'AN INTEGRATED APPARATUS TO CONTINUOUSLY MONITOR THE HEALTH OF STRUCTURES AND FORMATION OF ASH DEPOSITS ON HEAT EXCHANGER COILS IN A STEAM GENERATOR'

摘要

The invention relates to an integrated apparatus, to continuously monitor the load on the hanger rods supporting heat exchangers in a steam generator and the condition of main members of boiler structures, comprising one or many smart sensors (1) mounted on the suspension or hanger rods (2) supporting the heat exchangers (3) to monitor continuously the ash deposition on the heat exchangers; one or many smart sensors (1) mounted on the main members of boiler structure (7); sensors connected to one or many wireless units (4); a PLC based system (5) to process the signals received from wireless units, carry out computations, provide alarms and maintain a data base and a Man-Machine interface (6) provided for interfacing with PLC based system.