System and methods for detecting, monitoring, and removing deposits on boiler heat exchanger surfaces using vibrational analysis

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10060688
APP PUB NO 20160025485A1
SERIAL NO

14340661

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A boiler system includes a boiler having at least one heat exchanger having a surface on which a deposit may form. The boiler system further includes at least one retractable sootblower having a lance tube for carrying a high pressure fluid into the boiler. The lance tube is configured such that the high pressure fluid impacts the heat exchanger surface to effect a vibration thereof. The boiler system also includes at least one vibration measuring device coupled to the boiler system. The vibration measuring device is configured to measure the vibration of the heat exchanger surface, and the measured vibration indicates presence or absence of the deposit on the heat exchanger surface. The vibration measuring device may optionally detect a vibration caused by the release of the deposit from the surface of the heat exchanger or the impact of the released deposit with a surface in the boiler system.

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INTEGRATED TEST & MEASUREMENT (ITM) LLC227 WATER STREET SUITE 300 MILFORD OH 45150

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Carlier, Timothy M Terrace Park, US 5 19

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