Abb Air Preheater Inc.

Barry E Campbell

Harlan E Finnemore

Tadek Casimir Brzytwa

A hot spot detection system for a rotary regenerative preheater has a linear rail system positionable between the central portion and the casing of the air preheater. The rail assembly has a pair of rails with a carriage movably mounted to each rail. The drive assembly has a motor and sprocket drive mountable to the exterior of the casing for driving the chain to which each carriage is affixed, to move the carriages in a linear reciprocating motion. On each carriage is a sensor assembly for detecting hot spots on the rotor of the air preheater.

Linear scan hot spot detection system

A swing-arm sootblower for a rotary regenerative air preheater is mounted to sweep across the air preheater rotor at a constant speed or angular velocity. A constant speed motor is attached through a speed reducer to a drive sprocket. A chain drive turns driven sprocket which is connected to the rotatable mounting shaft for the sootblower lance or arm. Limit switches are tripped at the ends of the arc of travel of the lance by a trip arm mounted on the drive sprocket to turn the motor off and to close a valve for the sootblowing medium. The speed of the lance can be adjusted in general or at particular points in the art of travel.

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Canisteo, NY, United States of America

Barry E Campbell