How can intelligent boiler cleaning increase reliability and availablity?
• Continuous Load Generation • As fouling increases in some areas and decreases in others, the system must be capable of recognizing these changes and responding automatically to these changes by having sufficient cleaning capability and range of control. • Minimize Outages due to Tube Leaks • Tube leaks are frequently caused from excessive sootblower operation, which can be minimized. The cleaning system’s capability to do this is largely dependant on the cleaning systems twin capabilities of being able to recognize reductions in fouling which dictate a reduction in required cleaning intensity and response and have the necessary controllability and flexibility to adjust the cleaning parameters to adjust to this reduction. • Minimize De-rates or Pluggage due to Excessive Slagging • Derating and outages due to excessive slagging should also be minimized or eliminated. This is achieved by responding prior to the accumulation of large quantities of deposit. This process can be automated u
