摘要 |
A multiple hearth furnace comprises at least one cleaning lance inlet port (52, 54) radially leading into one of its hearth chambers (24). A cleaning lance assembly (40', 40'') includes an elongated mount (42) and at least one cleaning lance (48, 50) slidably mounted on the elongated mount (42). Each cleaning lance (48, 50) is connected to a cleaning fluid distribution system (56) and comprises at least one cleaning nozzle (58, 60). It can be sealingly introduced through the lance inlet port (52, 54) along a radial trajectory into the hearth chamber (24) by moving it along the elongated mount (42). The at least one cleaning nozzle (58, 60) is capable of directing a jet of cleaning fluid onto a rabble arm (34) positioned in a cleaning position in the vicinity of the radial trajectory when the cleaning lance (48, 50) is slidably moved along the elongate mount (42).
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