Method and apparatus for dislodging accrued deposits from a vessel
US6630032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B9/08
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Apparatus for dislodging an accretion of a substance from the vicinity of a vessel, includes apparatus for generating gas-borne shock waves in the vicinity of a vessel, thereby to expose a substance accrued on a surface thereof to separation forces causing at least partial separation of the substance from the surface, so as to facilitate removal of the at least partially separated substance therefrom; and support apparatus for supporting the apparatus for generating shock waves in a selected association relative to the vessel.
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