Patent ID: 11940096
Assignee: THERMAL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL 9UK) LIMITED
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 15:
16. A condensate removal device for mounting in a pipeline, the device comprising:
an inlet connectable to the pipeline to receive a condensable gas flow;
an outlet connectable to the pipeline downstream of the inlet, the inlet and outlet being disposed on a pipeline axis through the device;
a condensate drainage channel providing fluid communication between the inlet and outlet, the condensate drainage channel having an entry port from which it extends in a longitudinal direction, and an orifice that is occludable by condensate flow therethrough to restrict condensable gas flow therethrough;
an access opening facing the entry port from an upstream side thereof, the access opening being offset from the pipeline axis; and
a cleaning device mountable on the access opening, the cleaning device comprising:
a rod carrier having a cleaning rod at one end; and
a shield mounted on the rod carrier, the shield being movable relative to the rod carrier between a first position in which a portion of the cleaning rod is covered by the shield and a second position in which the portion of the cleaning rod is exposed,
wherein the cleaning device is insertable into the access opening of the condensate removal device, wherein the shield is retractable to the second position to permit insertion of the cleaning rod into the orifice in the longitudinal direction.