Blasch engineers assemble a StaBlox flue gas tunnel from its interlocking precast parts.
No trowel, no mixer, no curing time.
Just blocks that only fit one way.
In the StaBlox build demonstration, Blasch engineers assemble a section of a StaBlox reformer flue gas tunnel by hand to show how the interlocking blocks stack into place. The parts go together dry, without mortar and without curing, and the tongue and groove joints locate each block, which makes the build quicker and more repeatable than laying brick and mortar.
The demonstration follows the order in which a tunnel is built in the furnace:
Each side wall block weighs under 50 lb and replaces about six bricks, so one person can carry and set it. There is no cutting on site and no masonry skill involved, and the components arrive fired, ready to use.
The gaps you see between the cold blocks are not a defect, they are the expansion allowance of the whole tunnel, spread over every joint instead of a few expansion joints that a brick wall outgrows.
The demonstration answers the first question most turnaround planners ask: who on the crew can build this? A general refractory crew can, because the blocks locate themselves and the opening plan tells them where each insert goes.
The design and field results are on the page for the StaBlox reformer tunnel system. The same parts in a working furnace appear in the StaBlox installation video, and the 3D animation compares the build with a brick tunnel.
No. The blocks are set dry by a general refractory crew. There is no mortar to mix and no curing time before heat up.
Tie rods between the walls, used where the tunnel is tall relative to its width. They lock with a quarter turn and can be removed.
Yes. The system can be disassembled and rebuilt, for example for inspection or a later change of the opening plan.
Tell us about the reformer and the turnaround window. A Blasch engineer explains the build sequence for your tunnels.
