METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CYLINDRICAL COMPONENTS WHICH ARE TRANSVERSELY ROTATED IN A DRUM DURING LIQUID TREATMENT

摘要

2131629 9317804 PCTABS00025 In accordance with a method and in an apparatus (1) for cleaning long tubes (21) the cleaning process is effected during transverse advancement of the tubes by means of a drum-shaped, rotatable conveyor (12) from an inlet positioned at one lengthwise side wall (6) of the apparatus (1) to an outlet positioned on the opposite lengthwise side wall (7) via a cleaning zone (25) containing a flushing unit (27) arranged to flush a cleaning fluid (11) at a high pressure and in a large flow about and through the tubes (21).