What is the tube cleaner?
The tube cleaner is a general term for various equipment designed to remove residues and scale from the inside of the tubes used in condensers, cooling, boilers and heat exchangers. The tube cleaner can be as simple as a brush pushed manually through the tubes. Pipe cleaners can also use air or water pressure to help remove the accumulation on the pipe walls and can be operated on electricity or compressed air. A more sophisticated tube cleaner includes a flexible cleaning head or brush and vacuum to raise all residues released by a cleaning tool. For example, Firetube configuration creates a couple through a passage of warm combustion gases through tubes that pass through a larger chamber containing water. The soot is built on the walls of the tube; If it is not removed by the tube cleaner at intervals, it disrupts the heat transfer and waste it with expensive fuel. Depending on the dirt in the water, a calcified scale can form on the walls of the pipes and require removal. The scale is a tighconnected to the tubes. In addition, Watertube boilers can have bends and twists in tubes, requires a cleaning device that can make the same turns.
A simple tube cleaner sometimes consists of nothing but use a nozzle to force high -pressure air or water through tubes. In other situations, the brush is mounted on the long rod pushed through the tube. These procedures are manually demanding due to the need to clean each tube separately. While these methods are adequately effective in removing accumulation, the resulting debris coming from the pipes creates another clutter to be Cleaned Up.
recently recent modifications include a tube cleaner that will lead a specially designed cleaning head through the tube using mechanical force, eliminating the need for a human worker to make efforts to release residues. The cleaning head rotates and sucks the residues from the tube as it moves. OtherThe variant is the cleaning head closed in the vagina, which uses rinse of residues because it is released from the tube. The newer equipment is built of flexible shafts that allow tubes and prevents damage to the walls of the pipes.
The tube cleaner can be configured as a large freestanding unit operated with a foot pedal to check the speed of rotation and water flow. Portable units are also available with long hoses and interchangeable shafts for smaller applications. Pneumatic cleaning agents on the compressed air tube can be used in applications where electricity is problematic.