Manifold for use in cleaning combustion turbines

A manifold for temporarily blocking an air intake opening of a compressor section of a combustion turbine to facilitate cleaning thereof, comprising:

• a bonnet for completely covering an air intake opening of a compressor section of a combustion turbine, said bonnet being generally circular in shape and wherein at least a portion of said bonnet is comprised of a flexible, deformable material;
• an inflatable, tubular member disposed about a periphery of said bonnet, said tubular member forming an inflatable ring for effecting a temporary seal with said air intake opening when inflated;
• and
• a plurality of connections through said bonnet suitable for delivering through said air intake opening to said compressor section, a stable foam prepared by foaming a liquid cleaning solution, said connections being symmetrically disposed about said periphery of said bonnet radially inwardly from said tubular member.

A manifold for temporarily blocking an air-intake opening of a compressor section of a combustion turbine to facilitate cleaning thereof, comprising;

• a manifold body having two substantially parallel sides for covering a radially outwardly opening, air intake of a compressor section of a combustion turbine;
• means disposed about each substantially parallel side of said manifold body for producing a temporary seal with said outwardly opening air intake;
• and
• at least one connection through said manifold body suitable for delivering through said air intake to said compressor section a stable foam prepared by foaming a liquid cleaning solution.