Power - Sponge-Jet

Reduce Downtime and Improve Operating Efficiency

Frequency and duration of corrosion mitigation or prevention projects affect the bottom line. Follow the success of power plants around the world using Sponge-Jet composite abrasives throughout the facility:

Boiler, condensers and water boxes
Heat recovery units
Boiler stacks and chimney’s
Turbines
Refrigeration & cooling water lines
Confined spaces
Pumps, valves and gates
Penstock
Nuclear and other hazardous materials decontamination

Achieve the superior surface preparation required by high-performance coatings to enable maximum adhesion and life-expectancy. Increase profits by extending coating life.

Features & Benefits

Improve heat recovery and transfer efficiency
Turbine production efficiency
Protect integrity & reliability of equipment
Blasting on operating equipment
Improve community relations & compliance
Increased asset life & coating performance

Power 应用

Swift, In-service Coating Repair; Only Possible with Sponge-Jet
A coating change to already delivered wind turbines required swift action to remove/reapply a new system before installation; Sponge-Jet, the only option, on the internals of the steel tower, employed Silver 30 Sponge Media™ abrasive which created an Sa3 (NACE 1 / SSPC SP-5) White Metal Blast cleanliness level and 65micron (2.5mil) profile.
Remote Access Blasting Next to Live, High-voltage Sub-station Wires
Sponge Blasting navigates live high-voltage wires, multiple transformers and ground structures, strong coastal winds to blast corroded zinc-coated steel structure of a Chilean sub-station,. Images show the ease of containment and media collection – for reuse.
Sponge-Jet Removes it All in Power Plant - Soot, Creosote and Lead-Paint
What started as a fire restoration project turned into a major coatings overhaul and in process a lead paint abatement project at Port Jefferson Power Plant (New York); the lead dust-suppressing characteristics of Sponge-Jet helped extend this soot/creosote removal project to lead-paint abatement on walls, furnace, stairs and columns.
Alstom - No Transport Cost and Liability During Turbine Part Maintenance
Alstom energy company management (Spain), formerly against using abrasive blasting to clean its turbine parts, quickly switched from manual wiping with Scotch-Brite™ to mechanical blasting with Silver 320 Sponge Media™ abrasives when it learned blasting took place just meters from the base and saw the consistency and quality of the cleaned surface.
Sponge-Jet Sweeping Nation as Preferred Ethanol Plant Cleaning Method
The dry, low dust creosote-cleaning benefits of Sponge-Jet are sweeping through ethanol plants as facilities try to reduce maintenance downtime; whether it’s this regenerative thermal oxidizer or motors, dryers, dampers or air-to-air preheaters, Sponge-Jet micro-abrasive cleaning is much more efficient than any wet solution do to the simplicity of job staging and clean-up and the enhanced visibility during cleaning – which collectively accelerates total job duration.
Super-high Quality Cleaning of Wind Turbine Nacelle
Coating repair on this wind turbine nacelle prior to assembly in a mid-west (US) wind farm. Note near perfect visibility and low media rebound, allowing for a more productive environment - promotes clean consistent White Metal Blast Cleaning levels.
Sponge-Jet Surface Preparation Improves Motor Life and Efficiency
The cleaning of accumulated grease and soot from critical motors like this 1,000hp FD fan motor in an ethanol plant extends its working life and efficiency; the contractor, during a timed shutdown, Sponge Blasted this one in situ and with pressure to complete the project prior to the line starting back up.
Power Plant Continues Productivity; Uses Sponge-Jet for Cleaning After Fire
Sponge-Jet was used at coal-fired plant, Alabama Power just after a turbine fire contaminated the plant’s ceilings. While emergency replacement turbines sit below, a dry, dust-controlling cleaning method became critical. Sponge-Jet met the challenge and actually profiled ceiling substrates so they could also be repainted.
Sponge-Jet and Pig Save Refinery Millions in Liters and Dollars
Sponge-Jet and a pipe pig are used to dry clean refinery process pipe interiors in the world’s first sustainable commissioning; the process is saving millions of liters of water and millions of dollars by reducing water transportation, processing and treatment requirements.

Reduce Downtime and Improve Operating Efficiency

Features & Benefits

Power 应用

Swift, In-service Coating Repair; Only Possible with Sponge-Jet

Remote Access Blasting Next to Live, High-voltage Sub-station Wires

Sponge-Jet Removes it All in Power Plant - Soot, Creosote and Lead-Paint

Alstom - No Transport Cost and Liability During Turbine Part Maintenance

Sponge-Jet Sweeping Nation as Preferred Ethanol Plant Cleaning Method

Super-high Quality Cleaning of Wind Turbine Nacelle

Sponge-Jet Surface Preparation Improves Motor Life and Efficiency

Power Plant Continues Productivity; Uses Sponge-Jet for Cleaning After Fire

Sponge-Jet and Pig Save Refinery Millions in Liters and Dollars

Sponge-Jet 资源中心

Resources

Sponge-Jet 资源中心

Resources

400-HP Feed Unit Manual CE – CHI

35-P 50-P Recycler™ Manual CE – CHI

Xtreme Riding Team – CHI

MicroContainment Diagram – CHI

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