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Construction of refractory Hairy Crack

Anchor Hook

The refractory
material is reliably
60mm fixed to the steel
casing with Anchor
hook.

The appearance of hairy crack on refractory material is

unavoidable due to the difference of expansion factors
between steel casing and refractory material.
This hairy crack does not affect the refractory material.
Steel casing 20mm
You do not need repair of it.
【Most of the area】

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Damage progress

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

Accumulation of Starting of Falling of refractory Corrosion reaches
incombustible corrosion material to casing plate
material
The refractory start The corroded refractory The corrosion reaches to
Incombustible material is corroding by the corrosive start falling to the place and damage casing plate.
piled up on the furnace. gas penetrated through that is not supported by
The corrosive gas will be Please scoop out the
the pores. anchor hooks.
generated after the corrosive refractory and
chemical reaction. Please remove the Please remove the plaster the area. The
corrosive part and patch corrosive part and patch major repairing work is
Please clean the furnace up the area. up the area. required at this stage.
after the operation of
incinerator. Recommend material: Recommend material: Recommend material:
Mono-Pack Mono-Pack Plibrico

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How to maintain
The maintenance of refractory often compared to dental treatment. The lifetime
of the refractory is mostly depends on how the maintenance has been carried
out. The daily cleaning routine at the stage 1 is very important in order to
maintain the refractory in sound condition.
If the damage progresses into stage 2 or 3 please patch up as the procedure
mentioned on next page.
Following tools are useful for the cleaning and patching up the refractory
material.

[Wire brush] [Hammer] [Compressed air spray gun ] [Trowel]

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How to patch up damaged area

1. Remove the corroded 2. Clean the surface 3. Wet the surface with 4. Knead the “Mono-Pack”.
part using hammer. using wire brush etc. water.

5. Plaster the “Mono-Pack” 6. Repeat 4 & 5 process 7. Finish with trowel or 8. Do not operate the
firmly pressing by hands. and fix the shape. hands. incinerator 24 hours after
finish patching up
Please order the “Mono-Pack” material to Sunflame Co., Ltd.

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Be aware of thermocouple [Example of Damage and countermeasure for it]

《Case 1》
Thermocouple is installed in the center of
the furnace wall. The protecting tube of it is The tip of protection tube was
made of ceramic, which is superior for the broken during the cleaning of
heat-resistance (up to approx. 1850℃), but furnace.
weak for a mechanical strike. Please be aware not to hit the
thermocouple when you clean
the furnace.
《Case 2》
The incombustible material
was accumulated on the tip
of protection tube.
It was stuck in the hole and
broken at the connection by
someone who tried to
withdraw it hardly.

Almost all the damages are categorized Please remove the deposit by compressed air gun or rugs in order to
either 《Case 1》 or 《Case 2》. Please pay avoid the accumulation of incombustible material after each running
attention to handle the thermocouple of incinerator. The deposit hardens like carbon if you leave it.
accordingly.

* As above, the breakage of the thermocouple could not be treated as a guarantee claim. If you handle the thermocouple
appropriately, it can stand long duration.

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