Global Patent Index - EP 2415559 A2

EP 2415559 A2 20120208 - Ice blast cleaning systems and methods

Title (en)

Ice blast cleaning systems and methods

Title (de)

Eisreinigungsstrahlsystem und Verfahren

Title (fr)

Systèmes et procédés de nettoyage par soufflage de glace

Publication

EP 2415559 A2 20120208 (EN)

Application

EP 11175687 A 20110728

Priority

US 85157210 A 20100806

Abstract (en)

The present application provides an ice blast cleaning method for a layer of slag (30) on a surface (40). The ice blast cleaning method may include the steps of maintaining the surface (40) with the layer of slag (30) thereon at an elevated temperature, shooting a number of ice pellets (110) at the layer of slag (30) on the surface (40), and loosening the layer of slag (30) on the surface (40) via a mechanical impact of the ice pellets (110) on the layer of slag (30) and a thermal shock caused by a temperature differential between the ice pellets (110) and the layer of slag (30).

IPC 8 full level

B24C 1/00 (2006.01); B24C 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B24C 1/003 (2013.01 - EP US); B24C 1/086 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2415559 A2 20120208; EP 2415559 A3 20140903; CN 102374550 A 20120314; US 2012031350 A1 20120209

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11175687 A 20110728; CN 201110230253 A 20110805; US 85157210 A 20100806