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Port rodders, liquor gun cleaners, and boiler dampers with automate smelt spout cleaning

Hands-free recovery boiler cleaning solutions for safer, more efficient operation

The Diamond Power recovery boiler cleaning equipment includes a suite of automatic port rodders, liquor gun cleaners, dampers, and smelt spout cleaners. These products enable hands-free cleaning operations in recovery boiler areas and help to optimize boiler performance while improving worker safety. 

Cleaning recovery boilers to maintain efficient operation presents challenges and potential hazards to personnel. Diamond Power recovery boiler cleaning components provide hands-free, automatic cleaning operations which are proven to optimize boiler performance – all while improving worker safety.

Diamond Power recovery boiler cleaning solutions and specialized equipment include a range of dependable port rodders (air port cleaners), dampers and cleaning components including the SprayRod liquor gun cleaner, dual rail liquor gun station, FlexRod port rodder, SpoutRunner Smelt spout cleaners and Velocity Wing air flow damper. These components are available for all manufacturers’ recovery boilers.

Quality components for cleaning recovery boilers 

FlexRod port rodder

This port rodder is safe and thorough in cleaning. It is easy to use, low-maintenance and suitable for all manufacturers’ recovery boilers.

Features and benefits 

  • Single stroke operation
  • No exposed moving parts
  • Low maintenance
  • consistent air port cleaning
  • A mechanical device with text and words
  • Compact, lightweight design 

SprayRod automatic liquor gun cleaner

SprayRod-R dual rail retractable, automatic liquor gun cleaner is uniquely designed to improve the operation of your recovery boiler.

Features and benefits

  • Improved safety conditions
  • Enhanced operational efficiency
  • Automatic liquor gun cleaner
  • Utilizes existing liquor gun
  • Gun angle control for consistent liquor gun cleaning and symmetrical spray patterns
  • A blue machine with text
  • Local control of system settings 

Dual rail liquor gun station

Liquor gun positioning is critical for optimum overall black liquor firing. The Diamond Power dual rail liquor gun station is engineered to address these concerns and provides easy and safe adjustment of gun depth and gun inclination while the equipment is online. 

Features and benefits 

  • Accurate and repeatable angle settings
  • Adjustable depth settings
  • Low maintenance
  • Robust dual rack platform with retractable trolley
  • Durable design made to withstand harsh operating environments
  • Adapted for easy integration of automatic liquor gun cleaning
  • A close-up of a mechanical device
  • Utilizes existing liquor gun and mounts onto all types of recovery boilers 

Velocity Wing air flow damper

An innovative solution for controlling airflow velocity on recovery boilers.  

Features and benefits 

  • Easily integrated automatic port rodder
  • Maximum air penetration and air velocity
  • Manual change of damper position
  • Air curtain to prevent air backflow
  • No turbulence in the air port
  • Light weight rodder
  • Compact design
  • Can be installed at any air level 

SpoutRunner smelt spout cleaning system

Engineered to address the most dangerous task in recovery boiler maintenance, the SpoutRunner system automates the rodding of smelt for the safety of pulp and paper mill personnel.

Simple to operate, it consists of a hinged pneumatic drive that, when activated, uses gravity and pneumatic force to travel up and down the spout with a custom-designed cleaning head that safely and reliably clears the smelt away. 

Features and benefits 

  • Minimizes operators’ time spent around the volatile spout deck
  • Durable design made to withstand harsh operating environments
  • Continuous spout cleaning provides undisturbed flow
  • Easy to integrate with existing spout hood
  • Quick setup/removal for easy maintenance
  • Simple to operate, superior performance and more cost-effective than most comparable offerings

Designed for flexibility

The SpoutRunner system does not interfere with normal spout operation, and manual rodding is still possible, if needed. It can be fully integrated with the unit’s existing hoods or installed with custom hoods and is easily mounted and removed.  

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