Heat exchange – With alarm – indicator – signal – register – recorder – test or... – Remotely controlled inspection means
Patent
1988-09-20
1991-06-25
Ford, John
Heat exchange
With alarm, indicator, signal, register, recorder, test or...
Remotely controlled inspection means
165 76, 901 1, 901 44, 376245, 376260, 29723, 29727, F28G 1300, F28G 1500, B25J 300, B25J 1504
Patent
active
050258540
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for the inspection and/or repair of tubes discharging into a chamber of a heat exchanger includes a tube sensor. A manipulator provides remote-controlled positioning of the tube sensor. A plurality of mouthpieces disposed on the manipulator introduces the sensor into tubes of a heat exchanger. Tube connectors communicate with the mouthpieces and have two ends. One of the ends of the tube connectors is coaxially attachable to orifices of the tubes of the heat exchanger. The other of the ends of the tube connectors are bundled into a circular group at an adaptor. A distributor plate has orifices into each of which a respective one of the tube connectors discharge. A parallel turntable is supported on the distributor plate. A guide hose is introduced into the turntable for guiding the tube sensor. Incremental rotation of the turntable selectively aligns the axis of the guide hose with the axis of one of the orifices in the distributor plate.
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Adams Helmar
Richter Bernd
Ford John
Greenberg Laurence A.
Lerner Herbert L.
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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