Service Needs

Reference No.

N-0114

Title

Robotic Steam Boiler Tube Cleaning & Inspection System

Business Needs / Challenges

The heart of the sterilization process is the steam boiler system.  To uphold the performance of the steam boiler, regular cleaning of fire tubes is necessary to remove deposits build-up thereby enhancing heat transfer and reducing fuel consumption as well as preventing metal surface from corrosion. The existing cleaning procedure involves considerable manual handling operations potentially leading to repetitive muscle strain injury and dust inhalation. In addition, the health condition of the fire tube could not be validated readily.

Application Areas

Health

Expected Outcomes

It is expected to develop an innovative technology to automate the cleaning and inspection of steam boilers' fire tubes. It will automate the manual tasks using collaborative robotic arm, pneumatic cleaning brush, remote field testing probe and computer vision and A.I. pattern recognition for positioning and health assessment with a view to achieving predictive maintenance.

Technologies to be Used

Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Robotics