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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 13, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward H Phillips, Middletown, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hidden Valley Associates, Middletown, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134113 ; 1341 / ; 134184 ;
Abstract
One or more sonic transducer arrays disposed outside an oil storage or transport vessel are each acoustically coupled through a wall of the vessel to sludge or other such material formed in the vessel and to a cleaning agent introduced into the vessel. Each sonic transducer array is scanned to direct a beam of sonic energy into the storage or transport vessel through a wall thereof in a manner such that all portions of the sludge or other such material and the cleaning agent are cyclically irradiated by sonic energy.