Global Patent Index - EP 4160134 A1

EP 4160134 A1 20230405 - DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF CLEANING THE INTERNALS OF INSTALLATIONS

Title (en)

DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF CLEANING THE INTERNALS OF INSTALLATIONS

Title (de)

VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR REINIGEN VON EINBAUTEN VON ANLAGEN

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ DE NETTOYAGE INTERNE DES INSTALLATIONS

Publication

EP 4160134 A1 20230405 (EN)

Application

EP 21200240 A 20210930

Priority

EP 21200240 A 20210930

Abstract (en)

The invention relates to a device (1) for on- or offline cleaning the internals of installations, such as a furnace heat exchanger and/or a flue gas heat exchanger in a boiler of an incinerator, the heat exchanger comprising bundles of tubes or a membrane wall formed by or containing tubes, which device (1) comprises a tube (2) containing an explosive (3) and/or pyrotechnical charge, and a detonator (4) to cause explosion and/or deflagration of the charge. The wall of the tube (2) comprises two or more materials (8,9,10), preferably two or more layers (8,9,10) of different materials.

IPC 8 full level

F28D 7/16 (2006.01); F28G 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F28G 7/005 (2013.01); F28D 7/16 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

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

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4160134 A1 20230405

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21200240 A 20210930