ROTARY SOOT BLOWER SPECIFICATIONS

A complete system of soot blowers as

manufactured by Clyde Bergemann Inc., shall For temperatures - The elements may be
be furnished and shall be of the number and Up to 900ºF carbon steel.
type recommended by the boiler manufacturer
and the soot blower company. All rotary soot From 901ºF to - The elements shall be
blowers shall be manual chain, hand crank or 1600ºF - 304SS material.
electric operated.
From 1601ºF to - The elements shall be
The valve-in-head type rotary soot blowers 1900ºF 446SS material.
shall be used in flue gas temperature zones
below 2200ºF. The poppet valve shall be direct From 1901ºF to - The elements shall be
operated by cams which automatically opens 2200ºF HR160 material
and closes the valve at the beginning and the
end of the blowing arc. The blowing pressure
shall be easily adjusted by an external means Element hangers or bearings shall be properly
while the blower is operating. spaced, shall be of material equivalent to the
elements and shall be arranged so as to
Soot blower elements shall be constructed of prevent the elements from coming in contact
2” Schedule 80 pipe (HR160 is constructed with boiler tubes.
from Schedule 40 pipe). Element materials and
bearings must be suitable for the maximum Where flue gas temperatures exceed 1900ºF
flue gas temperatures encountered. continuously, or corrosive atmospheres are
prevalent, special element materials such as
HR 160 are available.

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 D5 STYLE ROTARY SOOTBLOWER
OPERATION OVERVIEW

Rotation of either the chain and hand wheel
assembly (1) on the D-5 or the motor (2) on
the D-5E rotates an operating shaft (3) which
in turn rotates the gear (4) and segmented
cam assembly (5) to which the element (6) is
attached. A cam follower (7) located on the
valve lever (8) rides along the contour of the
segmented cam assembly (see figure A). As
the cam assembly is rotated, the cam follower
rises up on the opening cam segment (13)
and the valve lever forces the poppet valve
(9) open (see figure B). An externally
adjustable
hex valve stem cap (10) is used to position
the throttling ring that sets the blowing
pressure while the blower is in operation. As
the poppet valve is opened, the blowing
medium flows through the valve into the
element (6), and is exhausted through the
valve into the nozzle (11). At the completion
of the blowing cycle, the cam follower rides
the closing cam segment (14) downward (see
figure C). A spring (12) forces the valve lever
up and closes the poppet valve. This
completes the normal 360º blowing cycle.

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 D-5 MANUALLY OPERATED SOOT BLOWER
DESCRIPTION

The D5M Blower is designed to clean
convection surfaces of package type or field
erected boilers, economizers and oil fired
heaters where the flue gas temperatures
normally do not exceed 1900º F. For special
applications, rotary blowers with unique
element materials may be applied for flue gas
temperatures up to 2200ºF. Usually element
lengths are limited to 20’- 0”.
The D5M is complete with a wall sleeve or
adapter a head of cast steel construction with
an external pressure adjusting device,
companion flange with gasket, studs and
nuts, element support bearings and a multi-
nozzle blowing element of appropriate
material.
A check valve is used on balance or negative
draft boilers utilizing manual soot blowers to
act as a vacuum breaker in the head when
the blower is not operating, and also, as an
audible signal that the blower head is opened
when the blower is in service.
For operation on a pressurized boiler, a
stuffing box wall sleeve, seal assembly and a
forced pressure air valve properly connected
to a purge air source is required. Purge air at
a higher pressure than the furnace must be
used to keep corrosive boiler flue gas from
entering the rotary head through the element
nozzles located in the boiler.

The Model D5M is driven manually by a chain

and sheave wheel assembly or by a hand
crank. A 15:1 ratio between the drive gears
allows the poppet valve to open almost
instantly upon rotation with just a moderate
pull on the chain or turn of the hand crank.

Speed of element rotation will depend upon

the operator but one revolution in 40 seconds
is generally recommended.

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 D-5 MANUALLY OPERATED SOOT BLOWERS
SPECIFICATIONS

Head - Carbon Steel, ANSI Class 600, ASTM A216,

Grade WCB
Optional: Chrome-moly ANSI Class 600,
ASTM A 217 Grade WC-6
Poppet Valve - Type 410 Stainless Steel (prehardened)
Seat - Solid Stellite Insert

Bearings
1600º to 1900º Type 446 Stainless Steel (plate type)
900º to 1600º Type 321 Stainless Steel (plate type)
ASTM A297 GR HH (cast type)
Up To 900º Carbon Steel
ASTM A36 (plate type)
ASTM A216 (cast type)

Elements
1600º to 1900º 2” Seamless Schedule 80, Type 446
Stainless Steel Pipe, or equivalent
900º to 1600º 2” Seamless Schedule 80 Type 304 SS

Up To 900º 2” Seamless Schedule 80 Steel Pipe, ASTM A106

Grade B

Special Elements – Corrosive Environment

1900º to 2200º HR-160 - 28CR, 37NI, 29CO, 2.75SI

Solid Solution Strengthened Alloy by Haynes

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MANUAL ROTARY
NON-PRESSURIZED

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MANUAL ROTARY
MODEL D5 MANUAL ROTARY
PRESSURIZED
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