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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2002
Thomas A. Lorincz, Hollister, CA (US);
Therma Corporation, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A temperature handling subsystem ( ) for a pipe electrochemical polishing system ( ) has a chiller ( ) and associated heat exchanger ( ) for cooling the acid electrolyte ( ) circulating through a pipe ( ) while a cathode ( ) is drawn therethrough for the purpose of electropolishing the interior of the pipe ( ). A temperature control method ( ) has a temperature low enough decision operation ( ) wherein a temperature indicating control ( ) is used to determine if the chiller ( ) should be activated. The electrolyte ( ) is pumped by an electrolyte pump from an electrolyte reservoir ( ) containing a temperature indicating controller ( ) for determining the temperature of the electrolyte ( ) and further containing an electric heater ( ) for heating the electrolyte ( ), as necessary.