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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2001
Glen Silva Abad, Placentia, CA (US);
Stanley Bean, Cypress, CA (US);
Ralph Edward Jaffke, Lakewood, CA (US);
Joanne McLaughlin, Long Beach, CA (US);
Rick Osterman, Long Beach, CA (US);
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable flushing apparatus for cleaning the interior of a gas distribution tube. The apparatus includes a first reservoir structure housing a first solvent an a first conduit leading therefrom for selectively transporting solvent to the interior of the tube to be cleaned. A second reservoir structure houses a second solvent generally employed in a final cleaning flush, and has a second conduit leading therefrom for selectively transporting solvent to the interior of the tube. A gas supply conduit is included for selectively transporting purging gas to the interior of the tube. A downstream conduit collects or for releases for testing fluid from the tube. The entire apparatus can include a wheeled carrier. A liquid collector can be situated beneath the gas distribution tube for capturing any spilled solvent