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Furnace wall ash monitoring system

US4408568A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 12, 1981
Grant dateOct 11, 1983
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 12, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF22B37/56
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The build up of ash in a pulverized coal-fired boiler is achieved by comparing the heat flux simultaneously detected by a first flux detector which is maintained free of deposits and a second flux detector on which deposits are permitted to form. The net values from the heat flux comparison is proportional to the heat flux which is not reaching the boiler walls as a result of the ash deposits.

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