Patent ID: 6216710
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: B08B,B22F,C21D,C23G,F16C

Abstract:
An apparatus for removing liquid from a permeable metal part, said permeable metal part entraps a quantity of liquid in pores defined therein and defines an upper end opening and a lower end opening, comprising:a first sealing member which seals said lower end opening;a second sealing member which seals said upper end opening, said permeable metal part, said first sealing member, and said second sealing member define an closed interior chamber;a pump operable to inject cleaning fluid into said interior chamber;a compressor operable to fill said interior chamber with pressurized gas; anda number of nozzles mounted proximate to said exterior of said permeable metal part, wherein:said pump injects cleaning fluid into said interior chamber;said compressor pressurizes said interior chamber with said pressurized gas, said cleaning fluid is advanced by said pressurized gas from said interior chamber to an exterior of said permeable metal part via said pores so as to remove said entrapped liquid from said pores;cleaning fluid is sprayed against said exterior of said permeable metal part via said nozzles; anda residual material is washed away from said exterior of said permeable metal part.