Avoiding manual explosion cleaning
- ✓Increased inherent safety of boiler operation
- ✓No more stress organizing manual explosion cleaning campaigns
- ✓Reduced flue gas temperatures — higher temperature stability, less boiler tube corrosion
Benefits
Enhanced safety & boiler availability
Cleaning without contact, detonation or compromise
151
Systems ordered worldwide
15
Countries in operation
2018
First prototypes
18mo
Outage intervals, extended from 12
Enhanced boiler availability
- ✓Fewer unplanned shutdowns due to boiler clogging
- ✓Extended outage intervals
- ✓Reduced stress and wear on boiler components
Robust and easy to maintain
- ✓Latest generation of shock-pulse type systems
- ✓Typically one major maintenance intervention per year
- ✓Wear parts replaced in the on-site workshop
Performance upgrade with fast payback
- ✓Return on investment within a short time
- ✓Fewer manual cleaning activities and unplanned shutdowns
- ✓Extended outage intervals improve plant economics
Why P-Wave
Cleaning without contact, detonation or compromise
No detonation, no oxygen
Power waves come from burning ~20 g of propane in compressed air — not from explosives or oxygen cylinders. Inherently safer by design.
Fully automatic
Integrates with your DCS via PLC. One programmed shot every ~2 hours, no operator presence required during operation.
Gentle on tubes
No physical contact with tube materials, so cleaning is the least impacting option — typically reducing corrosion.
Low operating cost
≈100 kg propane and ~1000 kWh per year. Typical OPEX around €3,000/year excluding staff and travel.
Stable temperatures
Consistently lower flue gas temperatures before superheaters; less de-superheating and fewer unplanned shutdowns.
Easy to maintain
Robust shock-pulse design. One major intervention per year; wear parts replaced in the on-site workshop.