Advantages of Air Blow Cleaning of Steam Pipes for Cost and Schedule Savings Available to Purchase

The use of steam as the fluid to clean steam lines in large commercial steam power plants is the most common and widely used method in the industry. The advantages of using air as the cleaning fluid can be significant and have positive impacts on both overall costs and schedule. While the general methodology for analyzing the air blow cleaning of process piping is very similar to steam blow cleaning, there are some additional computations and considerations needed.