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Boiler Water Treatment
When water containing dissolved and suspended solids is evaporated in a boiler, the solids
concentrate and scales are formed.
The formation of scale is a complex process. The physical formation of scales depends on
constituents in boiler water and the prevailing conditions.
Oxygen corrosion
The presence of oxygen in the feed water is harmful for the metals in the system. Oxygen in
feed water gives rise to feed line corrosion. This results in the formation of corrosion products
such as oxides of iron and copper. Effective thickness of the metals in the feed system gets
reduced.
Oxygen not used up in the feed line corrosion reaches the boiler along with the feed water. It will
be carried over with the steam. But when oxygen attack does take place in the boiler, it causes
localised deep pitting. Deep pitting leads to boiler tube failure.
Consequence
Corrosion in the feed line mainly occurs due to iron and copper oxides. These oxides get
deposited on steam generating tube surfaces. It restricts heat and leads to increase in the
temperatures of tube metal. Therefore localised heating takes place resulting in tube failure.
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Auxiliary Boilers
Boiler Water Treatment
Effect of
overheating
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Scale thickness (mm)
As compared to scale formation, acidic corrosion due to chlorides is less dangerous, because the
scale formation is rapid when compared to chloride corrosion. Therefore, hardness is limited to
a low value of 5 ppm. Chlorides should be less than 20 ppm for boilers operated above 30 bar.
The chloride content should be as less as possible for low pressure boiler to Enhance the life and
performance of the boiler.
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