Segmental ultrasonic cleaning apparatus for removing scales and sludge on top of tube sheet in heat exchanger

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8734597
APP PUB NO 20120055521A1
SERIAL NO

12891683

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Disclosed herein is a segmental ultrasonic cleaning apparatus configured to remove scales and/or sludge deposited on a tube sheet. The segmental ultrasonic cleaning apparatus includes a plurality of segment groups arranged in a ring shape on a top surface of a tube sheet along an inner wall of the steam generator, in which each of the segment groups includes an ultrasonic element segment and a guide rail support segment loosely connected to each other by metal wires through hand holes located at a lower portion of the steam generator, such that ultrasound waves radiated from an ultrasonic transducer in each of the ultrasonic element segments travels along the surface of the tube sheet, with the segment groups tightly connected in the ring shape by tightening the metal wires via wire pulleys of flange units.

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KOREA HYDRO & NUCLEAR POWER CO LTD1655 BULGUK-RO MUNMUDAEWANG-MYEON GYEONGJU-SI GYEONGSANGBUK-DO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Jeong, Woo Tae Daejeon, KR 19 48
Kim, Hee Geun Daejeon, KR 4 10
Kim, Seok Tae Daejeon, KR 10 175
Kong, Tae Young Daejeon, KR 4 9

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