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CLEANING SYSTEM HAVING HEATED CLEANING ENCLOSURE FOR CLEANING HEAT EXCHANGER TUBE BUNDLES

  • US 20120024321A1
  • Filed: 07/30/2010
  • Published: 02/02/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for cleaning one or more elongated components, comprising:

  • a cleaning unit having a cleaning enclosure with a bottom wall, a pair of opposing upstanding sidewalls, a pair of opposing upstanding end walls and a lid pivotally attached to one of said sidewalls, said cleaning enclosure defining a chamber sized and configured to receive the one or more elongated components and a cleaning fluid therein;

    a sealing means interconnecting said sidewalls and said end walls for sealably closing said lid against said sidewalls and said end walls to prevent the release of fluids and vapors from said chamber while cleaning the one or more elongated components with said cleaning fluid;

    one or more roller assemblies positioned inside said cleaning enclosure so as to rotate the one or more elongated components in said chamber, at least one of said roller assemblies having a drive roller;

    a spray assembly disposed inside said chamber for spraying said cleaning fluid over the length of the one or more elongated components, said spray assembly comprising a plurality of spray nozzles directed generally inward from at least one of said sidewalls and/or said end walls;

    a pump system in fluid flow communication with said chamber so as to draw said cleaning fluid from said chamber, pressurize said cleaning fluid and direct said cleaning fluid to said spray assembly;

    a plurality of fluid heating assemblies associated with at least one of said sidewalls or said end walls, each of said fluid heating assemblies having a heating element at a wall section of said at least one of said sidewalls or said end walls, said wall section configured to be in thermal conductive contact with said cleaning fluid when said cleaning fluid is in said chamber, said heating element configured to heat said wall section and said cleaning fluid in said chamber; and

    a control panel configured to operatively control the movement of said lid between an open position and a closed position thereof, the rotation of said one or more roller assemblies, the operation of said pump system and the energization of said heating assemblies.

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