A system for dismantling submerged munitions is disclosed. The system includes a cleaning tool, a cutting tool, and a washout tool. The cleaning tool is configured to clean a surface of a submerged munition using a high-pressure water jet, and the cutting tool is configured to cut a hole in a submerged munition using a high-pressure abrasive water jet. The washout tool removes contents of the munition using one or more high pressure water jets. The system further includes a frame that houses the cleaning tool, the cutting tool, and the washout tool. The system may be lowered to the ocean floor and includes positioning mechanisms to position the cleaning tool, the cutting tool, and the washout tool relative to the munition to be dismantled. The system is configured to safely capture contents of submerged munitions to prevent release of the contents of the munition into the environment.
UNDERWATER CUT AND CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR SUBMERGED MUNITIONS
UNTERWASSERSCHNEID- UND -ERFASSUNGSSYSTEM FÜR UNTERGETAUCHTE MUNITION
SYSTÈME SOUS-MARIN DE DÉCOUPE ET DE CAPTURE POUR MUNITIONS SUBMERGÉES
2023-02-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
UNDERWATER CUT AND CAPTURE SYSTEM FOR SUBMERGED MUNITIONS
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