Apparatus and method for a liquid gun
AssigneeAndritz Inc.
InventorsMarkku Tanttu, Kari Saviharju, Sirpa Du Jardin
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Abstract
An apparatus for cleaning and cooling a liquor nozzle, the nozzle including at least a liquor tube for feeding liquor and chemicals into a furnace of a recovery boiler. The apparatus includes an outer casing tube, which defines a space whereto conduits are provided for introducing water and steam to generate an emulsion or a conduit for introducing emulsion generated by the water and steam and the surface of which is provided with openings, such as pores or holes, for discharging the emulsion formed by water and steam through the outer casing.
Claims30
A device for at least one of cleaning and cooling a liquor gun, said gun including at least a liquor tube for feeding liquor into a chemical recovery boiler furnace, the device comprises:
- an outer casing tube arranged around the liquor tube, and
- a space within said outer casing tube through which flows an emulsion formed by water and steam,
- wherein the outer casing tube has openings for discharging the emulsion to an outer surface of the outer casing tube.
A method for at least one of cooling and cleaning a liquor gun, said gun including at least a liquor tube for feeding liquor to a furnace of a chemical recovery boiler and an outer casing tube arranged around the liquor tube, the method comprising:
- discharging through openings in the outer casing tube an emulsion formed by water and steam passing through the outer casing tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.