for remote automated underwater plasma arc cutting of the inner thermal shield and for subsequent in-air cutting of other components.  Commercial plasma arc cutting equipment was usable with only minor modification to torches and high-frequency generator.  The cutting equipment and the operating procedures were demonstrated to be workable and practical by cutting and piercing fairly large test plates in a full size mockup of the ERR vessel.  At the ERR, underwater plasma arc cutting and removal of the inner thermal shield were accomplished in five weeks under difficult remote working conditions.  The plasma arc cutting torches and associated equipment performed satisfactorily. The control panel and the plasma torch manipulator proved suitable for underwater plasma arc cutting of the inner thermal shield, and also for in-air plasma arc cutting of the reactor vessel.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 May 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>REPAIRING OFFSHORE STRUCTURES WITH UNDERWATER WELDING</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New underwater welding techniques that can be used for repairs, and may be further developed into future underwater building methods are outlined.  Tabulated data are presented on the underwater welding processes and current applications, and on the underwater cutting alternatives.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 1977 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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