[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1030},["ShallowReactive",2],{"site-footer-common":3,"glossary:sonic-blower":45,"glossary-related:sonic-blower":171},{"id":4,"extension":5,"footer":6,"meta":40,"navbar":41,"stem":43,"__hash__":44},"common\u002Fcommon.yml","yml",{"tagline":7,"links":8,"sections":9},"Acoustic cleaning intelligence for industrial fouling, soot, ash, dust and build-up.",[],[10,19,31],{"title":11,"links":12},"Product",[13,16],{"label":14,"to":15},"How it works","\u002F#product",{"label":17,"to":18},"Cost assessment","\u002F#hero",{"title":20,"links":21},"Company",[22,25,28],{"label":23,"to":24},"What we build","\u002F#about",{"label":26,"to":27},"Careers","\u002F#careers",{"label":29,"to":30},"Contact","\u002F#contact",{"title":32,"links":33},"Resources",[34,37],{"label":35,"to":36},"Blog","\u002Fresources\u002Fblog",{"label":38,"to":39},"Glossary","\u002Fglossary",{},{"links":42},[],"common","YocmZRy1AYfBbpgGVms-zhdiABlF8VTxHx6h4rDmZBA",{"id":46,"title":47,"aliases":48,"body":51,"category":151,"description":152,"extension":153,"meta":154,"navigation":155,"path":156,"relatedTerms":157,"seo":162,"sources":165,"stem":169,"term":47,"__hash__":170},"glossary\u002Fglossary\u002Fsonic-blower.md","Sonic blower",[49,50],"sonic blowers","acoustic blower",{"type":52,"value":53,"toc":144},"minimark",[54,72,77,88,92,114,118],[55,56,57,60,61,66,67,71],"p",{},[58,59,47],"strong",{}," is an informal industry term used — predominantly in North American power-plant and pulp-and-paper procurement — interchangeably with ",[62,63,65],"a",{"href":64},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fsonic-horn","sonic horn"," and ",[62,68,70],{"href":69},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fsonic-sootblower","sonic sootblower",". The word survives because it slots cleanly into existing maintenance vocabulary that already refers to \"soot blowers\", \"air blowers\" and \"wall blowers\".",[73,74,76],"h2",{"id":75},"when-the-term-appears","When the term appears",[55,78,79,80,84,85,87],{},"Tender documents, work orders and CMMS asset registers often use \"sonic blower\" or \"sonic blower system\" as the asset class label. 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Sonic horns are the most common form of ",[62,187,106],{"href":136}," and the default specification for cleaning ",[62,190,192],{"href":191},"\u002Fglossary\u002Felectrostatic-precipitator","ESPs",[62,194,196],{"href":195},"\u002Fglossary\u002Ffabric-filter","baghouses",[62,198,200],{"href":199},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fselective-catalytic-reduction","SCR catalysts",[62,202,204],{"href":203},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fsuperheater","boiler heat-transfer surfaces",[62,206,208],{"href":207},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fhopper","hoppers and silos",".",[73,211,213],{"id":212},"how-a-sonic-horn-works","How a sonic horn works",[55,215,216,217,221],{},"Compressed plant air admitted through a ",[62,218,220],{"href":219},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fsolenoid-valve","solenoid valve"," drives a metal diaphragm — typically titanium or 316 stainless — into resonant oscillation at the horn's fundamental frequency. The oscillating pressure field is amplified by an exponential bell horn and projected into the vessel as a near-spherical sound wave. Particulate already deposited on internal surfaces receives an oscillating acceleration that overcomes adhesion; loosened material is then carried out with the gas flow before it can sinter, bridge or bond. Because the cleaning is acoustic and non-contact, the horn can fire while the plant is online without tube erosion, refractory damage or thermal shock.",[73,223,225],{"id":224},"key-parameters","Key parameters",[227,228,229,242],"table",{},[230,231,232],"thead",{},[233,234,235,239],"tr",{},[236,237,238],"th",{},"Parameter",[236,240,241],{},"Typical range",[243,244,245,254,262,270,278,286],"tbody",{},[233,246,247,251],{},[248,249,250],"td",{},"Fundamental frequency",[248,252,253],{},"60–400 Hz",[233,255,256,259],{},[248,257,258],{},"Sound pressure level",[248,260,261],{},"140–180 dB",[233,263,264,267],{},[248,265,266],{},"Compressed-air consumption",[248,268,269],{},"8–14 Nm³\u002Fmin at 4–7 bar",[233,271,272,275],{},[248,273,274],{},"Operating temperature (with appropriate materials)",[248,276,277],{},"−40 °C to +500 °C",[233,279,280,283],{},[248,281,282],{},"Firing cycle",[248,284,285],{},"5–15 s burst, repeated every 3–15 minutes",[233,287,288,291],{},[248,289,290],{},"Mass",[248,292,293],{},"15–60 kg depending on horn size",[73,295,297],{"id":296},"frequency-selection","Frequency selection",[55,299,300,301,99,305,309,310,99,314,318,319,99,322,326,327,66,331,209],{},"Lower frequencies (60–125 Hz) project longer wavelengths and penetrate further into large open vessels — ",[62,302,304],{"href":303},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fpreheater-cyclone","preheater cyclones",[62,306,308],{"href":307},"\u002Fglossary\u002Frecovery-boiler","recovery-boiler superheaters",", large ",[62,311,313],{"href":312},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fesp-field-bus-section","ESP fields",[62,315,317],{"href":316},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fsilo","silos",". Higher frequencies (230–400 Hz) carry more energy per unit volume and suit finer dust loads in ",[62,320,321],{"href":195},"fabric-filter compartments",[62,323,325],{"href":324},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fhoneycomb-catalyst","catalyst layers"," and smaller hopper geometries. See ",[62,328,330],{"href":329},"\u002Fglossary\u002Flow-frequency-acoustic-cleaner","low-frequency acoustic cleaner",[62,332,334],{"href":333},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fhigh-frequency-acoustic-cleaner","high-frequency acoustic cleaner",[73,336,338],{"id":337},"sonic-horn-vs-steam-sootblower","Sonic horn vs steam sootblower",[55,340,341,342,345],{},"Sonic horns are increasingly specified alongside or in place of ",[62,343,344],{"href":142},"steam sootblowers"," because they consume no boiler-grade steam, cause no tube erosion, require almost no moving parts and can fire every few minutes without operator intervention. They are less effective on hard, fused slag than retractable steam lances, so on furnace waterwalls and high-temperature superheaters they typically complement rather than replace mechanical cleaning.",[73,347,117],{"id":116},[119,349,350,354,358,364,370],{},[122,351,352],{},[62,353,137],{"href":136},[122,355,356],{},[62,357,131],{"href":69},[122,359,360],{},[62,361,363],{"href":362},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fbell-horn","Bell horn",[122,365,366],{},[62,367,369],{"href":368},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fdiaphragm-horn","Diaphragm horn",[122,371,372],{},[62,373,374],{"href":329},"Low-frequency acoustic cleaner",{"title":145,"searchDepth":146,"depth":146,"links":376},[377,378,379,380,381],{"id":212,"depth":146,"text":213},{"id":224,"depth":146,"text":225},{"id":296,"depth":146,"text":297},{"id":337,"depth":146,"text":338},{"id":116,"depth":146,"text":117},"A sonic horn is a pneumatically-driven sound emitter that produces high-intensity, low-frequency sound waves — typically between 60 and 400 Hz at sound pressure levels of 140 to 180 dB — used to dislodge particulate fouling from inside industrial process equipment. Sonic horns are the most common form of acoustic cleaner and the default specification for cleaning ESPs, baghouses, SCR catalysts, boiler heat-transfer surfaces and hoppers and silos.",{},[160,385,159,386,387,388],"acoustic-cleaning-system","bell-horn","diaphragm-horn","low-frequency-acoustic-cleaner",{"title":390,"description":391},"Sonic horn — definition, frequency, SPL and industrial applications","A sonic horn is a pneumatically-driven low-frequency sound emitter (typically 60–400 Hz at 140–180 dB SPL) used to dislodge particulate fouling from boilers, ESPs, baghouses and process vessels.",[393,396,399],{"title":394,"url":395},"Power Engineering — Sonic Horns: A User's Introduction","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.power-eng.com\u002Fcoal\u002Fsonic-horns-a-userrsquos-introduction\u002F",{"title":397,"url":398},"Power Engineering — Tuning in to Acoustic Cleaning","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.power-eng.com\u002Fcoal\u002Ftuning-in-to-acoustic-cleaning\u002F",{"title":167,"url":168},"glossary\u002Fsonic-horn","YzrhN0kKzqSaQo0wfn0rueNZ-V43mcg5zahqeWi3lnU",{"id":403,"title":131,"aliases":404,"body":408,"category":151,"description":613,"extension":153,"meta":614,"navigation":155,"path":69,"relatedTerms":615,"seo":619,"sources":622,"stem":628,"term":131,"__hash__":629},"glossary\u002Fglossary\u002Fsonic-sootblower.md",[405,406,407],"sonic soot blower","sonic sootblowers","acoustic sootblower",{"type":52,"value":409,"toc":607},[410,434,438,444,448,530,533,537,581,583],[55,411,182,412,414,415,417,418,99,422,99,425,99,429,433],{},[58,413,70],{}," is a ",[62,416,65],{"href":64}," applied specifically to boiler heat-transfer surfaces — ",[62,419,421],{"href":420},"\u002Fglossary\u002Feconomiser","economisers",[62,423,424],{"href":203},"superheaters",[62,426,428],{"href":427},"\u002Fglossary\u002Freheater","reheaters",[62,430,432],{"href":431},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fair-heater","air heaters"," and convective-pass tube banks. The term carries over the \"sootblower\" lineage from the steam and air lances that historically performed this duty, but the cleaning mechanism is fundamentally different: a sonic sootblower uses pulsed low-frequency sound rather than a steam jet.",[73,435,437],{"id":436},"why-the-boiler-industry-name-persists","Why the boiler-industry name persists",[55,439,440,441,443],{},"Operators and OEMs (Babcock & Wilcox, ANDRITZ, Valmet, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) cataloguing boiler-cleaning hardware naturally classify any device that removes soot, ash and slag from convective surfaces as a \"sootblower\". When acoustic cleaners entered the boiler aftermarket in the 1980s, they were absorbed into that taxonomy as ",[58,442,406],{}," to make procurement, maintenance and BLRBAC documentation straightforward. The device itself is identical to a sonic horn used on any other application.",[73,445,447],{"id":446},"sonic-sootblower-vs-steam-sootblower","Sonic sootblower vs steam sootblower",[227,449,450,463],{},[230,451,452],{},[233,453,454,457,459],{},[236,455,456],{},"Attribute",[236,458,131],{},[236,460,461],{},[62,462,143],{"href":142},[243,464,465,476,487,498,508,519],{},[233,466,467,470,473],{},[248,468,469],{},"Cleaning medium",[248,471,472],{},"Pulsed sound (60–400 Hz, 140–180 dB)",[248,474,475],{},"Saturated or superheated steam jet",[233,477,478,481,484],{},[248,479,480],{},"Energy source",[248,482,483],{},"Compressed air, 4–7 bar",[248,485,486],{},"Boiler steam, typically 17–35 bar",[233,488,489,492,495],{},[248,490,491],{},"Moving parts in flue gas",[248,493,494],{},"None",[248,496,497],{},"Retractable lance + nozzle",[233,499,500,503,505],{},[248,501,502],{},"Tube erosion risk",[248,504,494],{},[248,506,507],{},"Documented at lance tip and opposite tube row",[233,509,510,513,516],{},[248,511,512],{},"Typical firing interval",[248,514,515],{},"Every 3–15 minutes",[248,517,518],{},"Every shift or longer",[233,520,521,524,527],{},[248,522,523],{},"Best suited to",[248,525,526],{},"Dry ash, dust, light-to-moderate fouling",[248,528,529],{},"Hard slag, baked-on deposits",[55,531,532],{},"The two technologies are increasingly specified together: sonic sootblowers handle the continuous, preventive duty across the convective pass, while a smaller fleet of steam retractables remains for furnace waterwalls and high-temperature finishing superheaters where slag bonds at temperatures sound alone cannot defeat.",[73,534,536],{"id":535},"applications","Applications",[119,538,539,550,561,568,574],{},[122,540,541,544,545,549],{},[62,542,543],{"href":307},"Kraft recovery boilers"," (superheaters, ",[62,546,548],{"href":547},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fgenerating-bank","generating banks",", economisers)",[122,551,552,556,557,560],{},[62,553,555],{"href":554},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fpc-boiler","Coal-fired utility boilers"," (economiser, ",[62,558,559],{"href":431},"air preheater"," cold end)",[122,562,563,567],{},[62,564,566],{"href":565},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fwaste-to-energy","Biomass and waste-to-energy boilers"," (ash-rich, chloride-laden flue gas)",[122,569,570],{},[62,571,573],{"href":572},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fheat-recovery-steam-generator","HRSGs in combined-cycle plants",[122,575,576,580],{},[62,577,579],{"href":578},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fboiler","Industrial process boilers"," in refining, petrochemicals and chemicals",[73,582,117],{"id":116},[119,584,585,589,593,597,602],{},[122,586,587],{},[62,588,126],{"href":64},[122,590,591],{},[62,592,143],{"href":142},[122,594,595],{},[62,596,137],{"href":136},[122,598,599],{},[62,600,601],{"href":420},"Economiser",[122,603,604],{},[62,605,606],{"href":203},"Superheater",{"title":145,"searchDepth":146,"depth":146,"links":608},[609,610,611,612],{"id":436,"depth":146,"text":437},{"id":446,"depth":146,"text":447},{"id":535,"depth":146,"text":536},{"id":116,"depth":146,"text":117},"A sonic sootblower is a sonic horn applied specifically to boiler heat-transfer surfaces — economisers, superheaters, reheaters, air heaters and convective-pass tube banks. The term carries over the \"sootblower\" lineage from the steam and air lances that historically performed this duty, but the cleaning mechanism is fundamentally different: a sonic sootblower uses pulsed low-frequency sound rather than a steam jet.",{},[158,160,161,616,617,618],"ik-long-retract-sootblower","economiser","superheater",{"title":620,"description":621},"Sonic sootblower — definition, how it differs from steam sootblowers","A sonic sootblower is a sonic horn used specifically on boiler heat-transfer surfaces. It uses low-frequency sound instead of high-pressure steam, eliminating tube erosion and steam consumption.",[623,624,625],{"title":167,"url":168},{"title":397,"url":398},{"title":626,"url":627},"Babcock & Wilcox — Sootblower and Boiler Cleaning Terminology","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.babcock.com\u002Fhome\u002Fabout\u002Fresources\u002Flearning-center\u002Fsootblower-and-boiler-cleaning-terminology-principles-and-applications","glossary\u002Fsonic-sootblower","P4GMPBzkg45PunQoZzULwSiL9umkIdcjjuo6yyJkX9c",{"id":631,"title":137,"aliases":632,"body":635,"category":151,"description":775,"extension":153,"meta":776,"navigation":155,"path":136,"relatedTerms":777,"seo":780,"sources":783,"stem":791,"term":137,"__hash__":792},"glossary\u002Fglossary\u002Facoustic-cleaner.md",[633,634],"acoustic cleaners","acoustic cleaning device",{"type":52,"value":636,"toc":769},[637,643,647,650,654,657,729,733,745,747],[55,638,639,640,642],{},"An ",[58,641,106],{}," is any device that uses high-intensity sound waves — typically at audible low frequencies between 60 and 450 Hz and sound pressure levels of 140 to 180 dB — to dislodge particulate fouling from inside industrial process equipment. The acoustic energy vibrates dust, ash, soot and other accreted solids, keeping them airborne and entrained in the gas flow so they cannot bond, bridge or harden on internal surfaces.",[73,644,646],{"id":645},"how-an-acoustic-cleaner-works","How an acoustic cleaner works",[55,648,649],{},"A pneumatic driver — usually compressed air at 4 to 7 bar — sets a metal diaphragm or piston-whistle assembly vibrating at the cleaner's design frequency. The vibration is amplified through an exponential bell horn and projected into the equipment as a near-spherical pressure field. Particulate already deposited on tube banks, plates, catalyst layers or hopper walls receives an oscillating force that overcomes adhesion. Because the cleaner is non-contact, it can run while the plant is online, every few minutes, without thermal shock, tube erosion or refractory damage.",[73,651,653],{"id":652},"where-acoustic-cleaners-are-used","Where acoustic cleaners are used",[55,655,656],{},"Acoustic cleaners are installed throughout the gas path and bulk-solids path of heavy industry:",[119,658,659,671,685,702,717],{},[122,660,661,664,665,99,667,99,669],{},[58,662,663],{},"Combustion plant"," — boilers, ",[62,666,421],{"href":420},[62,668,424],{"href":203},[62,670,432],{"href":431},[122,672,673,676,677,99,680,99,683],{},[58,674,675],{},"Air-pollution control"," — ",[62,678,679],{"href":191},"electrostatic precipitators",[62,681,682],{"href":195},"fabric filters",[62,684,200],{"href":199},[122,686,687,676,690,693,694,66,698],{},[58,688,689],{},"Bulk solids",[62,691,692],{"href":207},"hoppers, silos and bunkers"," prone to ",[62,695,697],{"href":696},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fbridging","bridging",[62,699,701],{"href":700},"\u002Fglossary\u002Frat-holing","rat-holing",[122,703,704,676,707,99,709,99,713],{},[58,705,706],{},"Cement",[62,708,304],{"href":303},[62,710,712],{"href":711},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fcalciner","calciners",[62,714,716],{"href":715},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fkiln-inlet-riser-duct","kiln inlets",[122,718,719,676,722,99,725],{},[58,720,721],{},"Pulp and paper",[62,723,724],{"href":307},"kraft recovery boilers",[62,726,728],{"href":727},"\u002Fglossary\u002Flime-kiln","lime kilns",[73,730,732],{"id":731},"acoustic-cleaners-are-not-ultrasonic-cleaners","Acoustic cleaners are not ultrasonic cleaners",[55,734,735,736,740,741,209],{},"The two terms are routinely confused but describe completely different technologies. Acoustic cleaners operate in the audible low-frequency band and clean dry industrial surfaces ",[737,738,739],"em",{},"in situ"," with airborne sound. Ultrasonic cleaners operate above 20 kHz inside a liquid bath and clean small parts off-line by cavitation. See ",[62,742,744],{"href":743},"\u002Fglossary\u002Facoustic-cleaning-vs-ultrasonic-cleaning","acoustic cleaning vs ultrasonic cleaning",[73,746,117],{"id":116},[119,748,749,755,759,763],{},[122,750,751],{},[62,752,754],{"href":753},"\u002Fglossary\u002Facoustic-cleaning-system","Acoustic cleaning system",[122,756,757],{},[62,758,126],{"href":64},[122,760,761],{},[62,762,131],{"href":69},[122,764,765],{},[62,766,768],{"href":767},"\u002Fglossary\u002Finfrasonic-cleaner","Infrasonic cleaner",{"title":145,"searchDepth":146,"depth":146,"links":770},[771,772,773,774],{"id":645,"depth":146,"text":646},{"id":652,"depth":146,"text":653},{"id":731,"depth":146,"text":732},{"id":116,"depth":146,"text":117},"An acoustic cleaner is any device that uses high-intensity sound waves — typically at audible low frequencies between 60 and 450 Hz and sound pressure levels of 140 to 180 dB — to dislodge particulate fouling from inside industrial process equipment. The acoustic energy vibrates dust, ash, soot and other accreted solids, keeping them airborne and entrained in the gas flow so they cannot bond, bridge or harden on internal surfaces.",{},[385,158,159,778,388,779],"infrasonic-cleaner","high-frequency-acoustic-cleaner",{"title":781,"description":782},"Acoustic cleaner — definition, principle, industrial uses","An acoustic cleaner is any device that uses high-intensity sound waves to dislodge particulate fouling from inside industrial process equipment such as boilers, ESPs, baghouses and silos.",[784,787,788],{"title":785,"url":786},"Power Magazine — The Theory and Application of Acoustic Cleaners","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.powermag.com\u002Fthe-theory-and-application-of-acoustic-cleaners\u002F",{"title":397,"url":398},{"title":789,"url":790},"Wikipedia — Acoustic cleaning","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FAcoustic_cleaning","glossary\u002Facoustic-cleaner","MwPOKb4JllxnhygiJ3--SHn7B_zEw8BdkQXIXUCoV0E",{"id":794,"title":143,"aliases":795,"body":799,"category":1013,"description":1014,"extension":153,"meta":1015,"navigation":155,"path":142,"relatedTerms":1016,"seo":1020,"sources":1023,"stem":1028,"term":143,"__hash__":1029},"glossary\u002Fglossary\u002Fsteam-sootblower.md",[796,797,798],"sootblower","steam soot blower","steam blower",{"type":52,"value":800,"toc":1007},[801,807,811,874,878,964,968,974,976],[55,802,182,803,806],{},[58,804,805],{},"steam sootblower"," projects high-pressure steam (typically 17–35 bar) through nozzles onto boiler tube banks to dislodge accumulated soot, ash and slag. Steam sootblowing is the dominant traditional boiler-cleaning technology, with major suppliers including Diamond Power (now part of ANDRITZ), Clyde Bergemann, Babcock & Wilcox and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.",[73,808,810],{"id":809},"types","Types",[227,812,813,823],{},[230,814,815],{},[233,816,817,820],{},[236,818,819],{},"Type",[236,821,822],{},"Use case",[243,824,825,836,847,855,866],{},[233,826,827,833],{},[248,828,829],{},[62,830,832],{"href":831},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fik-long-retract-sootblower","IK (long retract)",[248,834,835],{},"Convective superheater, reheater, generating bank",[233,837,838,844],{},[248,839,840],{},[62,841,843],{"href":842},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fir-rotary-sootblower","IR (rotary)",[248,845,846],{},"Air heater, deep convective banks",[233,848,849,852],{},[248,850,851],{},"Wall blowers",[248,853,854],{},"Furnace waterwalls, short reach",[233,856,857,863],{},[248,858,859],{},[62,860,862],{"href":861},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fretract-sootblower","Retractable",[248,864,865],{},"High-temperature service, withdrawn between uses",[233,867,868,871],{},[248,869,870],{},"Fixed",[248,872,873],{},"Air heaters, smaller industrial duty",[73,875,877],{"id":876},"trade-offs-vs-sonic-horns","Trade-offs vs sonic horns",[227,879,880,892],{},[230,881,882],{},[233,883,884,886,888],{},[236,885,456],{},[236,887,143],{},[236,889,890],{},[62,891,126],{"href":64},[243,893,894,904,913,924,935,946,956],{},[233,895,896,898,901],{},[248,897,469],{},[248,899,900],{},"High-pressure steam jet",[248,902,903],{},"Pulsed sound",[233,905,906,908,911],{},[248,907,502],{},[248,909,910],{},"Documented",[248,912,494],{},[233,914,915,918,921],{},[248,916,917],{},"Steam \u002F energy consumption",[248,919,920],{},"Significant boiler steam",[248,922,923],{},"Plant compressed air only",[233,925,926,929,932],{},[248,927,928],{},"Frequency",[248,930,931],{},"Per shift typical",[248,933,934],{},"Every few minutes",[233,936,937,940,943],{},[248,938,939],{},"Effective on bonded slag",[248,941,942],{},"Yes",[248,944,945],{},"No",[233,947,948,951,953],{},[248,949,950],{},"Effective on dry friable deposits",[248,952,942],{},[248,954,955],{},"Yes (and earlier in the consolidation cycle)",[233,957,958,960,962],{},[248,959,491],{},[248,961,942],{},[248,963,494],{},[73,965,967],{"id":966},"position-in-modern-cleaning-practice","Position in modern cleaning practice",[55,969,970,971,973],{},"Modern practice typically combines both: steam sootblowers for periodic deeper cleaning, ",[62,972,175],{"href":64}," for continuous prevention between sootblower cycles. The combination outperforms either alone on most convective-pass duty.",[73,975,117],{"id":116},[119,977,978,982,987,992,997,1003],{},[122,979,980],{},[62,981,131],{"href":69},[122,983,984],{},[62,985,986],{"href":831},"IK long retract sootblower",[122,988,989],{},[62,990,991],{"href":842},"IR rotary sootblower",[122,993,994],{},[62,995,996],{"href":861},"Retract sootblower",[122,998,999],{},[62,1000,1002],{"href":1001},"\u002Fglossary\u002Fwater-cannon","Water cannon",[122,1004,1005],{},[62,1006,126],{"href":64},{"title":145,"searchDepth":146,"depth":146,"links":1008},[1009,1010,1011,1012],{"id":809,"depth":146,"text":810},{"id":876,"depth":146,"text":877},{"id":966,"depth":146,"text":967},{"id":116,"depth":146,"text":117},"alternative-cleaning","A steam sootblower projects high-pressure steam (typically 17–35 bar) through nozzles onto boiler tube banks to dislodge accumulated soot, ash and slag. Steam sootblowing is the dominant traditional boiler-cleaning technology, with major suppliers including Diamond Power (now part of ANDRITZ), Clyde Bergemann, Babcock & Wilcox and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.",{},[159,616,1017,1018,1019,158],"ir-rotary-sootblower","retract-sootblower","water-cannon",{"title":1021,"description":1022},"Steam sootblower — the dominant traditional boiler-cleaning technology","A steam sootblower projects high-pressure steam jets onto boiler tube banks to dislodge soot and ash. Effective but causes documented tube erosion and consumes valuable boiler steam.",[1024,1027],{"title":1025,"url":1026},"Wikipedia — Soot blower","https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSoot_blower",{"title":626,"url":627},"glossary\u002Fsteam-sootblower","XD3SJC43DwsBLNSvsJdGRtCtrjPlwojM--cj2MByKQo",1782613734700]