Soot blowing definition
Soot blowing means the operation of removing soot, slag or fly ash from the firebox walls or the tubes of fuel burning equipment by the use of compressed air, steam or water.
Soot blowing means using steam or compressed air to remove carbon from a furnace or from a boiler’s heat transfer surfaces;
Soot blowing. The removal by mechanical means of accumulated carbon and/or ash from heat transfer surfaces of an operating fuel-burning unit.