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WO2010146360A3
WO2010146360A3 PCT/GB2010/001184 GB2010001184W WO2010146360A3 WO 2010146360 A3 WO2010146360 A3 WO 2010146360A3 GB 2010001184 W GB2010001184 W GB 2010001184W WO 2010146360 A3 WO2010146360 A3 WO 2010146360A3
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tool
underwater surface
equipment attachment
attachment port
fluid
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PCT/GB2010/001184
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French (fr)
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WO2010146360A2 (en
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Kenneth George Storey
Keith Richardson
Harry Lincoln
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Active Offshore Solutions Limited
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B3/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B3/02—Cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B3/024—Cleaning by means of spray elements moving over the surface to be cleaned
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B59/00—Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
    • B63B59/06—Cleaning devices for hulls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING 
    • B63B59/00—Hull protection specially adapted for vessels; Cleaning devices specially adapted for vessels
    • B63B59/06—Cleaning devices for hulls
    • B63B59/10—Cleaning devices for hulls using trolleys or the like driven along the surface
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B2203/00—Details of cleaning machines or methods involving the use or presence of liquid or steam
    • B08B2203/02—Details of machines or methods for cleaning by the force of jets or sprays
    • B08B2203/0288—Ultra or megasonic jets
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02T—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
    • Y02T70/00—Maritime or waterways transport

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
  • Cleaning By Liquid Or Steam (AREA)
  • Cleaning In General (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a submersible apparatus (1) locatable at a surface to be cleaned (3), said surface being located in a body of water, the apparatus comprising, a fluid delivery line (8) in fluid communication with a fluid outlet port, the fluid outlet port (25) comprising at least one nozzle (5) configured to induce cavitation in the body of water when a pressurised fluid is passed therethrough, and a platform adapted to locate the at least one nozzle at a pre- determined angle and a pre- determined distance from the surface to be cleaned. The invention further relates to a submersible vehicle comprising: attachment means operable to locate the submersible vehicle at an underwater surface; at least a first equipment attachment port configured to receive a first tool, and at least a first tool operable to inspect an underwater surface and being connectable to the first equipment attachment port, the submersible vehicle further comprising a second equipment attachment port configured to receive a second tool, and a second tool operable to perform an operation on an underwater surface and being connectable to the second equipment attachment port. The invention further relates to a method of cleaning and/or inspecting an underwater surface and of undertaking operations relating to the underwater surface following the inspection.
PCT/GB2010/001184 2009-06-19 2010-06-18 Improvements relating to submersible apparatus WO2010146360A2 (en)

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GBGB0910603.0A GB0910603D0 (en) 2009-06-19 2009-06-19 Improvements relating to submersible vehicles
GB0910603.0 2009-06-19

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WO2010146360A2 WO2010146360A2 (en) 2010-12-23
WO2010146360A3 true WO2010146360A3 (en) 2011-03-31

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GB1530308A (en) * 1974-10-24 1978-10-25 Woma Maasberg Co Gmbh W Device for cleaning surfaces
US4821665A (en) * 1986-03-13 1989-04-18 Honeywell Inc. Submersible ROV for cleaning and inspecting metal
US5048445A (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-09-17 Cavi-Tech, Inc. Fluid jet system and method for underwater maintenance of ship performance
US5947051A (en) * 1997-06-04 1999-09-07 Geiger; Michael B. Underwater self-propelled surface adhering robotically operated vehicle
WO1999065765A1 (en) * 1998-06-18 1999-12-23 Makitruk Alexandr Alexandrovic Method for the hydrodynamic underwater cleaning of ship hulls and device for realising the same
US20030000445A1 (en) * 1995-03-22 2003-01-02 Mcguire Dennis Apparatus and method for removingcpatomgs from the hulls of vessels using ultra-high pressure water

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Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1530308A (en) * 1974-10-24 1978-10-25 Woma Maasberg Co Gmbh W Device for cleaning surfaces
US4821665A (en) * 1986-03-13 1989-04-18 Honeywell Inc. Submersible ROV for cleaning and inspecting metal
US5048445A (en) * 1989-09-08 1991-09-17 Cavi-Tech, Inc. Fluid jet system and method for underwater maintenance of ship performance
US20030000445A1 (en) * 1995-03-22 2003-01-02 Mcguire Dennis Apparatus and method for removingcpatomgs from the hulls of vessels using ultra-high pressure water
US5947051A (en) * 1997-06-04 1999-09-07 Geiger; Michael B. Underwater self-propelled surface adhering robotically operated vehicle
WO1999065765A1 (en) * 1998-06-18 1999-12-23 Makitruk Alexandr Alexandrovic Method for the hydrodynamic underwater cleaning of ship hulls and device for realising the same

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