Methods of cleaning a submerged surface using a fluid jet discharging a liquid/gas combination
US9839925B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB08B3/02
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of cleaning a submerged surface covered by a liquid medium includes injecting a cleaning liquid with a submerged fluid jet through the liquid medium at the submerged surface. The method may also include introducing at least one of a non-reactive gas and a reactive gas with the cleaning liquid through the submerged fluid jet.
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