METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVAL OF DEPOSITS, MAINLY ICE FROM SURFACE OF SKIN Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: transport facilities. SUBSTANCE: method consists in forming elastic deformation in skin in form of converging waves by means of waveguide radiating these waves inside active zone bounded by waveguide on surface. Area of active zone is equal to at least 20 percent of entire area to be cleaned. Device for realization of this method includes waveguide 4 secured to surface to be cleaned for bounding active zone 7 on it; area of active zone is equal to at least 20 percent of area of entire surface to be cleaned. Device also contains mechanical pulse source 3 connected with waveguide 4. This source may be made in form of ring, two parallel branches or pair of parallel branches diverging in opposite directions. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 7 cl, 9 dwg