The SHOCKSystem™ successfully removed extreme pluggage in high temperature gas lanes in the lower reheater tube assemblies.   SHOCK STORY: ECONOMIZER DEMONSTRATION Current Situation: 600+ MW Boiler Burns a blend of Powder River Basin (PRB) and Bituminous Coal Has extreme pluggage of the gas lanes in the lower reheater tube assemblies Pluggage reaches depths between 12 to 24 inches, causing the unit to experience significant outage and reduced capacity Solution: Installed a demonstration combustor on the left side wall Utilized an existing manway opening Performance: Removed ash accumulation outside of birdcage Video confirmed pluggage removed from gas lanes SHOCKSystem's™ Bottom-Line Impact: Removed pluggage in high temperature gas lanes Showed significant collection of ash on hopper grating Lead to a proposal   Hopper Data Chart More time required to empty East Side hoppers during demonstration   SHOCKSystem™ demonstration on East Side resulted in significant ash collection in East Side Hoppers   Economizer Exit Temperature Chart More time required to empty East Side hoppers during demonstration   East Side economizer exit gas temperature dropped by 50°F during first SHOCKSystem™ operation day and remained lower by 50°F during demonstration period. During SHOCKSystem™ operation - 700°F Before and after SHOCKSystem™ operation - 750°F   < Backpass Ash Removal Shock Stories Index Economizer Demo >     Email us to learn more about our next generation ash removal product.   PW Privacy Policy  |  PW Terms + Conditions  |  PW Site Map         Boiler Cleaning News       SHOCKSystem™ Receives Gold CQIA Designation     AEP Rockport Purchases Second SHOCKSystem™     EnergyTech: SHOCKSystem™ Reduces Erosion (PDF)     Energy Central: Backpass Cleaning Comparison (PDF)     Power: Harnessing Detonation Waves (PDF)     EnergyTech: Advanced Sootblower Technologies (PDF)     Power: Shockingly Clean Boiler (PDF)     [ Boiler Cleaning News Archive ]       Shock Literature       White Paper: Tube Erosion     Detonation-Based Online Cleaning     Comparison: Acoustic Horn vs SHOCKSystem™     Comparison: Sootblower vs SHOCKSystem™     Meets Local, State and National Safety Regulations     [ Literature Archive ]       Shock Stories       Backpass Ash Platenization Removal     Economizer Demonstration     Economizer Demonstration     Economizer Demonstration     Economizer Bridging and Platenization Removal     [ Shock Stories Index ]       Pulse Detonation News       Popular Science: After Combustion - Detonation     Flight International: Pulse Power     Aviation Week: Taking the Pulse     [ Pulse Detonation News Archive ]       Shock Video   Span shot of shock tube extending into boiler region with use of combustor bend [mpg size: 498 KB]     Support hangers and combustor bends give the SHOCKSystem™ installation flexibility [mpg size: 563 KB]     Shock Pics   Five-picture time-elapsed series of ash removal in boiler region. [5 Pics]     The SHOCKSystem™ blasts through all types of ash. [5 Pics]

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