x4 - On-Load Boiler Cleaning With Steam

On-Load Boiler Cleaning
with Steam
- Rev. 5
© CBW Clyde Bergemann Wesel 10.2007
March 14, 2014

FPK II – Combustion Chemistry II
Åbo Akademi University, Åbo
The Cleaning Systems at a Glance

5 Air heater/
1 Furnace 6 DeSOx
Gas heater
Wall blower Rake sootblower Part retractable
Optimisation
Water cannon Jetblower sootblower
SMART Clean
2 Superheater/
Re-Heater
Automation
Retractable sootblower
Oscillating sootblower SMART Control
Axial sootblower 2 Remote Control
Jetblower
Part retractable
sootblower
SMART Helix 4
3
3 ECO 6
Part retractable
sootblower 5
1
Rotating element
sootblower
4 DeNOx
Rake sootblower
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Sootblower

Sootblower in operation

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Sootblower Solutions - Types
Sootblower Description Principle
Wall Blower
Cleaning of wall heating surfaces
with heavy slagging
As steam or water blowers
Retractable Sootblower
cleaning of heating surface banks
with heavy fouling and high flue gas
temperatures
Part Retractable Sootblower

Cleaning of heating surface banks
with heavy fouling
Blowing tube remains in the flue gas pass

Content
Sootblower solutions
Sootblower technology for the furnace
Wall blower VS-H
Sootblower technology for convective heat exchangers

Retractable sootblowers
- PS-H, RSG-H, RXC-H
Part Retractable sootblowers

- PS-HB, RSG-HB
Important design features

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Wall blower VS-H
Blowing arc: 30° to 360°

Blowing medium: Steam, air
Blower valve: Cast steel with adjustable throttle disc
for varied blowing pressure
Screw spindle:
Threaded tube with stuffing box casing
Feed tube:
Stainless steel; Ø60 mm
Nozzle head:
Heat resistant steel

VS-H – Functional aspects
Gear Motor Sealing & Scavenging

Air Fan
Valve Actuating Mechanism
Valve
Electrical Equipment
(not shown in fig. above)
Wall Box Nozzle Head Construction Kit Screw Spindle Feed Tube

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Wall blower VS-H
Nozzle head is axially moved into the

boiler.
Blowing process begins as soon as the
nozzle head has passed through the tube
wall.
During the process, the tube wall is cleaned
in circular form.
On reaching the front end position, the
direction of movement changes and the
nozzle head returns to its starting position.

VS-H – Cleaning pattern
Clenaing pattern of VS-H wall

blower
Spiral cleaning pattern due to wall blower type

that advances into the boiler as it cleans
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Content
Wall blower VS-H

Part retractable sootblowers

- PS-HB, RSG-HB

PS-H
RSM-H

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Retractable sootblowers (PS series)
Sealing & Scavenging

Air Equipment
Lance Tube Guidance Electrical Equipment Covering System Rear Suspension
Valve Actuating
Mechanism
Valve
Lance Tube Feed Tube

Lance Tube Track Beam Blower Carriage Gear Motor Feed Tube
Support Support
Wall Box

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

Blower valve: Cast steel with adjustable throttle disc for varied
blowing pressure
Feed tube:
Stainless steel; Ø60 mm or Ø70 mm
Lance tube:
Creep resistant or high alloy steels
O.D. Ø88,9 mm, Ø101,6 mm and Ø114,3 mm

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Operating principle –
Blowing medium – Steam, air
The lance with two opposite, high-
performance nozzles helically moves into
the flue gas pass.
The blowing process may begin as soon as
the two nozzles have passed through the
boiler wall.
During the blowing process the lance tube
continues to move helically into the flue gas
pass.
On reaching the front-side end position the
direction of movement changes and the
lance tube returns to its starting position.

Cleaning mechanism –

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Part Retractable sootblower
Travel: 0,3m - 8m over single or double rack (heavy-duty)

Blower valve: Cast steel with adjustable throttle disc for varied
blowing pressure
Blowing tube:
Of material creep resistant steel or of higher alloyed steel
O.D. Ø60,3 / Ø 76,1 / Ø88,9 mm
With welded-in nozzles and element bearings
Feed tube:
Stainless steel; Ø60 mm (or Ø70 mm in special cases)
Lance tube:
Creep resistant or alloy steel
O.D. Ø88,9 mm (or Ø101,6 mm in special cases)
Cleaning mechanism - Part Retractable

sootblower

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Failure due to axial crack formation
Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

Failure due to surface pitting/axial

crack formation

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Failure due to spalling

Deposit break-up by steam jet
Thin deposit
Distance = 9 cm
Soft deposit
Break-up duration: 3 ms
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Deposit break-up by steam jet
Thick deposit
Distance = 9 cm
Soft deposit
Break-up duration: 9.50 ms
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break-up mechanisms
DJET
DDEPOSIT
Surface Pitting +
Spalling
≤ 0.36)
(≤
Surface Pitting +
Axial Crack
(0.36 - 0.51)
Axial Crack
> 0.51)
(>
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Deposit asymmetry – Actual
deposits in boilers
Boiler tubes Deposit
Carry-over
Flue
gas

Deposit asymmetry
Symmetric Asymmetric
Deposit
Steel tube

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Deposit asymmetry
90°
0°
JET

Deposit asymmetry (0º vs. 90º)

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Content
Wall blower VS-H

Part Retractable sootblowers

- PS-HB, RSG-HB

Sootblower Design Toolbox

System design
Official Release 1.0
Research & Development Activities 2009/2010 30

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Sootblower Design Toolbox
Project specific input parameters

Calculation of fluid flow and mechanical stability including heat transfer
Calculation of droop correction, steam consumption and jet profile
Research & Development Activities 2009/2010 31

Retractable Sootblower RXC-H
The canopy of the RXC-H has

been constructed after
meticulous Finite Element
Analysis (FEA) to arrive at the
optimum cross section for the
large travel
The lance tube has been
designed with Ø133 mm with
special consideration to
minimize deflection especially
for a longer travels
Droop correction through
reinforced track beam design
and front plate adjustment

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Droop Correction*
The nozzle head is guided along the

optimum sootblower center line either
through
droop correction on the track beam
„Fish Belly“ construction
droop correction at the front plate
Results:
Distance “a” between nozzle and heat
exchanger surface remains fairly constant,
thus leads to reduced erosion of the heating
surfaces.
Droop correction through adjustment on
the track beam
Vertical slots to adjust the

front plate (not shown in fig.)
Droop correction through adjustment at
the front plate
*Patentee: Clyde Bergemann
Multi Blowing Pattern*
The nozzle head is in its reverse position, automatically turned for a

certain degree-value.
The steam jet continuously cleans different areas of heating surfaces
Results:
Constant and complete cleaning.
Smooth and balanced cleaning – erosion impact to the heating surfaces is
reduced.
*Patentee: Clyde Bergemann
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Quality of steam

Quality of steam

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Recommended design principals for steam
feeding systems
Piping arrangement:
Inclination for proper draining.
Avoid “Christmas Tree” piping layout.


feeding systems
Piping arrangement:
Pre-heating control:
Draining temperature controlled, not time
controlled.

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feeding systems
Piping arrangement:
controlled.
Cleaning sequence:
Start with sootblower nearest to the drain
station.


feeding systems
Piping arrangement:
controlled.
Cleaning sequence:
station.
Short connecting pipe:
Secure complete pre-heating; avoid
“cold” pipe parts.

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feeding systems
Piping arrangement:
controlled.
Cleaning sequence:
station.
Short connecting pipe:
Secure complete pre-heating; avoid
“cold” pipe parts.

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The Cleaning Systems at a Glance

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Sootblower Description Principle

Part Retractable Sootblower

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Sootblower technology for convective heat exchangers

Part Retractable sootblowers

Important design features

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Blowing arc: 30° to 360°

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VS-H – Functional aspects

Gear Motor Sealing & Scavenging

Valve Actuating Mechanism

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Nozzle head is axially moved into the

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VS-H – Cleaning pattern

Clenaing pattern of VS-H wall

Spiral cleaning pattern due to wall blower type

“On-Load “Boiler Cleaning Systems 10

Sootblower technology for convective heat exchangers

Part retractable sootblowers

Important design features

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Sealing & Scavenging

Lance Tube Feed Tube

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

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Travel: 0,3m - 8m over single or double rack (heavy-duty)

Cleaning mechanism - Part Retractable

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Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Failure due to surface pitting/axial

Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Deposit break-up by steam jet

Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

Break-up duration: 9.50 ms

Boiler tubes Deposit

Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Deposit asymmetry (0º vs. 90º)

Mussmann, UoToronto 2009

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Sootblower technology for convective heat exchangers

Part Retractable sootblowers