The word 'how' is a wonderful one ... if asked about a interesting subjects such as soot blowers and sonic soot blowers, it can open up a whole new world of knowledge.
Not so long ago I knew nothing about the problems in boilers, ESPs, economizers but because I've questioned 'how' when reading up on these issues I have found myself on a fascinating journey of discovery.
For example earlier this year I asked: How do soot blowers work?
The result was a blog post which I really enjoyed writing!
Here's another question: How do sonic soot blowers work?
Well apparently, sonic soot blowers generate alternating sound waves which hit clusters of particles (as in soot build up) which, because they are of varying mass, move different distances and when the bombardment of sound waves is repeated (from 60 to about 400 times per second), the result is that the particles break apart because they have moved out of phase with each other.
Having read how both soot blowers and sonic soot blowers work, you will have learned as I did, that whilst they serve a similar purpose they are entirely different in their methodolgy. For that reason, it's not surprising that the soot blowers vs sonic soot blowers debate continues!
