METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WASHING A PLURALITY OF FILTER ELEMENTS

摘要

A method and apparatus for simultaneously washing a plurality of generally tubular or sock-like filtering elements of a gas filtering apparatus without removing the elements from the apparatus, the filter elements being disposed in a regular array of rows and columns within a housing between an inlet and an outlet thereof. The method includes positioning in the housing a liquid conduit having a plurality of axially spaced spray nozzles for delivering washing liquid along one or more rows of elements and supplying washing liquid to the conduit.