Liquid heaters and vaporizers – Cleaning
Patent
1991-03-26
1992-05-19
Favors, Edward G.
Liquid heaters and vaporizers
Cleaning
122392, 134 1, 165 95, F22B 3718, F22B 3748
Patent
active
051138026
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for removing salt-cake deposits from boiler surfaces found in the upper areas of recovery furnaces. More specifically, in the Kraft papermaking process, a black liquor is produced which is combusted in a recovery furnace in order to supply heat for steam generation. Hot flue gases containing inorganic salt combustion by-products are passed through and around boiler heat exchange tubes found in the upper furnace areas. Deposits of the inorganic salt components are formed on the heat exchange tubes, thus insulating the tubes from the hot flue gases and resulting in lower heat recovery boiler efficiency. A laser is mounted proximate the furnace such that a high energy beam of coherent light generated by the laser is directed to the heat exchange tubes of the boiler found within the furnace, whereby the beam contacts the deposits which insulate the heat exchange tubes, thereby causing a change in the structure of the salt-cake leads to physical degradation of the deposit, thus allowing removal of the deposit layer.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4718376 (1988-01-01), Leroueil et al.
patent: 4920994 (1990-05-01), Nachbar
Favors Edward G.
Union Camp Corporation
Wissing William K.
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