Anti-fouling apparatus for cleaning deposits in pipes and pipe joints

摘要

A system for cleaning pipes and pipe joints where the interior surface of the pipe becomes coated with material being processed comprising a cylindrical cleaning body having opposing first and second ends, said cylindrical body having an annular shape with interior and exterior walls so that the outer wall contacts the interior surface of a pipe and wherein ends of the cleaning body have means for removing material deposited on the interior surface, a means for moving the apparatus along the length of said pipe, a first and second means for cleaning said cleaning body having passages that allow fluid to pass through, wherein said first and second cleaning means mates with said first and second ends of said cleaning body, where said cleaning body is moved into contact with said cleaning means to dislodge accumulated deposits from the cleaning body and simultaneously dislodging accumulated deposits from said cleaning means.

主权项

1. A system for cleaning pipes and pipe joints where the interior surface of the pipe becomes coated with material being processed comprising
a cylindrical cleaning body having opposing first and second ends, said cylindrical cleaning body having an annular shape with an interior wall and an exterior wall so that the exterior wall contacts the interior surface of a pipe and wherein ends of the cleaning body have means for removing material deposited on the interior surface, a means for moving the cleaning body along the length of said pipe, a first means for cleaning said cleaning body having passages that allow fluid to pass through, a second means for cleaning said cleaning body having passages that allow fluid to pass through, wherein said first cleaning means mates with said first end of said cleaning body where said cleaning body is moved into contact with said first cleaning means to dislodge any accumulated deposits from the cleaning body and simultaneously dislodging any accumulated deposits from said cleaning means, wherein said second cleaning means mates with said second end of said body where said cleaning body is moved into contact with said second cleaning means to dislodge any accumulated deposits from the cleaning body and simultaneously dislodging any accumulated deposits from said cleaning means.