The Boeing Company
Method for surface cleaning

Abstract:

A method for cleaning an object having a surface, the method including steps of (1) delivering acoustic waves to the object to dislodge debris from the surface; (2) delivering a cleaning medium to the surface to collect dislodged debris; (3) delivering the acoustic waves to the object to acoustically treat and atomize the cleaning medium and the dislodged debris; (4) applying a vacuum airflow to collect atomized cleaning medium and dislodged debris; (5) delivering a rinsing medium to the surface; (6) delivering the acoustic waves to the object to acoustically treat and atomize the rinsing medium; and (7) applying the vacuum airflow to collect atomized rinsing medium.