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Title: Off gas film cooler cleaner

Abstract

An apparatus is described for cleaning depositions of particulate matter from the inside of tubular piping while the piping is in use. The apparatus is remotely controlled in order to operate in hazardous environments. A housing containing brush and shaft assemblies is mounted on top of the tubular piping. Pneumatic cylinders provide linear motion. A roller nut bearing provides rotary motion. The combined motion causes the brush assembly to rotate as it travels along the tube dislodging particulate matter. The main application for this invention is to clean the off gas cooler of a radioactive waste vitrification unit.

Inventors:
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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
West Valley Nuclear Services Co., Inc., West Valley, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
584885
Patent Number(s):
PATENTS-US-A8542756
Application Number:
ON: DE98004298; PAN: 8-542,756; TRN: AHC29808%%25
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC24-81NE44139
Resource Type:
Patent Application
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; OFF-GAS SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE FACILITIES; RADIOACTIVE WASTE FACILITIES; VITRIFICATION; CLEANING; DEPOSITS; REMOVAL; REMOTE CONTROL; DESIGN; OPERATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE PROCESSING

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Dhingra, H S, Koch, W C, and Burns, D C. Off gas film cooler cleaner. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
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Dhingra, H S, Koch, W C, & Burns, D C. Off gas film cooler cleaner. United States.
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Dhingra, H S, Koch, W C, and Burns, D C. 1995. "Off gas film cooler cleaner". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/584885.
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@article{osti_584885,
title = {Off gas film cooler cleaner},
author = {Dhingra, H S and Koch, W C and Burns, D C},
abstractNote = {An apparatus is described for cleaning depositions of particulate matter from the inside of tubular piping while the piping is in use. The apparatus is remotely controlled in order to operate in hazardous environments. A housing containing brush and shaft assemblies is mounted on top of the tubular piping. Pneumatic cylinders provide linear motion. A roller nut bearing provides rotary motion. The combined motion causes the brush assembly to rotate as it travels along the tube dislodging particulate matter. The main application for this invention is to clean the off gas cooler of a radioactive waste vitrification unit.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/584885}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}
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