Method for treating an underwater bed

Details Method for treating an underwater bed Method for treating an underwater bed

2005-04-05

2005-04-05

Will, Thomas B. (Department: 3611)

Excavating

Beneath a body of water

C037S323000, C037S335000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06874261

ABSTRACT:
A method of forming a trench in the bed of a body of water, the bed having an initial undisturbed upper surface, comprises suspending a pressure line from a vessel floating on the body of water, the pressure line terminating downwardly in a downwardly directed nozzle. The nozzle is positioned a small distance above the bed, and water is pumped under pressure on board the vessel and is discharged via the pressure line and nozzle downwardly against the bed surface with the water pumped at an overpressure between 0.01 bar and 20 bar and at a flow rate of 0.25 to 20.0 cm per second. The distance of the nozzle above the surface of the bed is not more than ten times the diameter of the water jet defined by the nozzle, preferably about six times the diameter of that water jet.

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