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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Om Prakash, Bangalore, IN;
Megha Sahu, Bangalore, IN;
Kamaraj Kandhasamy, Bangalore, IN;
Sandeep Tripathi, Kanpur, IN;
Carolyn L. Kupper, Summerville, SC (US);
Stephen P. Gaydos, St. Louis, MO (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A method of using an ultrasonic system includes positioning at least one component to a ultrasonic system, the ultrasonic system including: an ultrasonic device, comprising a plurality of ultrasonic transducers coupled to a flexible body; a power supply coupled to the ultrasonic device; a fluid vessel configured to supply fluid to the at least one component; and a waste vessel configured to collect the fluid supplied to the ultrasonic device from the fluid vessel. The method includes applying, via the power supply, a current to a plurality of ultrasonic transducers to dislodge a plurality of contaminants from the at least one component. The method includes flushing, via fluid from the fluid vessel, the plurality of contaminants dislodged from the at least one component.