PROCEDURE FOR EXHAUST BOILER SOOT BLOWING

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AIR- JET SOOT BLOWER.

             CLEANING EXHAUST SECTION

1.     ENSURE AIR RECEVIER PRESSURE IS MAX (28/29BAR). , IF NOT START AIR COMPRESSOR AND PRESS UP THE AIR RECEIVER 

2.      DRAIN AIR RECEIVER TO REMOVE ACCUMULATED WATER.

3.     OPEN THE ROOT VALVE OF THE SOOT BLOWER FULLY ON THE AIR RECEIVER.

4.     DRAIN IF ACCUMULATAED WATER IN THE AIR LINE NEAR SOOT BLOWER.

5.     OPEN THE STOP VALVE OF THE RESPECTIVE SOOT BLOWER.

6.     OPERATE THE HANDLE OF THE SOOT BLOWER. AFTER OPERATION SHUT THE STOP VALVE OF RESPECTIVE SOOT BLOWER.

7.     OPERATE ALL THE THREE SOOT BLOWERS IN SEQUENCE. DURING OPERATION IF THE AIR PRESSURE HAS DROPPED, THE EFFECT OF SWEEPING AWAY SOOT REDUCES; HALT THE OPERATION TILL PROPER PRESSURE HAS BEEN RESTORED.

8.     SHUT THE ROOT VALVE OF THE SOOT BLOWER ON THE AIR RECEVIER AND DRAIN THE LINE. 

9.     OPERATE SOOT BLOWERS AS PER REQUIREMENT..

CLEANING THE OIL- BURNING SECTION

1.     NORMALLY OPERATE THE SOOT BLOWERS WHEN THE BURNER FIRES, OR WITH THE F.D.FAN RUNNING.

        (I.e. BURNER OPERATION SWITCH IS IN “MANU” MODE).

         2.     OPEN THE ROOT VALVE OF THE SOOT BLOWER

      

         3.     REMOVE THE FORWARD STOPPER FROM THE SOOT BLOWER, PUSH THE SOOT BLOWER INTO BURNING CHAMBER

                 & PUT THE SAFETY STOPPER ON THE HANDLE

         4.      OPEN THE STOP VALVE & TURN THE HANDLE OF THE SOOT BLOWER TO JET THROUGHOUT THE AREA, THAT IS  

                     LIMITED BY THE STOPPER IN THE INDICATED DIRECTION.

                                                                    

         5.      OPRATE FOR ONE MINIUTE, SHUT STOP VALVE, REMOVE SAFETY STOPPER AND PULLTHE HANDLE OUT AND

                    APPLY FORWARD STOPPER.

                        

         6.       SHUT THE ROOT VALVE, AND DRAIN THE LINE.

  NOTE:

     

      1.   INFORM BRIDGE BEFORE CARRYING OUT SOOT BLOW

2.      DUTY OFFICER HAS TO CHECK SOOT OR SPARKS COMING OUT FROM FUNNEL WHILE CARRYING OUT SOOTBLOWING.

3.     SOOTBLOW TO BE CARRIED OUT ONCE A DAY.