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Method for checking heat exchanger tubes

CA 2192638 C · Owner: Ammann, Franz · Inventors: Streit, Klaus; Ammann, Franz

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A method for checking heat exchanger tubes of metallic material includes drying inner surfaces of the heat exchanger tubes. A compressed air-abrasive mixture is then led through the heat exchanger tubes. An eddy-current integrity test of the heat exchanger tubes is then performed.

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  • Filed December 11, 1996 and granted April 16, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 11, 2016.
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FiledDecember 11, 1996
GrantedApril 16, 2002
Term endedDecember 11, 2016
Patent numberCA 2192638 C
Classification (IPC)G01N27/90 +2 more

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1997199920012003200520072009201120132015Application filedDec 11, 1996Patent grantedApril 16, 2002Term endedDec 11, 2016

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