CYCLONIC SYSTEM FOR A MILLING MACHINE IN MICROGRAVITY

Disclosed herein is a cyclonic system for performing subtractive machining in microgravity systems. The cyclonic system comprises: an enclosure, a blower, and a debris collection module to collect the debris from the milling machine. The enclosure includes a top plate, a base plate, and a tapered si...

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Hauptverfasser:	McNEE, Scott, DICHTER, Daniel W, KALGHATGI, Roshan, GRIFFIN, Riley
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS USING FREE VORTEX FLOW, e.g. CYCLONES CENTRIFUGAL APPARATUS OR MACHINES FOR CARRYING-OUT PHYSICAL ORCHEMICAL PROCESSES CLEANING CLEANING IN GENERAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	Disclosed herein is a cyclonic system for performing subtractive machining in microgravity systems. The cyclonic system comprises: an enclosure, a blower, and a debris collection module to collect the debris from the milling machine. The enclosure includes a top plate, a base plate, and a tapered side wall joining the top plate to the base plate. The enclosure defines a chamber to house a milling machine having a cutter tool. The blower generates an airstream that induces a cyclonic airflow to achieve cyclonic separation of debris within the enclosure. In operation, the cyclonic airflow urges the debris from the milling machine toward the base plate and into the milling machine.