Decontamination apparatus and method

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:875186

Oakley, David J. ^[1]

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1. Richland, WA

A blast head including a plurality of spray nozzles mounted in a chamber for receiving a workpiece. The several spray nozzles concurrently direct a plurality of streams of a pressurized gas and abrasive grit mixture toward a peripheral portion of the workpiece to remove particulates or debris therefrom. An exhaust outlet is formed in the chamber for discharging the particulates and spent grit.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H000194
• Application Number: 06/562148
• OSTI ID: 875186
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1983 Dec 16
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

decontamination
apparatus
method
blast
head
including
plurality
spray
nozzles
mounted
chamber
receiving
workpiece
concurrently
direct
streams
pressurized
gas
abrasive
grit
mixture
peripheral
portion
remove
particulates
debris
therefrom
exhaust
outlet
formed
discharging
spent
spray nozzle
spray nozzles
pressurized gas
peripheral portion
nozzles mounted
remove particulate
statutory invention registration
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