SEDIMENT-REMOVING APPARATUS AND SEDIMENT-REMOVING METHOD

To provide a sediment-removing apparatus capable of being used in a gas pipe having any shape, and capable of removing sediments inside the gas pipe during operation of facilities.SOLUTION: A sediment-removing apparatus for removing sediments deposited inside a gas pipe includes: a steam-supplying source for supplying steam; a plurality of steam piping to which the steam is supplied from the steam-supplying source and which penetrate through an inner wall of the gas pipe; and a plurality of nozzles, each positioned on the tip of the plurality of corresponding steam piping, for spraying the steam supplied through the steam piping from the steam-supplying source to the sediments, wherein the plurality of nozzles are arranged inside the gas pipe.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】ガス管の形状にかかわらず使用でき、設備運転中でもガス管内の堆積物を除去することが可能な堆積物除去装置の提供を目的とする。【解決手段】ガス管内に堆積した堆積物を除去する堆積物除去装置であって、蒸気を供給する蒸気供給源と、前記蒸気供給源から蒸気が供給され、前記ガス管の内壁を貫通する複数の蒸気配管と、前記複数の蒸気配管の先端に位置し、前記蒸気供給源から前記蒸気配管を介して供給された蒸気を前記堆積物に噴射する複数のノズルと、を有し、前記複数のノズルは前記ガス管内に配置される。【選択図】図２