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cord-102200-9sm4rlao	Kazi, Aamer	Specific cutting energy reduction of granite using plasma treatment: A feasibility study for future geothermal drilling	2020-12-31		.txt	text/plain	4523	264	58	title: Specific cutting energy reduction of granite using plasma treatment: A feasibility study for future geothermal drilling Two different types of granite (igneous rock) were sampled and used in this study, out of which the one control group was treated with five, 40kV, 80J pulses of plasma while the other was left uncracked. The effect of the cracks is quantified by conducting facing tests on the plasma cracked and uncracked samples and measuring a reduction in the specific cutting energy. Colonial White granite shows a significant reduction in the apparent specific cutting energy after the plasma treatment because of the increased edge chipping effect. In this investigation, the effect of micro-scale energy delivery, in terms of plasma pulses, on the specific cutting energy of granite is studied for the development of future geothermal technology.	./cache/cord-102200-9sm4rlao.txt	./txt/cord-102200-9sm4rlao.txt