BS 2486 : 1997
Boiler design and operating parameters mean that the solids entering the boiler with the feed water can rapidly
concentrate at the metal-water interface at high heat flux regions. High solids concentration can form deposits or
interfere with the protective magnetite layer, thus allowing either overheating or corrosion to take pace.
In general, it should be ensured that the boiler feed water does not contain any scale-forming entities, Dissolved
solids concentrations should be kept at levels commensurate with the boiler heat flux and steam purity
requirements
Avwater tube boiler is an energy efficient package with the boiler feed water passing through an economizer to
the boiler: Evaporation does not occur throughout most, if not all, ofits forced circulation tubes. The corrosion
Drotection afforded by the water cannot rely therefore on any concentrationt mechanism or steam serabbing
effect, so the pH value and oxygen scavenging treatments are of paramount importance for the feed systert
protection and should be maintained as closely as possible to thelr optimum levels.
‘Many prime mover (steam turbine) steam supplies originate from dram boilers, with further energy put into the
steam downstream by superheating, Therefore, the purity of the steam should be considered of greatest
importance, both in terms of dryriess and of dissolved solids content, to ensure the protection of the downstream.
units from corrosion and physical damage in operation, Steam quality should be one of the governing factors in
the determination of the operating parameters chosen from thé tables in this standard,
One type of boiler in this group evaporates all the feed water entering the circuit and is referred to as a
‘oncethrough boiler. The fact that|there is no residual body of water to contain and concentrate the solids
entering the circuit produces particular treatment problems.
‘Tables 3 and 4 sive the recommended operating parameters for drum boilers of typical current design, The
boilermaker and the prime mover|supplier should také the responsibility to justify deviation from these specified
conditions, which are normally required forthe safe and economie operation of the unis.
‘Table 3. Recommended water characteristics for fired water tube boilers
Pressure at [Oto20 [Bite40 [altoa) [itos0 é1eoi00 ]ioiteia0| Above LST
boiler ontiet Gree it)
a
[feed water be economizer inlet
‘Teal hardness, [2 1 ND ND ND ND ND
mgkg as
CaCO max.
pHivalue at /851095 '[851095 |85t095 |85t05 |85t005 |@bt005 |asmOS
25°C.
(note 2)
‘Oxygen, mg/kg [0.02 0.02" 001 0005 0.005 0.005 ‘0.005
as Op max,
(rote 8)
ron and 0.05" 0.05 0.03) 0.02, 002 O02 (02
‘copper and
nickel, mg/kg
max. (note 4)
Total solids, | note 6 note 5 note 5 note 6 note 5 note 5 note 6
alkalinity, silica|
‘Organic note 6 note 6 note 6 note 6 note 6 note 6 note 6
carbon
= = = — —
Boller water
Phosphate /80t070 [204060 [20040 [15t090 ]i0t20 [at0i0 |3w65
|mg/ieg PO,
(note 2)
Caustic 500800 /60t0 160 [25t060 [1020 |bti0 (2t05 Ttob
alkalinity
rag/kg CaCO3
= = =
cae‘Table 8. Recommended water characteristics for fired water tube boilers (continued)
Pressure at ]0t20| [@ltodd | 41co60 [@lto8) |@ito100 |101wi20 Above 1d
Dolley outlet (eote 11)
polls
Silica as mg/kg]