Global Patent Index - EP 1995547 A2

EP 1995547 A2 20081126 - Pulse detonation cleaning apparatus

Title (en)

Pulse detonation cleaning apparatus

Title (de)

Detonative Impuls-Reinigungsvorrichtung

Title (fr)

Appareil de nettoyage à détonation à impulsion

Publication

EP 1995547 A2 20081126 (EN)

Application

EP 08251798 A 20080523

Priority

US 75380107 A 20070525

Abstract (en)

The burning of fuel (e.g., coal) in industrial equipment generates an exhaust flow containing airborne particulate. The flow is passed through a rotary heat exchanger (50) to preheat inlet air. The heat exchanger element is subject to fouling and is cleaned by a pulsed combustion device (222,223). The device is operated by introducing a fuel and oxidizer charge to at least one conduit (224) and initiating combustion of the charge. The combustion generates a shock wave to which the element is exposed, dislodging and/or otherwise removing the deposits.

IPC 8 full level

F28G 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F28G 7/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F28G 7/005 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1995547 A2 20081126; CN 101311627 A 20081126; US 2008292998 A1 20081127

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08251798 A 20080523; CN 200810107865 A 20080523; US 75380107 A 20070525