Patent ID: 9032979
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: B08B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cleaning one or more large-scale, industrial, elongated components, the apparatus comprising: a cleaning chamber defined by a sidewall, an endwall and a bottom wall, the sidewall comprising a heater cavity, the cleaning chamber sized and configured to receive the one or more large-scale, industrial, elongated components selected from a group consisting of heat exchanger tube bundles, fin-fans, and cooling towers; a control unit which controls the functioning of the apparatus; a lid configured to sealably close the cleaning chamber; a roller assembly configured to rotate the one or more elongated components within the cleaning chamber; a heating system to heat a cleaning fluid placed in the cleaning chamber, the heating system comprising one or more heating elements disposed within the heater cavity and against a heat transfer plate, the heat transfer plate in thermal-conductive communication with the cleaning chamber; a pump system configured to pressurize the cleaning fluid; a spray assembly configured to spray the cleaning fluid onto the one or more elongated components inside the cleaning chamber; and a means of providing positive pressure to the heater cavity to prevent introduction of the cleaning fluid into the heater cavity.