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Geomaterials, 2011, 1, 41-45 41 doi:10.4236/gm.2011.12007 Published Online July 2011 (/journal/gm) Deep-Sea Cobalt Crusts Water Jet Cutting Ability 1 2 Zhonghua Huang , Ya Xie 1College of Mechanical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan , China 2College of Computer and Communication, Hunan Institute of Engineering, Xiangtan , China E-mail : csu707@163.com Received April 19, 2011; revised May 29, 2011; accepted June 20, 2011 Abstract Deep-sea cobalt crusts water jet cutting method is proposed to avoid cutter impact load. With simulation calculations and experimental tests, water jet system parameters and its cutting ability were studied. Simula- tion results show that working pressure, ejection range and ejection angle of water jet system are main pa- rameters of its cutting ability. Its important degree is in turn the working pressure, ejection range and ejection angle. Increasing water jet system working pressure is the most effective way to improve its cutting ability. When water jet working pressure is constant, in order to improve its cutting ability, the ejection range should be less than 4mm (four times of nozzle diameter) and the ejection angle should be about 13˚. Experimental results show that there is a threshold pressure during water jet cutting cobalt crusts simulation material. With the increase of water jet working pressure, its cutting ability increases dramatically. With the increasing of water jet ejection range, its cutting ability decreases sharply. The optimal ejection angle is about 13˚. Keywords: W