Continuous circulation water wash apparatus and method for cleaning radioactively contaminated garments

Patent · Mon Feb 24 23:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:5433247

Sewter, B R; Clemons, L Jr; Battaglia, J A; DeBarber, T A

This patent describes an apparatus for water washing fabrics and removing particulate radioactive contaminants. It comprises: a washing machine means for washing and rinsing the fabrics having a wash-water inlet, rinse water inlet, a circulation inlet, and a water outlet; a particulate removal system connected between the circulation inlet and the water outlet for continuously circulating water introduced into the washing machine means through a particulate removal means while the machine means washes and rinses the fabric, and a hydraulically closed wash-water system and rinse water inlet and the rinse water inlet, respectively, for supplying polished wash-water and polished rinse water to the washing machine means, wherein each system includes it won separate water polisher.

• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5090221
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-277846
• OSTI ID: 5433247
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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