Ultrasonics – Cleaning Orifices with Ultrasonics II

The preceding post defined two dimensions of concern when considering cleaning orifices.  Before moving on, let’s now consider how the various types of contamination that might be found in an orifice and how each affects the cleaning task. Liquids – Liquids are common contaminants in orifices.  Liquid contamination can result from manufacturing operations but also …

Ultrasonics – Cleaning Orifices with Ultrasonics

A few days ago, one of our customers asked one of our sales people what would seem like a very simple question.  The question, in paraphrase, was – – “Do you know the relationship between ultrasonic frequency and the ability of ultrasonics to clean within a certain sized orifice.”  Being a bit rushed when I received …

Ultrasonics – Ultrasonic Power Density vs. Tank Size

As a leading ultrasonic manufacturer, we are often asked to manufacture large, industrial ultrasonic cleaning systems producing a particular ultrasonic power density based on laboratory trials.  In fact, it may not be appropriate to base the watts per gallon requirement for a large industrial application on those found effective on a laboratory scale.  A paper at the following …

Cleaning Chemistry – Introduction – Solvents

It doesn’t matter if you call it soap, solvent, surface preparation, or whatever, chemistry is an important part of nearly every cleaning process.  The first purpose of the chemistry in a cleaning application is to either dissolve the contaminant or, using some other mechanism, to break the attachment that the contaminant has to the substrate.  …