General info
About Biomass boilers
Biofuels offer challenges in order to reach high efficiency and availability. Biofuel normally tends to create gas-side fouling in all parts of the boiler.
About cleaning
Benefits of our soot cleaning systems for Biomass boilers
Reduced steam consumption for steam sootblowing. Saved sootblower steam is used for increasing heat or electricity production.
Lower fuel consumption. Cleaner tubes mean increased heat transfer and efficiency.
Lower and more stable differential pressure. Infrasound cleaning reaches areas that are not accessible to conventional soot cleaning systems. This means higher availability of the boiler and lower load on ID/FD fans.
Fewer and shorter outages for manual cleaning. With improved cleaning effect you can obtain higher availability and fewer man-hours spent.
Increased lifetime of heat exchangers. By reducing or eliminating steam sootblowing or shot cleaning, the lifetime of heat exchangers is prolonged. Infrasound cleaning is a non-abrasive cleaning method that does not wear on heat exchange surfaces or catalyst elements and does not contribute to corrosion or erosion. Using our optimized steam sootblowing also reduces wear since steam is supplied only half the time.
References on Biomass boilers
Siam Gypsum, Thailand
Siam Thai Gypsum improved the efficiency and reliability of its biomass boiler by installing Heat Management’s Infrasound Cleaning System. The solution reduced sootblowing by 63 percent, lowered steam use, and ensured stable, efficient operation.
Paper Mill, Hungary
In 2024, Heat Management partnered with a Hungarian paper mill to support the optimization of their boiler operation. The deployment of HISS® marked a strategic step toward improving cleaning efficiency, extending equipment lifetime, and supporting more stable and cost-effective boiler operation.
Paper Mill, Thailand
The purpose of installing Infrasound Cleaning from Heat Management was to reduce, or preferably eliminate, the existing shot cleaning system, prolonging the tube life while maintaining cleaning efficiency.
Setra Heby Sawmill, Sweden
The Customer has a 16MWth biomass furnace with a hot water smoke tube boiler and subsequent economizer in Heby, Sweden. Their focus is mainly on delivery to all lumber dryers, and the facilities on the sawmill area. The Customer had a different automatic cleaning system installed, which they were not satisfied with.
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