RECOMMENDED ABMA & ASME BOILER WATER LIMITS

DRUM OPERATING PRESSURE (psig)

0-300 301-450 451-600 601-750 751-900 901-1000 1001-1500 1501-2000 OTSG

STEAM
TDS max (ppm) 0.2-1.0 0.2-1.0 0.2-1.0 0.1-0.5 0.1-0.5 0.1-0.5 0.1 0.1 0.05

BOILER WATER
TDS max (ppm) 700-3500 600-3000 500-2500 200-1000 150-750 125-625 100 50 0.05
Not
ALK. max (ppm) 350 300 250 200 150 100
specified
Not specified n/a

TSS Max (ppm) 15 10 8 3 2 1 1 n/a n/a

Conductivity max
1100-5400 900-4600 800-3800 300-1500 200-1200 200-1000 150 80 0.15-.25
(µmho/cm)
Silica max (ppm SiO2) 150 90 40 30 20 8 2 1 0.02

FEED-WATER (CONDENSATE & MAKEUP, AFTER DEAERATOR)

Dissolved Oxygen (ppm O2) 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 0.007 Not sensitive

Total Iron (ppm Fe) 0.1 0.05 0.03 0.025 0.02 0.02 0.01 0.01 0.01

Total Copper (ppm Cu) 0.05 0.025 0.02 0.02 0.015 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.002
Total Hardness (ppm None None
0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.05 None detected
CaCO3) detected detected

pH @ 25º C 8.3-10.0 8.3-10.0 8.3-10.0 8.3-10.0 8.3-10.0 8.8-9.6 8.8-9.6 8.8-9.6

Nonvolatile TOC (ppm C) 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 None detected

Oily Matter (ppm) 1 1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2

MAKE-UP AT 0.5% BLOWDOWN

TDS 11.4 9.8 8.1 6.5 4.9 3.3 0.5 0.3

Silica (ppm SiO2) 0.75 0.45 0.2 0.15 0.1 0.04 0.01 0.005

MAKE-UP AT 1% BLOWDOWN
TDS 22.8 19.5 16.3 13 9.8 6.5 1 0.7

Silica (ppm SiO2) 1.5 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.08 0.02 0.01

MAKE-UP AT 2% BLOWDOWN
TDS 45.5 39 32.5 26 19.5 13 2 1.3

Silica (ppm SiO2) 3 1.8 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.16 0.04 0.02

MAKE-UP AT 3% BLOWDOWN
TDS 68.3 58.5 48.8 39 29.3 19.5 3 2

Silica (ppm SiO2) 4.5 2.7 1.2 0.9 0.6 0.24 0.06 0.03