Cleaning elements for inside cleaning of the tubes of tube-type heat exchangers and method of manufacturing same

摘要

A cleaning element for cleaning the interior of heat exchanger tubes by being carried along by a cooling water stream and automatically squeezed through the tubes by the cooling water stream, includes a sphere foamed in a closed mold, the sphere being formed of an open-cell sponge rubber core and an open-pore water-permeable skin integral with the core.