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US 2015/0090303 A1Published application
System and method for conformal cleaning
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsJonathan Matthew Lomas, Michelle Fullerton Simpson
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Abstract
A system includes a plurality of nozzles, a pump configured to pump a fluid through the nozzles, and a manifold configured to arrange the plurality of nozzles to substantially match a shape of a workpiece. Each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is configured to impinge upon a section of the workpiece with the fluid.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a plurality of nozzles;
- a pump configured to pump a fluid through the plurality of nozzles;
- and
- a manifold configured to arrange the plurality of nozzles to substantially conform to a shape of a workpiece, wherein each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles is configured to impinge upon a section of the workpiece with the fluid.
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A method, comprising:
- holding a workpiece within a manifold having a plurality of nozzles distributed in a pattern substantially conforming to a shape of the workpiece;
- pumping a fluid through the plurality of nozzles using a pump;
- and
- translating at least one of the workpiece, or the manifold, or any combination thereof, with a workpiece holder along an axis to clean the workpiece with the fluid.
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A system, comprising:
- a controller, comprising:
- one or more tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media collectively storing one or more sets of instructions;
- and
- one or more processing devices configured to execute the one or more sets of instructions to:
- control a flow of a fluid through a plurality of nozzles of a manifold, wherein the plurality of nozzles is arranged in a pattern along a perimeter of a workpiece;
- and
- control relative movement between the workpiece and the manifold along an axis to clean the workpiece with the fluid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.