Project #2 / Milestone / Clients / Media

Name

Project #2

Test Objective

To find the best cleaning agent for solvent based gelva

Witnessed

No

Confidential

No

Help Implementing

No

Submission Date

05/28/1998

Representatives

Thomas Brady

Substrates

Aluminum
Stainless Steel

Sample Type

Product Use

Transporting chemical on road (tanker truck)

Percentages Cleaned

Weight Min

Weight Max

Approximate Size

tanker truck

Approximate Size ID

Large

Weight Range ID

100+ lbs

Shape

Smooth

Hardness

Hard

Shape Type

Simple

Return Samples

No

Return Sample Address

Contaminants

Adhesive
Resins/Rosins

Samples Available

Yes

Pre Clean Manufacturing Step

Transport

Post Clean Manufacturing Step

Transport

Parts Cleaned Per Week

Parts Cleaned Per Bath

1

Frequency

PSI

200

Equipments

Low Pressure Spray

Vendor

Cleaning Chemicals

Methylene Chloride

Concentration

Cleaning Temp

Cleaning Time

Cleaning Water Type

Problems With Current Method

Stuff starts to harden in air. Difficulty removing crusty residue

Purpose of Cleaning

place a different chemical in tanker

Rinse Time

Rinse Temp

Rinse Water Type

Drying Method

No relation

Drying Time

Drying Temp

Storage Type ID

Used Immediately

How Stored

How Long Stored

Analysis Method

Visual

Performance Test

Comments or Concerns

Summary

Lab recommended switching to baking soda media blasting. Through TURI's matching grants, the company has done so, reducing methylene chloride us by 80%

Implementation

Yes

In Progress

No

Technolog Transfer

No

Analysis Only

No

Part Picture

Yes

Default object view. Click to create a custom template, Node ID: 4224, Object ID: 4223

Project #2