SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING, MONITORING, AND REMOVING DEPOSITS ON BOILER HEAT EXCHANGER SURFACES USING VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS

摘要

A boiler system (10) includes a boiler (12) having at least one heat exchanger (22) having a surface (48) on which a deposit (20) may form. The boiler system (10) includes at least one vibration measuring device (14) coupled to the boiler system (10). The vibration measuring device (14) detects a vibration caused by the release of the deposit (20) from the surface (48) of the heat exchanger (22) or the impact of the released deposit (80) with a surface in the boiler system (10).