Patent ID: 8382869

Claim:
A particulate filtration reverse pulse cleaning system comprising: a housing through which air flows in a first direction towards a housing outlet; a tubesheet disposed within the housing, the tubesheet comprising a tubesheet aperture; a filter for fluid communication with the tubesheet aperture, the filter comprising an open end adapted to be located adjacent to and surrounding the tubesheet aperture; a support frame connectable with the tubesheet, the support frame supporting the filter, the filter through which air flows in the first direction, the support frame including a plurality of hollow support legs; and a cleaning system associated with the support frame, the cleaning system comprising a cleaning jet source directing cleaning fluid through at least one of the plurality of hollow support legs in a second direction opposite the first direction, the cleaning jet source comprising a plurality of cleaning jet sources located along the length of the plurality of support legs, wherein the plurality of the support legs are approximately equally radially spaced from each other about a circumference of the tubesheet aperture, and the plurality of support legs comprise three support legs in a tripod configuration.