Method and apparatus for safely cleaning a live equipment
CA 2432502 C · Owner: Hydro-Quebec · Inventors: Lanoie, Robert; Bouchard, Dave; Turcotte, Yvon
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The method and apparatus are for safely cleaning live equipment. The method comprises the steps of heating a water-based solution by means of an apparatus to produce superheated steam; grounding this apparatus; conducting the superheated steam through an insulated conduct; and concentrating this superheated steam into a pressurized jet at an output of the insulated conduct. After the step of grounding the apparatus the method further comprises the step of applying the pressurized jet through the insulated conduct output onto the live equipment to be cleaned.
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- Filed June 16, 2003 and granted April 19, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 16, 2023.
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