Soot blower

• Increased plant availability • Improved boiler and fired heater efficiency • Controlled deposit build-up • Reduced emissions • Steam savings • Optimised combustion process • Increased energy recovery effectiveness • Flexible operation for changing fuel mixture and varying fuel quality ==Problems caused by soot==

Reduced efficiency Soot deposited on the heating surfaces of a boiler acts as a heat insulator. The result is that less heat is transferred to the water to raise steam and more heat is wasted up the chimney. This leads to higher fuel consumption and/or poor steaming. Soot fires A soot fire can be damaging to a boiler because it can cause localized hotspots to occur in the tubes. These hotspots may reach temperatures that weaken the materials of the tubes. Sootblowers reduce the risk of soot fires and their resulting damage. ==Operation==

A sootblower may be operated manually or by a remotely controlled motor. The soot, which is removed from the heating surfaces, will be blown out with the flue gases. If the boiler is equipped with a dust collector, it will trap the soot. Otherwise, the soot will be ejected into the outside air through the chimney stack. == Industries ==

A sootblower can make an important contribution for an optimised, more efficient and low-emission operation supporting clean energy generation in many industries, including: • Power Industry • Petrochemical Industry • Waste-to Energy Plants • Biomass Plants • Marine • Other Industrial Processes ==External links==