EP 1202823 B1 20051026 - CLEANING OF BEER LINES
Title (en)
CLEANING OF BEER LINES
Title (de)
REINIGUNG VON BIERLEITUNGEN
Title (fr)
NETTOYAGE DE CANALISATIONS DE POMPES A BIERE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0002766 W 20000719
- GB 9916917 A 19990719
- GB 9917861 A 19990729
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0105526A1] A method and apparatus for cleaning a pipeline. The method comprises: a) providing a flow of a first fluid, such as water, through a conduit (1), at least one orifice opening (FO1, FO2) into the conduit, such that a second fluid is drawn through the orifice into the first fluid at a specified rate relative to the rate of flow of the first fluid, to provide a flow of a solution of the first fluid in the second fluid of predetermined concentration; b) supplying the flow of the solution through the pipeline; c) allowing such solution to remain static in the pipeline for a predetermined time; d) providing a flow of the first fluid through the conduit, while preventing the second fluid being drawn through the orifice into the conduit, thereby flushing the solution from the conduit without flushing the pipeline; and e) providing a flow of the first fluid through the conduit and the pipeline to flush the solution from the pipeline. In one embodiment the first fluid is water, the second fluid is detergent, and the pipeline is a beer dispense line.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B08B 9/02 (2006.01); B08B 9/027 (2006.01); B67D 1/07 (2006.01); B67D 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B08B 9/0325 (2013.01); B67D 1/07 (2013.01); B67D 2210/0006 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0105526 A1 20010125; AT E307684 T1 20051115; AU 6002400 A 20010205; CA 2379829 A1 20010125; CN 1372495 A 20021002; DE 60023508 D1 20051201; DE 60023508 T2 20060810; EP 1202823 A1 20020508; EP 1202823 B1 20051026; ES 2254199 T3 20060616; GB 0017705 D0 20000906; GB 2352279 A 20010124; GB 2352279 B 20030723
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0002766 W 20000719; AT 00946144 T 20000719; AU 6002400 A 20000719; CA 2379829 A 20000719; CN 00812545 A 20000719; DE 60023508 T 20000719; EP 00946144 A 20000719; ES 00946144 T 20000719; GB 0017705 A 20000719