Replacing Sootblower Control System with Open Control Solutions, 2006 Engineering, Pulping, & Environmental Conference

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Historically, sootblowing controls in North American paper mills have been done in a dedicated black box provided by the Sootblower Manufacturer. Emerson Process Management has implemented the SmartProcess® Soot Solution in two boilers. In the first application, an oil fired power boiler, emissions are monitored. Sootblowing causes emissions to increase in this type of boiler. Predictive software analyzes the emissions in rolling 6 minute windows. Sootblowing is paused if the emissions will exceed the 6 minute limit or other set emission limits. In the second application, a recovery boiler, steam smoothing controls were included with the optimization software to optimize power house operations.