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Balanced-Rotating-Spray Tank-And-Pipe-Cleaning SystemSpray head translates and rotates to clean entire inner surface of tank or pipe. Cleansing effected by three laterally balanced gas/liquid jets from spray head that rotates about longitudinal axis. Uses much less liquid. Cleaning process in system relies on mechanical action of jets instead of contaminant dissolution. Eliminates very difficult machining needed to make multiple converging/diverging nozzles within one spray head. Makes nozzle much smaller. Basic two-phase-flow, supersonic-nozzle design applied to other spray systems for interior or exterior cleaning.
Document ID
19950071289
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Thaxton, Eric A.
(NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL.)
Caimi, Raoul E. B.
(NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, Cocoa Beach, FL.)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs
Volume: 19
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0145-319X
Subject Category
Machinery
Report/Patent Number
KSC-11694
Accession Number
95B10685
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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