Patent ID: 7803323

Claim:
A cleaning system for an in-process sensor comprising: (a) a reaction vessel having an interior region and having a process fluid located therein; (b) a sensor having a surface, wherein the surface of the sensor is positioned on the interior region of the reaction vessel such that the surface of the sensor is capable of contacting the process fluid and having a build up of the contaminants thereon, and wherein the region of the reaction vessel surrounding the sensor is coated with hard-facing material; and (c) a scouring jet having an inlet in contact with the process fluid and through which the process fluid enters the jet and an outlet from which the process fluid is emitted, the outlet of the scouring jet being positioned so that the process fluid is emitted in a direction toward the surface of the sensor to impinge on the surface of the sensor whereby the impinging process fluid has a scouring action capable of removing one or more of the contaminants from the surface of the sensor; and wherein the process fluid emitted from the scouring jet does not contain a cleaning fluid.