WO2014082154A1 - Projectile dispensing system and use - Google Patents
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- WO2014082154A1 WO2014082154A1 PCT/CA2012/050854 CA2012050854W WO2014082154A1 WO 2014082154 A1 WO2014082154 A1 WO 2014082154A1 CA 2012050854 W CA2012050854 W CA 2012050854W WO 2014082154 A1 WO2014082154 A1 WO 2014082154A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B08—CLEANING
- B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
- B08B9/00—Cleaning hollow articles by methods or apparatus specially adapted thereto
- B08B9/02—Cleaning pipes or tubes or systems of pipes or tubes
- B08B9/027—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
- B08B9/04—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes
- B08B9/053—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction
- B08B9/057—Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages using cleaning devices introduced into and moved along the pipes moved along the pipes by a fluid, e.g. by fluid pressure or by suction the cleaning devices being entrained discrete elements, e.g. balls, grinding elements, brushes
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24C—ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
- B24C3/00—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants
- B24C3/32—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants designed for abrasive blasting of particular work, e.g. the internal surfaces of cylinder blocks
- B24C3/325—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants designed for abrasive blasting of particular work, e.g. the internal surfaces of cylinder blocks for internal surfaces, e.g. of tubes
- B24C3/327—Abrasive blasting machines or devices; Plants designed for abrasive blasting of particular work, e.g. the internal surfaces of cylinder blocks for internal surfaces, e.g. of tubes by an axially-moving flow of abrasive particles without passing a blast gun, impeller or the like along the internal surface
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
- B24C—ABRASIVE OR RELATED BLASTING WITH PARTICULATE MATERIAL
- B24C7/00—Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts
- B24C7/0092—Equipment for feeding abrasive material; Controlling the flowability, constitution, or other physical characteristics of abrasive blasts the abrasive material being fed by mechanical means, e.g. by screw conveyors
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- the present invention relates to pipe cleaning, and more specifically pipe cleaning with a projectile dispensing system.
- Transport pipes (especially liquid transport pipes) are known to become infested with many forms of build up, including tubercles in a case of municipal water pipes.
- the pipes become sclerotic and continually narrow as tubercles build up. Regardless of pipe type (gas / liquid/ solid transport), flow eventually occludes with tubercle residue and other build up.
- Few viable industrial and commercial solutions are available to deal with sclerotic pipes quickly and effectively.
- abrasive projectiles like rocks of progressive calibre
- a pipe is pressurized with a gas stream, and abrasive projectiles are fed into the stream. The streaming projectiles strike and break away
- the streaming projectiles can also be used to clean away old linings, film, and tar residue.
- feeding projectiles from a hopper to a pressurized pipe is particularly difficult.
- the projectiles Apart from pressure differential concerns (that can present a safety hazard), the projectiles must be metered in a manner that prevent clogging of the system, and also in a manner that minimizes or altogether eliminates dust emission (from projectile handling and metering). Dust emissions reduce the dispensing system's lifespan.
- WO/2008/029149 uses an auger to metre projectiles from a hopper into a pipe.
- One major difficulty with this system is that it requires all of the hopper, conveyor (in this instance an auger), and outlet pipe to be pressurized (so projectiles cannot be fed into the outlet pipe while, for example, the hopper is at a pressure (like atmospheric pressure) lower than that of the pipe).
- Another significant difficulty is that, in practise, the projectiles tend to clog the auger relatively easily (because of the auger's axle and the blade configuration projecting therefrom - ie a pocket or confined area is formed where projectiles can gather and clog).
- the auger also tends to (in the case where the projectiles are stones) confine, compress and crush stones, resulting in dust emission (altogether generally referred to as confined projectile handling). Compression and crushing also interfere with the pipe's ultimate cleaning, to say nothing of damaging the auger itself (wear and tear).
- the present invention is a system comprising a feeder to feed projectiles.
- a conveyor for metering the projectiles, and that conveyor is in communication with the feeder.
- a pipe is in communication with the conveyor, for impelling projectiles through the pipe.
- FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a projectile dispensing system.
- FIGURE 2 is a cross section along the line 2-2.
- FIG. 1 shows a projectile dispensing system (10) generally.
- the system (10) is used to feed projectiles (90) from a feeder (20) (in this exemplary embodiment, a hopper (open to the atmosphere) as an example) into a mean (30) for metering the projectiles (90).
- the system (10) can be used to clean pipes (50) infested with tubercules (not shown) by streaming (or drawing) gas through the pipe (50) to be cleaned, and metering projectiles (90) into said pipe (50).
- the projectiles (90) smash and remove tubercules encrusted within the pipe (50).
- the system (10) can be used for cleaning pipes (50) generally, such as in an instance of tar, old lining, and old film, as well.
- the mean (30), in this exemplary embodiment, is an open-ended barrel. More specifically, the barrel is rotatable. In any given embodiment the barrel can be manually rotated or rotated by a variety of means, but in Figures 1 and 2 it is shown to be rotatable using a motorized chain and gear system (40).
- the barrel in Figure 2 is lined internally with a helical blade (60).
- the helical blade (60) permits unconfined projectile (90) metering through the barrel, from one end to the other. That is, projectiles (90) are not compressed into a small confined space (as in prior art systems using an auger screw, like WO/2008/029149). Unconfined metering permits, among other things, projectiles (90) to pass ultimately to the pipe (50) without crushing and deformation. Unconfined metering also greatly reduces the chance that projectiles (90) will clog the conveyor (as compared to the prior art).
- a bypass access (70) can also be provided.
- the access (70) allows projectile (90) feeding while bypassing both the feeder (20) and conveyor (30).
- projectiles (90) can be slowly, and even individually, introduced for passing to the pipe (50).
- the slow introduction of individual projectiles (90) acts to prime the pipe (50) for cleaning.
- Individual projectiles (90) are introduced slowly, to break away tubercule portions, and very gradually increase the internal diameter of available pipe (50).
- the system (10) can also optionally have a valve (80).
- One type of valve, shown in Figure 2, is a rotary air lock valve.
- the valve (80) can be used when operating the system (10) while the feeder (20) and conveyor (30) are at a lower pressure (e.g. atmospheric pressure) and the pipe (50) is at a higher pressure (such as when a pump is attached to the system to stream gas through the pipe (50)).
- the valve (80) is not necessary.
- a tubercle (not shown) is generally a bumpy, rocky, and rigid protuberance, forming wart-like lesion in pipes (50). Tubercles arise from natural atherosclerosis and mineral deposition, pollution, residual matter, and living organisms. Tubercle formation is highly likely when any of solid, liquid, and gas matter is conveyed in pipes (50)
- a projectile (90) is an impel capable body for firing into pipes (50), to smash tubercles. These include bumpy rocks, smooth rocks, ball bearings, shot, shards, ice, sand, shrapnel, bullets, rounds, and pellets, among others, all of variable calibre, shape, density, and hardness, as required.
- streaming means impelling, firing, or propelling (by gas, liquid, magnetic propulsion, or other means).
- a pump to stream gas through the pipe (50).
- Drawing also results in impelling, firing, or propelling (by gas, liquid, magnetic propulsion, or other means), but is distinguished from streaming in that streaming generally refers to forcing (or pushing) a gas through a pipe (50) whereas drawing refers to sucking or vacuuming the gas through the pipe (50).
- gas would be streamed by placing a pump (not shown) at one end of the system (ie at one end of the pipe to be cleaned and closer to the conveyor (30)), and in contrast, gas would be drawn by instead placing a vacuum (not shown) at the other end of the system (ie at the other end of the pipe to be cleaned, and further away from the conveyor (30)).
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| US14/647,091 US9339855B2 (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Projectile dispensing system and use |
| AU2012395729A AU2012395729B9 (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Projectile dispensing system and use |
| PCT/CA2012/050854 WO2014082154A1 (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Projectile dispensing system and use |
| EP12889008.4A EP2925650A4 (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Projectile dispensing system and use |
| CA2887279A CA2887279C (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Projectile dispensing system and use |
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| PCT/CA2012/050854 WO2014082154A1 (en) | 2012-11-27 | 2012-11-27 | Projectile dispensing system and use |
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| US4236654A (en) * | 1977-11-07 | 1980-12-02 | Mello Manufacturing, Inc. | Apparatus for blowing insulating material into an attic, wall cavity or wet spraying against a surface |
| US5129505A (en) * | 1991-02-01 | 1992-07-14 | Ameri-Shred Industrial Corp. | Paper metering device |
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