发明名称 |
Cleaning method and apparatus |
摘要 |
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for the blast cleaning of the surface of an object using solid carbon dioxide pellets as the abrasive projected by a gaseous carbon dioxide propellent. The method and apparatus of this invention subjects a portion of a quantity of liquified carbon dioxide contained within a storage vessel to adiabatic expansion to provide a solid phase carbon dioxide and then compressing or extruding the solid phase carbon dioxide to form a plurality of pellets. Another portion of the liquified carbon dioxide is vaporized to provide a volume of gaseous carbon dioxide at above atmospheric pressure which is then used as a carrier and propellent to project the carbon dioxide pellets against the surface of the object to be cleaned. This invention eliminates the need to use a separate compressed air or nitrogen propellent system for a blast cleaning operation.
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申请公布号 |
US5525093(A) |
申请公布日期 |
1996.06.11 |
申请号 |
US19930054491 |
申请日期 |
1993.04.27 |
申请人 |
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION |
发明人 |
PALMER, JR., CHARLES E. |
分类号 |
B08B7/02;B24C1/00;(IPC1-7):B24B1/00 |
主分类号 |
B08B7/02 |
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