EP0087645A3 - Apparatus for cleaning heat exchanger pipes and method of running such an apparatus - Google Patents

Apparatus for cleaning heat exchanger pipes and method of running such an apparatus Download PDF

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EP0087645A3
EP0087645A3 EP83101302A EP83101302A EP0087645A3 EP 0087645 A3 EP0087645 A3 EP 0087645A3 EP 83101302 A EP83101302 A EP 83101302A EP 83101302 A EP83101302 A EP 83101302A EP 0087645 A3 EP0087645 A3 EP 0087645A3
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heat exchanger
cleaning heat
exchanger pipes
pipes
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EP0087645A2 (en
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Rolf Bochinski
Klaus Dipl.-Ing. Eimer
Harald Littek
Johannes Nasse
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Taprogge GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28G—CLEANING OF INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL SURFACES OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER CONDUITS, e.g. WATER TUBES OR BOILERS
    • F28G1/00—Non-rotary, e.g. reciprocated, appliances
    • F28G1/12—Fluid-propelled scrapers, bullets, or like solid bodies
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/794—With means for separating solid material from the fluid
    • Y10T137/8049—Movable strainer
EP83101302A 1982-03-02 1983-02-11 Apparatus for cleaning heat exchanger pipes and method of running such an apparatus Expired EP0087645B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19823207466 DE3207466A1 (en) 1982-03-02 1982-03-02 DEVICE FOR CLEANING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBES AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE
DE3207466 1982-03-02

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EP0087645A2 EP0087645A2 (en) 1983-09-07
EP0087645A3 true EP0087645A3 (en) 1984-03-28
EP0087645B1 EP0087645B1 (en) 1985-10-16

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EP83101302A Expired EP0087645B1 (en) 1982-03-02 1983-02-11 Apparatus for cleaning heat exchanger pipes and method of running such an apparatus

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US (1) US4566533A (en)
EP (1) EP0087645B1 (en)
JP (2) JPS58165000A (en)
AU (1) AU1184583A (en)
DE (2) DE3207466A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA831372B (en)

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US4234993A (en) * 1979-05-30 1980-11-25 Kintner Edwin K Condenser cleaning system using sponge balls
GB2062802A (en) * 1979-11-06 1981-05-28 Taprogge Reinigungsanlagen Fue Tube cleaning device
DE3140803A1 (en) * 1981-10-14 1983-04-21 Riedel-Technik Gmbh, 5657 Haan Device for the regulated transport of shape-elastic, porous friction bodies in a fluid medium

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1238939B (en) * 1962-03-14 1967-04-20 Taprogge Reinigungsanlagen Method and device for returning the cleaning bodies during the cleaning of pipe heat exchangers, in particular condensers, by means of cleaning bodies that are guided in circulation
US4234993A (en) * 1979-05-30 1980-11-25 Kintner Edwin K Condenser cleaning system using sponge balls
GB2062802A (en) * 1979-11-06 1981-05-28 Taprogge Reinigungsanlagen Fue Tube cleaning device
DE3140803A1 (en) * 1981-10-14 1983-04-21 Riedel-Technik Gmbh, 5657 Haan Device for the regulated transport of shape-elastic, porous friction bodies in a fluid medium

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AU1184583A (en) 1983-09-08
US4566533A (en) 1986-01-28
JPS58165000A (en) 1983-09-29
EP0087645B1 (en) 1985-10-16
JPS60111895U (en) 1985-07-29
DE3207466A1 (en) 1983-09-15
ZA831372B (en) 1983-12-28
EP0087645A2 (en) 1983-09-07

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