Smart Water Leakage Advisor for Recovery Boilers

Safety is of major importance, and a lot of work and resources have been invested in the development of autonomous solutions for improving safety in pulp mills. Smelt water explosion risk exists with all recovery boilers; the most common leakage locations are superheaters, economizers, and the furnace. Early detection of small leaks is crucial for safety. 

When dealing with suspected leaks in the recovery boiler, the Smart Water Leakage Advisor is developed to offer a simple and effective tool to support operators’ decision-making. The advisor monitors the main measurement parameters and process balance of the recovery boiler and supports the operators’ in detecting leaks. 

A unique element with the Smart Water Leakage Advisor from ANDRITZ is that it is enhanced with machine learning, that supports the traditional leakage detection methods. 

Machine learning algorithms utilize online process data for predictions, that results in increased accuracy through learning recovery boiler operational conditions. Smart Water Leakage Advisor alarms and predicts leakage locations, reveals process anomalies, and detects abnormal events in recovery boiler processes. 

The Smart Water Leakage Advisor from ANDRITZ is available for all new and existing recovery boilers.