Ultrasonic Tanks Industry Information
Ultrasonic Tanks
Ultrasonic tanks are immersion tanks used in ultrasonic cleaning systems
that hold cleaning solution as well as the parts that require cleaning.
Ultrasonic cleaners use high frequency sound waves to produce bubbles
that perform a scrubbing action on a range of items to clean them where
other methods cannot. Tanks are a critical component of ultrasonic
cleaning equipment and are made out of metal; stainless steel is the
most popular choice because its smooth surface has corrosion resistant
properties that allow the tank to be cleaned and sanitized quickly and
easily.
Ultrasonic tanks
must be air and water-tight. They are available in many different
shapes and sizes depending on the type of objects cleaned in the tanks.
When selecting a tank for ultrasonic cleaning, its size is an important
factor. For objects like golf clubs,
which are long and vertical, the tank used to clean them must match
their size and be deep enough to totally emerge the club. Ultrasonic
blind cleaners, for example, are often oblong in order to best
accommodate the window treatments. The medical, pharmaceutical,
automotive, electronics, weapons, marine, sports equipment, beverage
and food processing industries use ultrasonic tanks to clean both
process machine parts and products that are contaminated during
manufacturing.
Tanks are one of three main
parts of a complete ultrasonic unit; other components include a
transducer and a generator. The tanks used in ultrasonic cleaning
systems typically have a drain, nozzles and a thermostatic-controlled
heating system. The top may be open or have a lid. Small items are
placed in a basket which is then submerged in the cleaning solution.
Large ultrasonic tanks can fit multiple items at the same time and they
may have rotating parts holders, tumbling baskets or oscillating
systems to make sure that all parts are evenly and thoroughly cleaned.
The cleaner’s transducer, the component that introduces sound waves
into the cleaning solution, may be mounted directly to the ultrasonic
tank or may be manually placed in the tank before operation begins. The
ultrasonic cleaning process begins with cavitation, a process which
occurs when the transducer introduces ultrasonic sound waves into the
tank producing innumerable minute and intense imploding bubbles. These
bubbles release both energy and heat to provide a highly efficient
method of scrubbing exposed and concealed surfaces of the immersed
parts. It is important that metal objects not come in contact with the
sides or bottom of the ultrasonic tank because the vibrations caused by
the transducer may scratch the item as is the case in ultrasonic jewelry cleaners.
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