Laser system slag removal
First Claim
1. A boiler deslagging system comprising:
- a laser for removing slag from a boiler;
a targeting system operationally connected to the laser; and
a computer system for controlling the operation of the laser and targeting system.
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Abstract
A system for removing slag from a boiler includes a laser, a targeting system, and a computer system for controlling the operation of the laser and targeting system. Preferably, the laser includes chemicals contained in a mixing pre-chamber. A pump connects to the pre-chamber, and an iodine laser diode connects to the pump. The laser unit also has a power source, cooling system, and a raw beam laser. The targeting system is driven by targeting software and includes an optical targeting system. Preferably, the system also includes a mobile trailer with a computer control room, a main laser operating unit, and a portable optical targeting system connected to the laser unit. Fiber optic cable connects the targeting system and the laser. The online deslagging method includes transporting and setting-up the system, relaying set-up information, feeding targeting information, activating and operating the laser to remove slag from within the boiler.
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1. A boiler deslagging system comprising:
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a laser for removing slag from a boiler;
a targeting system operationally connected to the laser; and
a computer system for controlling the operation of the laser and targeting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A slag removal system for a boiler comprising:
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a mobile trailer including a control room;
a main laser operating unit connected with the trailer;
a portable optical targeting system operationally connected to the laser unit;
a computer in the control room for operating the laser unit and the targeting system;
fiber optic cable connecting the targeting system and the laser unit; and
wherein the laser unit includes a power source, cooling system, and a raw beam laser.
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6. A method of deslagging a boiler while the boiler is still in operation comprising the steps of:
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transporting a deslagging system;
setting-up the deslagging system including the steps of;
booting-up a computer in a control room, warming up a laser to include mixing chemicals to power a laser, laying-out fiber optics needed to reach the boiler, and connecting the fiber optics to a gun targeting system and the laser;
ensuring significant safeguards are in place to prevent inadvertant triggering of the laser, harm to an operator and damage to the fiber optics;
setting-up the gun;
relaying the set-up information to the control room;
feeding targeting information from the control room;
activating the system; and
operating the system to remove slag from internal structures within the boiler. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for extending the typical maintenance schedule of a power plant comprising:
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an on-line boiler including walls, an observation portal and a boiler tube having surfaces;
a laser main unit having a laser which does not pit and groove the surfaces of the tube and reduces the mess normally associated with tube cleaning;
a fiber optic cable connected to the laser main unit;
a gun connected to the cable for targeting and safely removing slag from the boiler tube through the observation portal outside the walls of a boiler; and
a measuring system to help determine the distance the slag is from the portal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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