Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of cleaning a surface by applying highly propagating ultrasonic energy to said surface, the method comprises immersing at least a portion of the surface into a fluid, wherein said fluid is in contact with an highly propagating ultrasonic energy emitting assembly; and emitting highly propagating ultrasonic energy from the assembly into the fluid to generate cavitation at the surface thereby cleaning said surface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 8, 2009
Publication date:
June 9, 2011
Applicant:
Cativus Pty Ltd.
Inventors:
Darren M. Bates, Andrew Sin Ju Yap, Arthur R Mcloughlin