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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2008
Applicant:
Patrick M Pierz, Columbus, IN (US);
Inventor:
Patrick M Pierz, Columbus, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cummins Intellectual Properties, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for reducing fouling. In one embodiment, the system includes a housing and a plurality of channels contained within the housing. The system also includes a fouling reduction element that passes through at least one channel of the plurality of channels, wherein the fouling reduction element is movable such that it reduces fouling inside of the at least one channel. According to the system and method disclosed herein, the fouling reduction element efficiently cleans the inside of the channels of the cooling system.