Presentation to India PAPERTECH 2010
SOUND BLAST
SONIC SOOT BLOWER
FACILITATING ENERGY MANAGEMENT THROUGH SONIC SOOT
BLOWING IN HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS RELATED TO PULP
AND PAPER PLANTS
SOUND BLAST SONIC POWER COMPANY LIMITED
PAPERTECH 2010 v01
Congratulations to Organisers of
PAPERTECH 2010
for a most successful event and wish
Indian Pulp and Paper Industry
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participants today and all stake holders
continuous success and prosperity
With 600 paper mills in operation, a 7.8% projected annual
growth, and an estimated nationwide paper demand of 10.5
million tonnes in year 2010, the Pulp and Paper Industry plays
an important role in the Indian economy and the next step
forward is to become world class.
However, this industry is also the 5th largest energy consumer
and the need is acute to better conserve and manage energy
with minimum ecological impact.
Sonic soot blowing is a low investment, cost effective way of
cleaning the boiler tubes and restore equilibrium conditions to
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thermal power boilers and waste heat recovery boilers; yet
ineffective removal of ash deposits from boiler tubes have in
many occasions lead to boiler in
in‐efficiency,
efficiency, capacity reductions,
tube overheating failures, and unscheduled shut downs.
Sticky ash in Kraft recovery boilers aside, most ash deposits in
these boilers are friable, less sticky and less tenacious, and are
removable by sonic soot blowing or a combination thereof with
existing soot blowing systems in boilers.
So, what is sonic soot blowing and what sets it apart from other
soot blowing systems? Is it feasible to target zero unscheduled
outages through sonic soot blowing?
What is sonic soot blowing
Sonic soot blowing is cleaning of
fouled surfaces by compressed air
operated sonic soot blowers.
Sound waves sent inside boiler
Sound
waves sent inside boiler
propagate in all directions and
impart energy to ash particulates
which fluidize and jump up from
which fluidize and jump up from
fouled surfaces to be carried away
by the flue gas stream.
Cleaning is effective even deep
into tube bundles leaving no dead
corners unclean.
Sonic soot blower
Flue gas stream
Tube bundle
Sonic soot blowing cleans with time setting
Sonic soot blowing operates continuously
on‐line in successive short cycles where
cleaning effect is controlled by cycle time
setting (“on” time is in seconds, and “off”
time is in minutes).
A helpful analogy to explain is to imagine
cleaning your table once a year, or once a
month, or everyday. Of course, cleaning
the table daily requires much less effort
to keep it spotless!
Now, apply this to your boiler and clean it
say every 20 minutes, or 90 times a day
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Cleaning with time
Cleaning with time
On
Off
Time
Clean tubes absorb more heat and reduce overheating
Cleaning 90 times daily
with sonic soot blowing
Design conditions of cleanliness
Clean tubes improve heat absorption
and reduce overheating failures
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Cleaning 3 times daily
More heat loss in flue gas and
tubes are prone to overheating
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What is cleaning in successive short cycles
Initially, ash
particulates
land on tube
surfaces and
stay there.
Since “off” time in the
cleaning cycle is short,
only a small quantity
of ash particulates
can land and will
remain quite loose as
there is not enough
time for it to compact.
When cleaning cycle
starts, sound waves
come in and clean up
easily. The cycle
repeats every few
minutes successively
to keep the tube
surfaces always clean.
Pre‐ requisites to operate in successive short cycles
1. It must not cause any damages to boiler
tubes even when the soot blower fails
during operation.
( sonic soot blower never damage tubes)
2. Cost of soot blowing medium must be
low and its production must not leave
ecological footprints.
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( compressed air is inexpensive)
3. Soot blowing medium must create no ill
effects at boiler exit.
(compressed air is neutral and friendly)
(compressed air is neutral and friendly)
4. Soot blowing equipment must be reliable, easy to maintain,
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and capable of full service between planned outages.
( with only one moving part, sonic soot blower is practically
maintenance free for long term operation)
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5. Soot blowing system investment must be low and payback
period must be short and realizable; and system must be
capable of being installed in new or existing boilers easily.
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(sonic soot blowing system meets these requirements)
Reducing air pollution as a side benefit
Cleaning 90 times daily
with sonic soot blowing
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Levels out soot discharge
Levels
out soot discharge
peaks to small batches
for easy capture or more
effective dispersion
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Cleaning 3 times daily
Soot blowing discharge peaks
Soot
blowing discharge peaks
are difficult to capture or
disperse and form serious air
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SOUND BLAST sonic products
SOUND BLAST sonic
soot blowing system is
capable of seamless
capable of seamless
integration to DCS
with industry standard
communication
communication
protocols.
Sonic soot blowers operate in clusters
Sonic soot blowers are
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LHS and RHS in the tube
bundle service spaces and
operate in clusters to
enhance cleaning effect.
As in Cricket fields, its PA
system broadcasts through
loud speaker clusters for
clear transmission to
everyone across the field.
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Below are 2 application
cases.
Constructive interference effect
Case 1: Pulp mill 195 t/h recovery boiler
This is a 195 t/h pulp mill recovery
boiler built in 1993 to fire sludge
and with steel ball cleaning system;
and with steel ball cleaning system;
it had to be shut down every 3~4
months for manual cleaning.
4 years ago, 16 units of model SB38
sonic soot blowers were installed to
operate in 4 groups. Today, the
sonic soot blowing system runs at
20 sec. “on”/ 3 min. ”off”; and steel
ball cleaning is used only twice a
week for 12 hours and boiler can
last through planned outages. The
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client is now a repeat customer.
Case 1 real life photos
Case 2: Industrial 490 t/h CFBC boiler
This is an industrial 490 t/h coal
fired CFBC boiler built in 2004;
fouling persisted even with LRSB
cleaning and the boiler could only
operate at about 90% MCR.
5 years ago, 40 units of sonic soot
blower models SB60 and SB38
blower models SB60 and SB38
were installed and operated in 7
groups. Together with the LRSB
system the boiler returned to
system the boiler returned to
operate at about 95% MCR.
The client was a repeat customer.
Case 2 real life photos
Example on financial savings
210 MWe coal fired boiler
Coal consumption p.a.
Cost of coal to site
Cost of coal to site
Annual coal cost
: 1.03 million tons (approx.)
: ~ INR 3,000/ton
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INR 3 000/ton
: INR 3.09 billion
Sonic soot blowing:
Direct savings @ 0.75%
Indirect savings @ 1%
Total savings p.a.
: INR 23.2 million
: INR 30.9 million
: INR 54.1 million (INR 5.41 Crores)
Sonic soot blowing system payback period
In most cases and considering benefits from efficiency gains only,
sonic soot blowing system payback period is usually within 2 years.
Any additional benefits from improved performance and reduced
maintenance would further shorten this payback period.
maintenance would further shorten this payback period.
Typical LRSB
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Sonic soot blowing in Pulp and Paper Industry
Total Cleaning Concept
Sonic soot blowing system can be applied to different
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installations in Pulp and Paper Plant to facilitate
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system operation and energy management
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Benefits of sonic soot blowing
1. Facilitate energy management: reduce unscheduled
outages, boiler damages, and increase overall plant
safety, availability, reliability, and production stability.
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Improve operation economy: better boiler efficiency,
operation economy: better boiler efficiency
less capacity reduction, and sustains superheated
steam temperature to improve turbine performance.
3. Reduce consumption: of steam, ID Fan power, and
less system maintenance needs.
4. Reduce air pollution: through successive short cycle
cleaning to level out soot discharge peaks
cleaning to level out soot discharge peaks.
Customer reference list
Reference in India:
In final stages of applying SOUND BLAST sonic soot blower model SB38
In
final stages of applying SOUND BLAST sonic soot blower model SB38
to a 117 t/h AFBC Boiler in Sheshasayee Paper & Boards, Tamil Nadu.
Reference in other countries:
Industry coal fired boiler cleaning photos
Before and After
Industry coal fired boiler cleaning photos
Before
After
ESP cleaning photos
Negative discharge wires
Before
After
ESP cleaning photos
Positive collection plates
Before
After
ESP hopper cleaning photos
Hopper discharge during sonic soot blowing
Contact us for any soot cleaning problems
Sound Blast Sonic Power Company Limited
A1, 2/F, 65~67 Bonham Strand,
Central Hong Kong
Central, Hong Kong.
Tel: + 852 ‐ 2541 8289
Fax: + 852 ‐ 8148 1175
e‐mail: soundblast@sound‐blast.com
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Web: http://www.sound‐blast.com
Our business partner in India:
Keromiyons Intech Private Limited
# 110, Renga Villas, New Damu Nagar,
Coimbatore 641 037, Tamil Nadu, India.
Coimbatore –
641 037 Tamil Nadu India
Tel: +91 422 4214124
Fax: +91 422 4214125
e mail: uchandar@keromiyons com
e‐mail:
[email protected]
Web: http://www.keromiyons.com
Thank You