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= 280 Soot Blowers =

Soot blowers are used to keep boiler from fouling, enabling sufficient heat transfer and preventing corrosion.

Soot blower selection
Different types of soot blowers are used depending on


 * Which heating surface is cleaned
 * Temperature of the flue gases in the soot blowing zone
 * Level of expected fouling in the heat surface
 * Available soot blowing substance in boiler

Retractable soot blowers

 * Used in high temperatures


 * 0,3m - 20m over single or double rack (heavy-duty)

Retractable soot blowers

 * Used in temperatures < 800 C
 * Travel range 0.3 - 8 m

Rotating Element soot blower

 * Designed to clean convection surfaces as well as heat exchangers with slight fouling and flue gas temperatures < 800 °C.
 * Mainly used for Flue Gas Air Preheaters (LUVO)

Rake soot blower

 * Designed for the cleaning of Finned heating surfaces or DeNOx systems at flue gas temperatures < 650° C.
 * Travel range 0.3 - 8 m

Water Cannon

 * Large boilers > 4 m cross section
 * Selective cleaning of heating surfaces

Shower Cleaning system

 * Boilers < 4 m cross section
 * Cleaning of platen-type heaters
 * Areas without any access from side walls

Soot blower operated with water

 * Superheater areas
 * Boilers with severe deposition

Gas pulse soot blowing

 * Used in boilers fire tube convection
 * Not very effective cleaning method, and special consideration must be used with challenging fuels

Procurement templates
Flue gas temperature chart

Inquiry template package