Patent classifications
F22B37/483
SLUDGE LANCE FOR CLEANING A STEAM GENERATOR
A sludge lance system for cleaning a tube bundle of a steam generator is disclosed. The sludge lance system comprises a mount, an index drive, and a sludge lance comprising a longitudinal rail, a manifold, an oscillator assembly, and a distal head. The oscillator assembly comprises a rotary output shaft. The distal head comprises a body portion, a first nozzle body on a first side of the distal head, and a second nozzle body on a second side of the distal head opposite the first side. The first nozzle body is rotatable relative to the body portion about a first longitudinal axis in a first direction in response to a rotation of the rotary output shaft. The second nozzle body is rotatable relative to the body portion about a second longitudinal axis in a second direction opposite the first direction in response to the rotation of the rotary output shaft.