Apparatus for cleaning pipes
AssigneeVersar, Inc.
InventorsGregory M. Fillipi, Bobby E. Walls, Kenneth Magerus, Jerry L. Gore
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Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus that cleans contaminants from pipes. The apparatus comprises a high velocity pump, a cleaning solution tank, a first line that selectively connects said cleaning solution tank to said high velocity pump, a solvent tank, a second line that selectively connects said solvent tank to said high velocity pump, a manifold, and a third line that selectively connects said manifold to said high velocity pump.
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An apparatus for cleaning pipes comprising a high velocity pump, a cleaning solution tank, a first line that selectively connects said cleaning solution tank to said high velocity pump, a solvent tank, a second line that selectively connects said solvent tank to said high velocity pump, a manifold, and a third line that selectively connects said manifold to said high velocity pump.
An apparatus for cleaning pipes comprising a high velocity pump, a cleaning solution tank, a first line that selectively connects said cleaning solution tank to said high velocity pump, a solvent tank, a second line that selectively connects said solvent tank to said high velocity pump, a manifold, a third line that selectively connects said manifold to said high velocity pump, a halide detector that is selectively connected to said manifold, a first hose which is adapted to be attached to the main terminus of all of the oxygen lines of an aircraft, a fourth line that selectively connects said first hose to said high velocity pump, a dry air generator that is selectively connected to said first hose, a vacuum pump that is selectively connected to said first hose, an air heater that is selectively connected to both said dry air generator and said first hose, and a particle counter that is selectively connected to said manifold, wherein said manifold is adapted to be attached to the terminus of one or more oxygen lines of said aircraft, said particle counter is adapted to count particulates in a size range of about 2 to about 150 microns, and said high velocity pump is adapted to pump at a velocity from about 16 to about 25 feet per second.
An apparatus for cleaning pipes comprising:
- a pump;
- a cleaning solution tank;
- a first line that selectively connects said cleaning solution tank to said pump;
- a solvent tank;
- a second line that selectively connects said solvent tank to said pump;
- a manifold connectable to said pipes;
- a third line that selectively connects said manifold to said pump;
- a vacuum device connectable to said pipes and adapted to leak test said pipes;
- said pump is adapted to pump solvent from said solvent tank into said pipes;
- a filter device;
- said pump is adapted to pump cleaning solution from said cleaning solution tank into said pipes filled with said solvent at a high velocity;
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- said pump is adapted to pump additional amounts of said solvent into said pipes to flush out said cleaning solution from said pipes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.