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US 5,307,743 AGranted
Apparatus for deslagging a cyclone furnace
AssigneeHalliburton Company
InventorLinza J. Jones
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for deslagging a cyclone furnace in which a series of flexible hollow tubes are inserted into the combustion chamber and the explosive charges in each hollow tube are detonated sequentially. Each of the hollow tubes is biased outwardly against the accumulated slag and ash in the combustion chamber. The hollow tubes may be formed in arcs or rings in planes perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber, and spacer rings may be positioned between each ring.
Claims8
An apparatus for removing accumulated slag from the interior surfaces of a combustion chamber, comprising:
- (a) a plurality of flexible hollow tubes, each hollow tube positionable at a preselected position in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber;
- (b) explosive material inserted into each of the hollow tubes;
- (c) spacer means positionable along the longitudinal axis of the combustion chamber between each of the hollow tubes;
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- (d) detonating means connected to the explosive material.
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