Patent ID: 6129451
Filing Date: 2000-10-10
Classification: B08B,D06B,D06F,D06L

Abstract:
A liquid carbon dioxide cleaning system comprising:a cleaning chamber including a distribution pipe and a plurality of flow nozzles disposed separately from said distribution pipe;a mixing reservoir;an additive pump;and a liquid carbon dioxide pump;said distribution pipe including a plurality of apertures circumferentially spaced about said pipe;said additive pump interconnected to an additive supply source for supplying additive to said mixing reservoir;said carbon dioxide pump interconnected to a liquid carbon dioxide supply source for supplying carbon dioxide to said mixing reservoir and for mixing said carbon dioxide with said additive;said mixing reservoir interconnected to said cleaning chamber such that said carbon dioxide pump expels said mixture of carbon dioxide and said additive into said distribution pipe from which the mixture is distributed into the cleaning chamber; andsaid carbon dioxide pump being interconnected to said plurality of nozzles such that liquid carbon dioxide is pumped to said nozzles for further distribution of said mixture within said cleaning chamber.