| | | Advantages | Disadvantages |
| 1 | Steam Soot Blower | Large soot blowing force and good soot blowing effect, which can solve the soot problem of heating area with various characteristics | Large equipment investment, high operation cost, blowing damage to the heating surface tube bank, and large equipment maintenance |
| 2 | Acoustic Soot Blower | The directionality of sound wave is weak, and soot blowing can be realized without dead angle within a certain space range. The operation cost is low, the maintenance amount is small, and there is no safety hazard. | The intensity of sonic soot blowing is weak, and it is suitable for soot with small viscosity. The effect on sticky ash is limited. |
| 3 | Gas Shock Soot Blower | Under ideal conditions, the soot blowing force is large, the soot blowing effect is good, and it is suitable for soot deposition with various characteristics | Strong directivity and large soot blowing blind area; There are Squibs and backfires, unstable operation and large maintenance; The operation cost is high, and the acetylene station is a hazard source with potential safety hazards. |
| 4 | Air Shock Wave Rotary Soot Blower | The equipment is stable in operation, without squib, low in operation cost and small in maintenance. The effective range of single soot blowing is 2-3 times of the gas shock wave. Large soot blowing force, suitable for various soot deposition conditions. | The shock wave has directionality, and there is a problem of shielding when encountering the tube bank. |
| 5 | Mechanical Vibration | Simple structure and simple ash removal principle | The ash blowing effect of the equipment is limited; High failure rate, vibration hammer wear is serious; There is a certain air leakage phenomenon; |
