Diamond Power ®

Boiler Cleaning Solutions

ENERGY | ENVIRONMENTAL
Seven out of ten
utility power
plants feature
Diamond Power
sootblowers.

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 Owners and operators worldwide have come to

rely on the Diamond Power® line of boiler cleaning

technologies from Babcock & Wilcox (B&W). In fact,

seven out of ten utility power plants feature Diamond

Power sootblowers.

We lead the industry in providing advanced sootblower

and intelligent control designs. Our extensive experience

gives us a unique perspective on the optimal, most

efficient and cost-effective way to clean boilers that burn

a variety of fuels, in any operating condition.

Using steam, compressed air or water, Diamond Power

boiler cleaning systems are trusted to remove deposits,

prevent boiler pluggage, and maintain boiler efficiency.

For more than 100 years, our specialized designs and

configurations have met customer needs for precision,

reliability and efficiency.

Additionally, we fully support your aftermarket

requirements and provide services such as equipment

upgrades and rebuilds, quality replacement parts and

field engineering services. Our wide range of monitoring

tools and intelligent control systems can help you

operate your equipment more effectively and efficiently.

Diamond Power
Boiler Cleaning Solutions

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 Boiler Cleaning Devices

Product Applications Cleaning Coverage Features/Benefits

IK-700 ® Retractable Sootblower Pendant superheater, Up to 45 ft 6 in. (13.9 m) Low maintenance,

reheater, and reliability, versatility
convection Full Travel or Part Travel / and maximum cleaning
sections Extended Lance performance.

IK-545-G Retractable Sootblower Pendant superheater, Up to 45 ft 6 in. (13.9 m) Diamond Power quality at a
reheater, and lower price point. Compo-
Full Travel or Part Travel /
convection nents such as carriages and
Extended Lance
sections valves may be internationally
sourced.

IK-555 Retractable Sootblower Pendant superheater, 45 ft 7 in. up to 56 ft Low maintenance,

reheater, and (14 m up to 17 m) reliability, versatility
convection and maximum cleaning
sections performance.

IK-700-SL for SCR Catalyst and Tubular SCR catalyst and Provides full, effective Superior cleaning as
Air Heater Cleaning tubular air heaters. cleaning on SCRs and compared to sonic horns
This application of tubular air heaters. especially on PRB-fired units.
the IK-700 uses a
non-rotating carriage
Travel of 6 to 12 ft (1.8 to
and a “rake” with
3.7 m) is common.
nozzles specially
designed for uniform
coverage.

IK-700-AH Air Heater Sootblower Short-travel 3 to 5 ft (0.9 to 1.5 m) Slow travel rate provides
version of the travel is common. complete coverage which
IK-700 sootblower is timed with the rotation
Applications for all of the air heater. Optional
Modified for cleaning
sizes of regenerative air Step-and-Dwell feature for
regenerative air
heaters. more aggressive cleaning
heaters
requirements.

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Product Applications Cleaning Coverage Features/Benefits

IR-3Z™ Furnace Wall Sootblower Furnace walls 360 degree or Lightweight compact design
partial arc for ease of operation and
Well suited for high
maintenance. Positive
temperature locations
confirmation the blower is at
rest. Flexible, simple timing
adjustments.

HydroJet® Retractable Furnace Water Furnace, division 180 degrees of Retractable nozzle allows it
Cleaning Device and wing walls rotation Horiz./Vert. to reach where other devices
cannot while reducing water
Water path lengths of
flow rate. Isolation from the
up to 70 ft (21.3 m) are
furnace allows online mainte-
common
nance and eliminates the need
for cooling air.

HydroJet Furnace Water Cleaning Device Furnace, division 90 degrees of rotation Exceptional long-term
and wing walls Horiz./Vert. reliability with minimal
maintenance. Excellent
Water path lengths of cleaning of difficult deposits.
up to 80 ft (24.4 m) are
common

G9B™ Sootblower Smaller boilers, waste Up to 20 ft (6.1 m) is Built-in adjustable pressure

heat boilers and common control for flexibility. Three
direct-fired oil-heaters primary materials are used
where gas tempera- 335 degree or partial arc for temperatures up to 2000F
tures inside the boiler rotation (1093C); additional materials
permit a fixed cleaning are available for highly corro-
element. sive environments.

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 Diamonized® Feed Tubes
The Diamonized feed tube provides a highly scratch- and wear-resistant
surface for maximum availability. This is a true, surface hardening of the
base 304 SST material which greatly increases packing and feed tube life.

Diamonized ® Feed Tubes

Powertrain® Carriage
The PowerTrain carriage offers high-temperature service without periodic
maintenance. This unique, maintenance-free carriage is designed to operate
reliably and without leakage up to a period of three years or 30,000 cycles.

EAPC™ Poppet
Valve EAPC™ Externally Adjustable Poppet Valve
This advanced poppet valve design for long retractable sootblowers allows the
pressure setting to be easily adjusted while the sootblower is operating.

Progressive Helix Mechanism

The progressive helix mechanism substantially reduces sootblower-induced
boiler tube erosion by indexing a precise 47 degrees with each blower cycle so
the nozzle cleaning path is different with each successive cycle.

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 Replacement Par ts and
Performance Upgrades
We can also provide high performance tubular products for most other
brands. Our Assured Stock Program® inventory management system is
available to plan your specific material requirements and minimize
inventory levels.

An experienced product support staff with access to detailed component

lists is dedicated to providing the correct OEM parts for your specific
application, vintage and model of boiler cleaning equipment.

Our engineered upgrades are evaluated for potential savings in

cleaning media usage.

Gemini® Nozzles
The Gemini nozzle provides a significant cleaning energy improvement
compared to other available nozzles by providing high impact pressures
on the deposits. In many cases, cleaning can be improved while actually
reducing steam flow.
Gemini Nozzle

Sootblower Tubular Products

Replacement lance and feed tubes are available which meet or exceed
original equipment manufacturer’s design standards.

Heat Transfer Sensors

B&W’s heat transfer sensors are designed and manufactured for long
life and reliability and are available for special applications such as small
diameter furnace tubing or rifled tube applications. Heat transfer sensors
are an integral part of both intelligent sootblowing and furnace water
cleaning systems.

Heat Transfer Sensor

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Aftermarket Services
B&W’s component rebuild and upgrade services can help extend
the life of your existing Diamond Power or other suppliers’
equipment. Our service centers are fully equipped for a wide
range of services, from simple poppet valve rebuilds to complete
sootblower refurbishment.

Equipment Rebuilds and Upgrades/Exchanges

IK-555 carriage

IK-545 carriage

IK-525 carriage (both pre-series one and series one)

IK-4M carriage

IK-600 carriage

IK-700 carriage

IK-AH carriage

Powertrain carriage conversions and equipment exchanges

Full grease carriage conversions and equipment exchanges

Full oil bath carriage conversions

A2E rotary puff sootblower

G9B rotary sootblower

IR rotary wall sootblower

Poppet valve (both standard and EAPC)

Poppet valve EAPC exchange

IR-3Z sootblower upgrade or exchange

Complete sootblower refurbishment

Auxiliary support refurbishment

AH diaphragm-operated poppet valve conversion to an

air cylinder operator

Water level gauge rebuild

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 Titanium™ Sootblowing Controls
B&W provides a range of sootblower control options, from our standard sootblowing controls to our more advanced
automated or intelligent sootblowing. Our Titanium™ controls are designed to provide optimum cleaning performance
for your boiler application, and can be installed on new units or upgraded onto existing control systems.

Product Applications Features/Benefits

Standard sootblowing controls Two tiers available Programmable for

to control up to 48 up to 5 sequences
sootblowers
Auto-run preconfigured
sequences (optional)

Advanced sootblowing controls Controls up to Includes historian for

999 sootblowers, baseline data and trending
including water
Customizable configura-
cleaning devices
tions and operator displays
Monitoring of heat
Programmable for
transfer sensors for
up to 70 sequences
estimation of thermal
transient-induced Automatic,
furnace wall tube effectiveness-based
crack growth prioritization of blower
operations per defined
unit goals

Advanced sootblowing controls Specialized option Same as advanced controls

for recovery boilers for pulp and paper (above)
recovery boilers
Includes variable header con-
trol for manual or intelligent
modification of sootblowing
flow and/or pressure

Intelligent sootblowing For optimum Cleaning based on

control and boiler real-time, unit-specific
performance performance modeling

Potential for heat rate and

unit efficiency improvements

Reduced tube erosion

Improved temperature control

Custom calculations available

for control or data gathering

Combustion optimization
option is available

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Diamond Electronics
Cameras, Sensors,
Temperature Monitoring
and Gauges
B&W supplies state-of-the-art technology that allows plant operators to
Gauges and Level Indicators
accurately view and monitor internal furnaces and processes in a variety of
applications. Our Diamond Electronics line of boiler monitoring systems Series II
includes optical pyrometers for gas temperature measurement, camera
• Single detection circuit (SDC)
systems, drum level gauges for low and high pressure boilers, and more.
alarm module

Cameras, Sensors, and Monitoring Systems • Reflex gauge

SmeltCam® infrared camera for recovery boilers • 1000FG transparent gauge

• 1 to 4 probe electronic level

UtiliCam® infrared camera for utility boilers
indicator

TemPro® II infrared temperature measurement system

• Ported level gauge (bi-color)

Wall-Eye® high-definition viewing system • Multi-probe electronic level

indicator
KilnCam® temperature measurement camera for cement and lime kilns
• Vertical probe column gauge
SteelCam® temperature measurement camera for steel furnaces
• Aftermarket parts
GlassCam™ temperature measurement camera for glass furnaces

GASTEMP® XT extended range optical pyrometer for utility boilers

GASTEMP RB optical pyrometer for recovery boilers

Carryover monitor

Camera housings

Camera rodders

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Specialized Products for
Pulp & Paper Applications
Products and upgrades have been developed by B&W for the unique
recovery boiler applications in the pulp & paper industry.

SprayRod™-R Dual Rail Retractable Auto SprayRod ™ -R Dual Rail Retractable

Auto Liquor Gun Cleaner
Liquor Gun Cleaner
Fully retractable and automatic, designed to optimize black liquor
delivery to recovery boilers.

FlexRod® Port Rodder

This port rodder is safe, easy to use, low-maintenance and suitable for all FlexRod ® Port Rodder
manufacturer’s recovery boilers. Cleans the entire port in a single stroke.

Dual Rail Liquor Gun Station

Engineered to provide optimum liquor gun positioning, providing safe
adjustments of gun depth and inclination while the unit is operating.

Dual Rail Liquor Gun Station

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For more than 100 years, Diamond Power®
boiler cleaning products and services have
met customer needs for precision, reliability
and efficiency.

The Babcock & Wilcox Company

20 South Van Buren Avenue
Barberton, Ohio, U.S.A. 44203
Phone: +1 330.753.4511
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