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Boiler Operations: SODA BOILING Detailed Procedure: 1.

ISOLATE INSTRUMENTS AND VALVES as per P&ID Status for Soda Boiling. 2. INSPECT. Clean steam drum and heater by wiping off dirt and dust. 3. FILL DEAERATOR with Demineralized water. 4. PRE-FLUSH WITH WATER downstream lines. Deaerator to BFW Preheater. 5. REPLACE TIP for diesel firing operation. 6. OPEN AIR VENT valve of the boiler steam drum. 7. FILL STEAM DRUM with water until level appears at site glass bottom. Take sample. 8. INTRODUCE CHEMICAL to steam drum via 2 nozzle flange. Take sample. For 1 HP Boiler: 69.1 tons DW 69.1 kg Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) 362.775 kg Trisodium Phosphate (Na3PO412H2O) 10.365 kg Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3) 6.91 kg Nonylphenol 9. START FIRING procedure FD Fan: low rate firing status (<16.6%) Fire lower burner Monitor temperature. 25OC per hour (2-3 mins per 1OC)

10. TAKE SAMPLE on 2-hour interval. 11. DRY-OUT. Maintain temperature for 3 hours. Monitor pressure (less than 2.5 barg). 12. CLOSE AIR VENT VALVE when pressure (PG 3383) reaches 2-2.5 kgf/cm 2 (1.96-2.5 barg). 13. INCREASE STEAM DRUM PRESSURE to 9 bar.

14. SODA BOILING. Maintain pressure for 3-4 hours. 15. TURN-OFF FIRING burner procedure: Isolate fuel. Purge the furnace. Stop the FD fan.

16. FIRST BLOWDOWN. Drain boiler into blowdown drum until level reaches bottom line of level gauge. 17. FILL STEAM DRUM WITH WATER. Take sample. See step 7. 18. START FIRING procedure. See step 9. 19. INCREASE STEAM DRUM PRESSURE to 9 bar. 20. MAINTAIN PRESSURE for 2-3 hours. Take sample every hour. 21. TURN-OFF FIRING burner. See step 15. 22. BLOWDOWN until level reaches bottom line of level gauge. 23. REPEAT STEPS 17-22 for 2nd, 3rd and 4th blowndown. 24. PERFORM VISUAL INSPECTION AND VALIDATE BY SAMPLE ANALYSIS RESULTS.

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25. TURN-OFF BOILER AND COOL DOWN boiler naturally - If soda boiling has passed inspection and sample analysis. 26. START DRAINING WATER into container, when boiler has cooled to ambient temperature.

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