Controllable spallation. This project aims to develop theoretical foundations of controllable spallation in rocks as an alternative to the conventional drilling and data-driven AI monitoring methods.

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Controllable spallation. This project aims to develop theoretical foundations of controllable spallation in rocks as an alternative to the conventional drilling and data-driven AI monitoring methods. Conventional rock drilling is expensive and not environmentally friendly. Thermal spallation drilling is a viable alternative to the conventional drilling which mitigates its shortcomings. The absence of the theory which gives optimal controlling parameters – flame temperature and direction, area of heat application and hot gas pressure – restricts the use of the technology in the industry. Thermal spallation drilling will bring considerable economic and environmental benefits to this country and thus contributing to the advancement of Australian industry.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4019 - Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy. Lead: Prof Arcady Dyskin