Apparatus for automatically cleaning smelt spouts of a chemical recovery furnace
US5542650A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S266/01
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A smelt spout cleaner apparatus includes a cleaning head insertable into a smelt spout and movable in a substantially linear path along the smelt spout for thoroughly cleaning the spout. The cleaning head is mounted on one end of a substantially horizontal beam, the opposite end of which is supported in cantilever fashion to a support base which is selectably movable. The support base includes means for longitudinally translating the beam and causing the cleaning head to move in a linear path along the length of the smelt spout.
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