Sootblower Platform West Burton Power Station Customer: EDF In early 2008, we were approached by EDF to examine what could be done to relieve an ongoing high-level of gas-gas heater fouling, which was leading to boiler inefficiency at West Burton Power Station. We quickly assessed the problem, and decided that a combined steam and high pressure water, fully retractable sootblower was required to blow up from the underside of the rotor. The only way to install the unit was to construct a cantilever platform, some 120 ft. above the ground onto which the sootblower could be attached. The structural design was carried out and after being approved by EDF’s engineering department, the platform was fabricated in our factory and then transported to site. Once all the preparatory

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