Acoustic Cleaners - General Applications In Industry
Boilers
Acoustic Cleaners are being used to clean the heat transfer surfaces in boilers burning a variety of fuels. Advantages include: Low operational cost, low maintenance requirements and in many applications, the complete elimination of steam sootblowers.
Electrostatic Precipitators
Acoustic Cleaners are being used for cleaning the hoppers, turning vanes, distribution plates, collecting plates and electrode wires. Acoustic Cleaners have been used to eliminate and/or supplement existing rapping systems. Advantages include: the elimination of excess build-up problems, superior cleaning, increased up-time and increased precipitator efficiency.
Super-Heaters, Economizers, Air Heaters
Acoustic Cleaners have been successfully introduced into these three areas to efficiently and automatically remove particulate matter, thus eliminating the need for other existing cleaning methods such as steam or air blowers, tumbling shot, etc.
Ductwork
Acoustic Cleaners are being used to eliminate build-up problems in a variety of ductwork applications. The elimination of the build-up problem leads to higher up-time and reduced requirements for manual cleaning.
Filters
Acoustic Cleaners are being used on reverse air, pulse jet and shaker units. The Acoustic Cleaners are effective in reducing pressure drop across the collection surface, increasing bag life and preventing hopper pluggage.
ID Fans
Acoustic Cleaners are being used for cleaning fans in a variety of industries. Advantages include: a uniform cleaning pattern, cleaning inaccessible parts of the fan, and therefore eliminating out of balance fan conditions.
Spray Dryers, Horizontal & Rotary Drum Vacuum Dryers
Acoustic Cleaners are being used to dislodge material build-up from vertical walls, eliminating cave-ins and the need for manual cleaning. Acoustic Cleaners are also being used on rotary vacuum, tumbling, fluid bed, tray and pan dryers.
Mixers and Blenders
Acoustic Cleaners have been installed on many mixers and blenders to aid discharge and speed up cleaning. In many cases these mixers are in a remote area and are very difficult to clean manually.
Dry Material Bulk Vehicles
Acoustic Cleaners have successfully been used to increase the payload in bulk transport during the loading cycle. The Acoustic Cleaner is sounded periodically and the effect is to level out the material in the bulker, thus allowing additional payload of up to 10%.
Ship Cargo Holds
Acoustic Cleaners are being used to eliminate current unsatisfactory cleaning methods such as large vibrator pads and dangerous manual cleaning. The Acoustic Cleaners are lowered into the hold and progressively raised while sounding, thus providing effective cleaning for Bulkhead and Deckhead.
Air Classifiers
Acoustic Cleaners have been successfully installed in air classifiers to thoroughly clean these units which are notoriously difficult to clean using manual systems.
Silos and Hoppers
Acoustic Cleaners are being used to eliminate ratholing problems, bridging problems and build up on vertical walls. Acoustic cleaners are successfully fluidising a variety of products ranging from flour to fly ash. The advantages include: increased product flow and elimination of structural damage caused by vibrators.
