Lance for cleaning, disinfecting and sanitising all types of objects, incorporating a steam generator, and associated operating methods

Abstract

A cleaning lance for performing cleaning using both steam and the suction or blowing of air. The cleaning lance includes: a first fluidic circuit, referred to as the air-suction or air-blowing circuit, including an air connection end piece designed to be connected to a suction and/or blowing device, an air-suction or air-blowing nozzle, a duct connecting the air connection end piece to the air-suction or air-blowing nozzle; and a second fluidic circuit, referred to as the steam generating circuit, including a connection end piece for connection to a pressurized liquid supply, a steam ejection nozzle, a duct connecting the connection end piece to the steam ejection nozzle. The duct housing, from upstream to downstream, includes: a pressurized-liquid spray nozzle designed to spray the pressurized liquid in the form of droplets, configuration for generating droplets of steam from the droplets of spray, and a nozzle for atomizing the generated steam.

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