GB2181810B - Tube cleaners. - Google Patents
Tube cleaners.Info
- Publication number
- GB2181810B GB2181810B GB8525897A GB8525897A GB2181810B GB 2181810 B GB2181810 B GB 2181810B GB 8525897 A GB8525897 A GB 8525897A GB 8525897 A GB8525897 A GB 8525897A GB 2181810 B GB2181810 B GB 2181810B
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- tube cleaners
- cleaners
- tube
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Classifications
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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
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
- B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
- B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
- B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
- B08B9/055—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices conforming to, or being conformable to, substantially the same cross-section of the pipes, e.g. pigs or moles
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
- B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
- B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
- B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
- B08B9/057—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices being entrained discrete elements, e.g. balls, grinding elements, brushes
Landscapes
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Cleaning In General (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US06/554,765 US4569097A (en) | 1983-11-23 | 1983-11-23 | Tube cleaners |
Publications (3)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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GB8525897D0 GB8525897D0 (en) | 1985-11-27 |
GB2181810A GB2181810A (en) | 1987-04-29 |
GB2181810B true GB2181810B (en) | 1990-06-13 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB8525897A Expired - Lifetime GB2181810B (en) | 1983-11-23 | 1985-10-21 | Tube cleaners. |
Country Status (3)
Country | Link |
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EP (1) | EP0220347B1 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2589090A1 (en) |
GB (1) | GB2181810B (en) |
Families Citing this family (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JPS6438184A (en) * | 1987-08-01 | 1989-02-08 | Shizuo Sagawa | Method of cleaning pipe |
ATA211090A (en) * | 1990-10-19 | 1996-05-15 | Industrieanlagen Planungs Und | METHOD, CLEANING BODY AND CLEANING AGENT FOR CLEANING WORKPIECES |
GB2258284A (en) * | 1991-07-22 | 1993-02-03 | Shell Int Research | A pipeline pig or tool |
EP0767010A1 (en) * | 1995-10-05 | 1997-04-09 | Ryobi Ltd. | System and method for cleaning liuid passage by negative pressure |
DE102006020079A1 (en) * | 2006-04-29 | 2007-11-08 | Wolf, Peter, Dr. | Device for simultaneous parallel cleaning of pipelines |
DE102007032232A1 (en) * | 2007-07-11 | 2009-01-15 | Ratner, Friedrich, Dr.-Ing. | Foam rubber balls for use in cleaning condenser or heat exchanger pipes are produced with cavity in center if dense rubber is used or with heavy core if rubber is less dense |
US8623301B1 (en) | 2008-04-09 | 2014-01-07 | C3 International, Llc | Solid oxide fuel cells, electrolyzers, and sensors, and methods of making and using the same |
BRPI0911680A2 (en) * | 2008-04-10 | 2019-05-07 | C 3 Int Llc | "pig" and method for applying surface prophylactic treatment |
WO2012044249A1 (en) * | 2010-10-01 | 2012-04-05 | Hvs Engineering Pte Ltd | A cleaning system |
AT511458B1 (en) * | 2011-07-12 | 2012-12-15 | Johannes Paul Ennemoser | CLEANING DEVICE FOR A VERTICAL HEAT EXCHANGER |
DE102011114326A1 (en) | 2011-09-24 | 2013-03-28 | Peter Wolf | Piggable system of collapsible endless heat exchanger, has tubular casing and jacket tube whose length and diameter are set differently so that heat exchange of heat exchanger system is not interrupted |
SG2013076799A (en) | 2013-10-14 | 2015-05-28 | Hvs Engineering Pte Ltd | Method of cleaning a heat exchanger |
Citations (10)
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GB293032A (en) * | 1927-06-30 | 1928-11-29 | Jakob Adolf | Improvements in bodies for cleaning pipe or hose lines and the like |
GB700833A (en) * | 1951-11-12 | 1953-12-09 | Joseph Taprogge | Improvements in or relating to the automatic cleaning of cooling-water and like tubes |
US3011197A (en) * | 1957-07-18 | 1961-12-05 | Mobay Chemical Corp | Pipeline cleaning devices |
GB1083797A (en) * | 1965-05-05 | 1967-09-20 | Williamson Inc T | Hollow sphere for pipeline apparatus |
US3707442A (en) * | 1970-02-27 | 1972-12-26 | Hitachi Ltd | Multistaged flash evaporator and a method of operating the same with sponge ball descaling treatment |
US3872920A (en) * | 1973-05-28 | 1975-03-25 | Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co | Descaling system for the cooling tubes of a steam condenser |
US3882931A (en) * | 1972-03-24 | 1975-05-13 | Hitachi Ltd | Means for cleaning heat conductive conduits of a heat exchanger |
US3946455A (en) * | 1974-05-15 | 1976-03-30 | Marvin Echols | Cleaning device for tubes |
US3983895A (en) * | 1975-04-17 | 1976-10-05 | Marathon Oil Company | Pump station bypass system |
EP0009137A1 (en) * | 1978-09-23 | 1980-04-02 | Josef Koller | Apparatus for separating rubbed cleaning bodies |
Family Cites Families (14)
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BE525076A (en) * | ||||
US1886419A (en) * | 1929-02-09 | 1932-11-08 | Franklin Dev Company | Slug for cleaning condenser tubes |
FR1289600A (en) * | 1961-02-22 | 1962-04-06 | Process for automatic descaling, and in particular for descaling, of tubes using abrasive balls, and corresponding device | |
FR2125684A5 (en) * | 1971-02-16 | 1972-09-29 | Edf | |
US3870373A (en) * | 1974-04-15 | 1975-03-11 | Continental Oil Co | Underground coal slurry concentrating sump |
JPS5135809A (en) * | 1974-09-20 | 1976-03-26 | Hitachi Ltd | KAITENSHIKI HOSHU SOCHI |
US4068327A (en) * | 1976-09-30 | 1978-01-17 | Joseph Heinlein | Swimming pool surface debris skimmer and method |
US4208220A (en) * | 1978-05-15 | 1980-06-17 | The Research Corporation Of The University Of Hawaii | Method and apparatus for cleaning heat exchanger tubes mounted transversely to vertical flow of seawater |
US4351387A (en) * | 1980-07-08 | 1982-09-28 | Louis Milia | Sieve assembly for cleaning bodies and heat exchanger system including same |
FR2495028A1 (en) * | 1980-12-01 | 1982-06-04 | Alsthom Atlantique | CLEANING ELEMENT AND CLEANING INSTALLATION USING THE SAME |
DE3218254C1 (en) * | 1982-05-14 | 1984-01-26 | Taprogge Gesellschaft mbH, 4000 Düsseldorf | Cleaning body for the internal cleaning of the tubes of tube heat exchangers and processes for their production |
DE3233941A1 (en) * | 1982-09-13 | 1984-03-15 | GEA-Energie-Systemtechnik GmbH & Co, 4690 Herne | Elastic friction body for cleaning the internal walls of pipes |
DE3316022C1 (en) * | 1983-03-17 | 1984-08-30 | Taprogge GmbH, 4000 Düsseldorf | Method and arrangement for monitoring the operability of a device for cleaning the pipes of a power plant condenser system or the like. |
DE3325472C1 (en) * | 1983-07-14 | 1984-12-20 | Taprogge GmbH, 4000 Düsseldorf | Device for feeding purging elements |
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1985
- 1985-10-21 GB GB8525897A patent/GB2181810B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-10-21 EP EP85307586A patent/EP0220347B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1985-10-28 FR FR8515955A patent/FR2589090A1/en active Pending
Patent Citations (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB293032A (en) * | 1927-06-30 | 1928-11-29 | Jakob Adolf | Improvements in bodies for cleaning pipe or hose lines and the like |
GB700833A (en) * | 1951-11-12 | 1953-12-09 | Joseph Taprogge | Improvements in or relating to the automatic cleaning of cooling-water and like tubes |
US3011197A (en) * | 1957-07-18 | 1961-12-05 | Mobay Chemical Corp | Pipeline cleaning devices |
GB1083797A (en) * | 1965-05-05 | 1967-09-20 | Williamson Inc T | Hollow sphere for pipeline apparatus |
US3707442A (en) * | 1970-02-27 | 1972-12-26 | Hitachi Ltd | Multistaged flash evaporator and a method of operating the same with sponge ball descaling treatment |
US3882931A (en) * | 1972-03-24 | 1975-05-13 | Hitachi Ltd | Means for cleaning heat conductive conduits of a heat exchanger |
US3872920A (en) * | 1973-05-28 | 1975-03-25 | Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co | Descaling system for the cooling tubes of a steam condenser |
US3946455A (en) * | 1974-05-15 | 1976-03-30 | Marvin Echols | Cleaning device for tubes |
US3983895A (en) * | 1975-04-17 | 1976-10-05 | Marathon Oil Company | Pump station bypass system |
EP0009137A1 (en) * | 1978-09-23 | 1980-04-02 | Josef Koller | Apparatus for separating rubbed cleaning bodies |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
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WO 80/01663 * |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0220347A1 (en) | 1987-05-06 |
FR2589090A1 (en) | 1987-04-30 |
GB2181810A (en) | 1987-04-29 |
EP0220347B1 (en) | 1991-12-27 |
GB8525897D0 (en) | 1985-11-27 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 19951021 |