公开(公告)号：US20250044813A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18608754

申请日：2024-03-18

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Terry D. GROMES, SR. ,  Terry D. GROMES, JR. ,  Kristin E. GRIFFIN ,  Jon M. SHOCKEY, JR. ,  Gordon W. EAST ,  William C. JACKSON

IPC: G05D7/06 ,  B24C3/32 ,  B24C7/00 ,  F28D7/16 ,  F28G1/16 ,  F28G15/00 ,  F28G15/02 ,  F28G15/08 ,  G05B15/02 ,  G06F3/04886

Abstract: A system and method for cleaning of heat exchanger tubes including an assembly, an indexer, and a communication device provided with specialized software and programming. The indexer includes orthogonally arranged first and second arms. A trolley and sensors are provided on the indexer arms. One or more lances are provided on the trolley to deliver water jets into the openings. Sensors measure displacement as the trolley is moved relative to the heat exchanger's face plate. An operator controls the system from a distance away using the communication device. During setup, the pattern of the face plate is learned and mapped utilizing information from the sensors as one of the inputs. This information is utilized to help navigate the face plate during a subsequent cleaning operation. A kit for retrofitting existing X-Y indexers is also disclosed.

公开(公告)号：US20250018444A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18642551

申请日：2024-04-22

Applicant: STONEAGE, INC.

Inventor： Terry D. GROMES, SR. ,  Gary L. MANACK, JR. ,  Kristin E. GRIFFIN

IPC: B08B9/032 ,  B05B1/02 ,  B08B3/02 ,  B08B3/04 ,  B08B9/043

Abstract: A nozzle for water jet equipment and a method of use thereof. The nozzle has a body including a base with a shaft extending outwardly therefrom. The shaft is inserted through a bore of a sleeve that rotatable about the shaft. The base and shaft define a bore therein. At least one opening is defined in the shaft and one or more grooves are milled into the shaft's exterior surface. Each opening places the body's bore in fluid communication with one of the grooves and the sleeve's bore. Water flowing through the body's bore will flow through each opening, into the associated groove and into a space between the shaft and sleeve. The shaft terminates in a conical section usable as a battering ram to break up blockages in pipes during cleaning operations.