Gas Turbine Cleaning
Gas Turbine Cleaning
(OP)
I recently became aware of Carboblast cleaning on gas turbines. I have been reading about different materials used in CarboBlasting, the one that seems to be most popular is using walnut shells as the medium. Could someone suggest a website where I could find out more information about CarboBlasting and some procedures on the best ways to perform it? I have been looking around but am only finding vendor sites that do not offer much background.
Thanks!
Thanks!





RE: Gas Turbine Cleaning
good luck!
-pmover
RE: Gas Turbine Cleaning
RE: Gas Turbine Cleaning
Walnut shells DO work to clean the turbine, but are you willing to risk it?
We use D/I water for on-line washing.
RE: Gas Turbine Cleaning
RE: Gas Turbine Cleaning
RE: Gas Turbine Cleaning
The downfall has been mentioned already. The fine particles that are generated can and will clog small passages that compressor discharge air has to pass through.
You may want to check with your OEM or even check the manual. There may be specific users of compressor discharge or bleed air that need to be closed off during cleaning with this method.
I seem to remember that rice hulls are also suitable for this procedure if this is the only method of cleaning that you can do.
rmw