APPARATUS FOR CLEANING A SMELT SPOUT OF A COMBUSTION DEVICE

摘要

A cleaning apparatus for cleaning a smelt spout of a boiler is provided. The boiler includes a boiler wall defining an outlet port for discharging mo lten smelt and the smelt spout is positioned with respect to the outlet port so that the molten smelt is able to flow along the smelt spout. The cleanin g apparatus includes a cleaning tool having a pair of cleaning blades genera lly aligned with respective side walls of the smelt spout and an actuating a ssembly configured to move the cleaning blades from a first position to a se cond position. The cleaning blades each engage the respective side walls of the smelt spout to dislodge hardened smelt deposits therefrom when in the cl eaning blades are in the second position.