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Annual Meeting — A Preview

Ameron, a world leader in marine corrosion control technology, will feature Bondstrand 2000USN fiber- glass pipe and fittings approved for non-vital service on U.S. Navy com- battant and noncombattant vessels, and state of the art Amercoat 698HS ablative copolymer high sol- ids antifouling. Significant addi- tional products will also be featured at Ameron's S.N.A.M.E. exhibit.

AQUA CHEM

Booth No. 208

Aqua-Chem, Inc. of Milwaukee designs and manufactures all types of desalination plants for the marine market, including reverse osmosis, vapor compression, flash, sub- merged tube, and plate type units.

The exhibit will include literature, photographs, and a scale model of the 12,000-gpd reverse osmosis plant for the U.S. Navy.

ARNESSEN

Booth No. 237

Arnessen Corporation of Roselle,

N.J., will be displaying the products of five manufacturers that it repre- sents. These include: Electrolux

Marine of Sweden—laundry and galley equipment and washdown systems; Flakt Marine of Sweden— heating, ventilation, and air condi- tioning systems; Megator Corpora- tion of Pittsburgh—pumps and vent check valves; Duap Ltd. of Switzer- land—diesel fuel injection equip- ment; and Hatlapa of West Germa- ny—deck machinery, compressors, steering gears, freshwater evapora- tors, and transverse thrusters.

ATCO MARINE

Booth No. 608

Atco Marine Corporation of

Brooklyn, N.Y., is a manufacturing/ sales representative serving the ma- rine industry. It specializes in deck/ mooring fittings, lifeboats, davits, oil/sewage pollution control equip- ment, pumps, generators, and other machinery. The firm also offers ma- chine shop, installation, and appli- cation engineering services. 64 ,, i

HOWEVER

OFTEN YOU MAY

SOOTBLOW YOUR

BOILER, IT'S NEVER

OFTEN ENOUGH :e

Many different methods are used for removing soot from the heat transfer surfaces of boilers.

Steam or air sootblowing and shot cleaning are thgfjgriost common, although the disadvantages and problems are generallyj^he same, whatever method is used.

PROBLEM I.The sootblowing equipment con- sumes a large amount of energy. 11 steam soot- blowing, for instance, between 1% and 8% of the steam generated by the boiler, is used for soot-

Wowing (varies with the fuel). So the operating costs are often high. ,

PROBLEM 2?. Conventional sootblowing meth- ods are periodic. The boiler efficiency therefore gradually deteriorates between one sootblowing occasion and the nexj;, and the heat transfer-sur- * faces are practicallv never complete!^ clean. •.x • < . ---

PROBLEM 3. The medium used for cleaning im- pinges on the heat transfer surfaces from a pre- determinated direction, so it cannot possibly reach all surfaces of the bqiler. Sonnfc soot will remain —in corners, pockets and cavities--and will impair the efficiency of the boiler. *

PROBLEM 4. Sootblowing causes heavy wear $ of the tube material, and may result iit high maintenance costs and unscheduled stoppages.

The sootblowing equipment also demands con- tinuous maintenance.

But the problems open up opportunities...