GI-00.800-5 / Culinary Steam: Standard

Identification GI-00.
800-5 / 4/2010
Replaces GI-00.800-4
Culinary Steam
Classification
Document type: Standard

Hierarchical level: Procedure
Confidentiality: Yellow Class
Owner Unit CO-Engineering/Services
Owner Merrylees,Andrew,VEVEY,CO-ENG
Author(s) Merrylees,Andrew,VEVEY,CO-ENG
Approver(s) Guscetti,Luca,VEVEY,CO-ENG
Implementation
ISGI-00.800-5
Summary
Summary of
Is not required
Changes
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© Nestec Ltd. 4/2010
Catalogue Section:
CATALOGUE OF OPERATIONS INSTRUCTIONS
- PART 1: GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS - NON PRODUCT SPECIFIC
- ENGINEERING
- BOILER PLANT AND STEAM
Table of contents
Introduction........................................................................................................................... 2
10 Critical points.................................................................................................................... 3
Annex 1: Flushing Procedure for Culinary Steam................................................................15
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Introduction
Changes This guideline replaces GI-00.800-4.

This update adds the specific requirements for Petcare factories.
Scope This guideline applies to all operation of Culinary Steam generation in Nestlé
factories. It provides:
 Criteria for generation, treatment and purification of steam used in food

manufacturing processes
 Links to Nestlé preferred water treatment suppliers and approved chemicals
 Design and Operation recommendations for steam generators
 Specification of recommended Steam purifiers and Sampling cooler
 Flushing Procedure for “Culinary Steam”
Definition The term "Culinary Steam" describes steam which is safe to come in direct
contact with foodstuffs at any time during the manufacturing process of foods
and beverages.
Target The target audience of this guideline belong primarily to the following 3 groups:
audience
Factory R&D Market / Region
Factory Engineer PTC Chief Engineer
Factory QA Manager R&D Center QA Manager
Industrial Service Regional Laboratory Head
Engineer Special Laboratory Head
Referenced The following Nestlé documents are referred to in the guideline:

instructions
Title of Document Reference number Page
Guidelines for the Establishment of a GI-00.212 4
QMS for Water in Production Facilities
Proper use of Evaporator Condensate in MI-08.125 14
Infant Formula
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 Nestec Ltd © 4/2010 May not be divulged to third parties without proper authorization
Uncontrolled copy when printed, Please visit the site to ensure that you are using the current instruction
http://intranet.nestle.com/technicalinstruction
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10 Critical points
Overview To guarantee food grade quality of steam (i.e. culinary steam), elementary
quality rules or prescriptions must be followed. These ten critical points are
indicated on the drawing and listed below.
DEAERATOR
LIVE STEAM CONDENSATE 10
FLASH STEAM CONDENSATE USERS Separator
8
FEEDWATERTANK
1
9
9
6 7
DIRECT STEAM INJECTION
STEAM BOILER
2 3 5 4 5
(DSI)
MAKE-UP WATER CONDITIONING

TREATEMENT
STAINLESS STEEL
Not for Petcare
1. Make-up water 6. Design of the steam generators

2. Resins or membranes used for 7. Operation of steam generators
treatment
3. Chemicals for resin regeneration 8. Steam distribution and
or membrane cleaning purification
4. Conditioning chemicals 9. Checking the steam quality
5. Checking the chemicals used 10. Condensate sampling and return
Critical point All Factories

relevance Critical points 1-7, 8a and 10 are mandatory in all Nestlé factories including
petcare and water factories.
Factories except Petcare

All critical points (1-10) are mandatory in applications where there is direct
contact between steam and product, e.g. pasteurization, UHT, agglomeration.
Petcare Factories
1-7, 8a, 8d and 10 are mandatory in applications where there is direct contact
between steam and product. Use of a steam separator (not purifier) upstream
of the injection point is also recommended but not mandatory.
Continued on next page
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10 Critical points, Continued
1. Make-up Make-up water must be of “product-safe” quality (suitable for addition to

water product) and comply with current food legislation requirements and standards.
Sources of water with product-safe quality could included:
 Process condensate
 Steam condensate
 Demineralised water
 Softened water
For practical details, refer to GI-00.212.
2. Resins and Resins and/or membranes used in the treatment of boiler makeup must be
membranes selected to ensure that the water meets current food legislation requirements
used for and standards at all times. Suppliers must certify that these comply with
treatment NSF/ANSI Standard 61 unless applicable local standards or legislation are
more rigorous in which case they should be observed.
The latest version of the standard may be purchased from:

National Sanitation Foundation (http://www.nsf.org)
3. Chemicals The chemicals and procedures used for the regeneration/cleaning of resins and
for resin membranes must be selected to ensure that water remains of “product-safe”
regeneration quality at all times, particularly when equipment is returned to service.
or membrane
cleaning Only chemicals approved by the NSF/ANSI Standard 60: Drinking Water
Treatment Chemicals are allowed to be used. The latest product list for the
product functions "Membrane Cleaners" and "Regenerants" can be found at the
NSF website: http://www.nsf.org/Certified/PwsChemicals/
4. Chemicals used in the conditioning of boiler water must be selected to ensure

Conditioning that they do not create any risk of carrying toxins or off flavors into finished
chemicals product while protecting boiler equipment.
Only chemical suppliers approved by Nestec CO-Engineering/Services are

allowed. Details of Nestlé preferred water treatment chemical suppliers and
approved chemicals may be found on the CO-Engineering/Services/Water
Management web site.
Caustic (NaOH) used for the treatment of boiler water does not need to be
sourced from the approved water treatment chemical suppliers but must be food
grade. Sourcing from the same supplier as caustic used for CIP is acceptable.
Note:
All volatile alkaline substances are banned from the treatment of boiler
feedwater. Thus the following substances are strictly banned:
 Hydrazine
 Morpholine
 Diethylaminoethanol
 Cyclohexylamine
 Octadecylamine
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5. Checking Reception check in the factory

chemicals and
The factory must sample the first consignment of a newly approved commercial
applications
product.
What How Where

Examination against Using supplier’s Factory laboratory or
the specifications identity test *) Regional laboratory or
Special laboratory
Confirmation of Using supplier’s Factory laboratory or and/or
identity identity test *) Regional laboratory or
Special laboratory
*) Supplier identity tests may include:

a) Physical description (e.g.: colour)
b) Value of physical parameters (e.g.: pH)
c) Identity reaction (e.g.: reaction involving the formation of a precipitate)
Thereafter, release procedures should meet the requirements of the relevant

HACCP study.
Preparation check of solutions or dilutions

Special attention should be given to the preparation of conditioning product
solutions or dilutions, for which treated water should be used. The prescribed
concentrations and the amount to be added to feed water must be strictly
observed. Any overdosing can cause contamination of the finished product. The
concentration in the boiler water must be closely monitored.
6. Design of The current rules for size of generators should be followed, to prevent priming.
the steam This applies especially to:
generators
 Specific heat release
 Specific evaporation at water level
 Steam velocity at the outlet flange
The boiler design must ensure that

steam is at least 99.5 % dry at the
maximum output of the boiler, i.e. that
carryover shall be less than 0.5% at
maximum output.
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7. Operation of Preventative action

steam
Operating conditions should comply with the manufacturer's requirements. In
generators
order to avoid Boiler water carryover, special attention must be paid to the
following points:
Preventing action Risk

Avoid sudden load changes to prevent exceeding the Priming
boiler’s maximum vaporization capacity
Control water level within the limits Priming
Minimize boiler operation time at pressures below Priming
nominal pressure
Respect salinity and alkalinity limits as specified by Foaming
the manufacturer
Boiler water free from organic matter Foaming
Use only the specified Water conditioning chemicals Foaming
By measuring the pH of the live steam condensate at the boiler outlet, carry-
over may be monitored. It normally lies between 5 and 7. If the pH exceeds 7,
carryover is occurring.
Definition of Boiler water carryover
Boiler water carryover is the
contamination of the steam with boiler-
water solids. Carryover occurs mainly
as a result of either foaming or
priming, or by a combination of both:
Type Description Cause

Foaming Bubbles or froth build up  Very high concentration of any
on the surface and pass solids in boiler water
out with the steam  Specific substances such as
alkalis, oils, fats and greases are
particularly conducive to foaming
Priming A sudden surge of boiler  Improper construction of boiler
water that carries over  Excessive ratings
with the steam  Sudden fluctuations in steam
demand
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8. Steam The aim of this point is to give requirements and design recommendations of the
distribution following subjects:
and
d) Drain leg design
purification
e) Steam Purifier selection
f) Direct Steam Injection design (DSI)
g) Flushing Procedure
8a. Drain leg The sketch below shows an example of a well designed drain leg in a steam
design header. Alternative designs by reputable suppliers, e.g. Armstrong
International, Spirax Sarco etc are also acceptable.
Steam header
“Steam trap“ – Line
d2 d1
Steam trap
“Steam trap“ –
Bypass Line
Condensate return (except from
hazardous applications)
Recommended dimensions of a Drain leg are listed in the following table:
Main diameter D Pocket diameter d1 Pocket depth d2

up to 100 mm d1 = D Minimum d2 = 100 mm
125 – 200 mm d1 = 100 mm Minimum d2 = 150 mm
250 mm and above d1 >= D/2 Minimum d2 = D
In order to guarantee a proper dewatering of the steam headers, the following

requirements are recommended:
Material  Carbon steel

Installation of drain legs  Every 30m of straight pipe
 At every pipe “riser”
 At every pipe “down comer”
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8b. Steam This point is mandatory only in applications where steam is in direct contact with
Purifier product. This point is not mandatory in Petcare factories however a Separator
selection (not Purifier) is recommended to minimize condensate in direct inject steam.
Before being injected directly into a foodstuff, the steam must be purified. The
steam needs to be cleared of rust, carbon or weld particles, which may have
come off along the distribution pipes.
The following requirements apply to a Steam Purifier:
Material  Stainless steel

Design  Need to meet the requirements of
food industry (e.g. FDA standards)
and local legislation
 Flange connection
Performance  Capacity of removing 99% of the

particles 10 micrometers in size or
larger
 Capacity of removing 99% of the
particles 100 micrometers in size or
larger (for soluble coffee
processes)
The following Steam Purifiers are recommended:

 Anderson Separator, Type L (for high mass flow)
 Anderson Separator, Type LCF (for low mass flow)
Detailed specifications are listed in the following pages.
Note:
For applications with periods of low or highly fluctuating mass flow, filters using
cartridges (instead of steam purifiers) from the following suppliers may be
considered:
Spirax Sarco www.spiraxsarco.com

Pall www.pall.com
Armstrong www.armstrong-intl.com
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 10 Critical points, Continued
8b. Steam Brand  Anderson

Purifier Type  Type L
selection  Centrifugal Separator (no
(continued) cartridge)
Material  Body: Stainless steel
 Internal elements: Stainless
steel
Installation  Vertical or horizontal position
Performance  99% of all liquid entrainment
of 10 micrometers and larger
Pressure  10 barg or 20 barg
Temperature  Max. 260 °C
Advantage  No filter clogging
 Self cleaning
 No wearing out
 Experiences within Nestlé
available
Size  The table indicates the maximum capacity (in kg/h) for
saturated steam at various sizes for different pressures:
Pipe size 3.5 barg 7 barg 14 barg
L - 2½ 2½” 600 900 1'350

L–3 3” 850 1'250 1'950
L–4 4” 1'550 2'300 3'500
L–5 5” 2'400 3'550 5'450
L–6 6” 3'450 5'100 7'850
L –8 8” 6'200 9'100 13'950
L -10 10” 9'650 14'250 21'850
Specifications
"Anderson
Separator, Type L.pdf"
Homepage  http://www.clark-reliance.com/
Product page  http://www.clark-
reliance.com/products/anderson/Product_Line/inline_series
_l.htm
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8b. Steam Brand  Anderson
Purifier Type  Type LCF
selection  Centrifugal Separator (no
(continued) cartridge)
Material  Body: Stainless steel
 Internal elements: Stainless
steel
Installation  Vertical position with the flow
from top to bottom
Performance  99% of all liquid entrainment
of 10 micrometers and larger
Pressure  Max. 40 barg
Temperature  Max. 260 °C
Advantage  No filter clogging
 Self cleaning
 No wearing out
 Experiences within Nestlé
available
Size  The table gives the recommended sizes for best efficiency
at various flows for different pressures (saturated steam):
Pipe size 3.5 barg 7 barg 14 barg
LC50 ½” 35 kg/h 55 kg/h 85 kg/h

LC75 ¾” 65 kg/h 200 kg/h 150 kg/h
LC100 1” 100 kg/h 140 kg/h 220 kg/h
LC125 1¼” 150 kg/h 220 kg/h 340 kg/h
LC150 1½” 220 kg/h 320 kg/h 490 kg/h
LC200 2” 390 kg/h 570 kg/h 870 kg/h
Specifications
"Anderson
Separator, Type LC.pdf"
Homepage  http://www.clark-reliance.com/
Product page  http://www.clark-
reliance.com/products/anderson/Product_Line/inline_serie
s_l.htm
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8c. Direct The drawing below shows a recommended arrangement of a Direct Steam
Steam Injection. This point is not mandatory in Petcare factories:
Injection
design (DSI)
The following requirements apply to the distribution piping supplying the Direct
Steam Injection (DSI):
Material  Carbon steel: Upstream of Steam Purifier

 Stainless steel: Downstream of Steam Purifier
Installation  All piping should be as short as possible
recommendations  Equipped with sufficient drain legs in order to
remove the maximum amount of live steam
condensate and boiler water (including all
particles of rust, carbon, weld arrears)
8d. Flushing This point is mandatory only in applications where steam is in direct contact with
Procedure product. In the following 2 cases, steam lines should be flushed:
 Before plant commissioning

 After a prolonged shutdown (> 3 months)
Appendix 1 provides a recommended flushing procedure.

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9. Checking This point is mandatory only in applications where steam is in direct contact with
the steam product.
quality In order to check the quality of the steam, samples are taken. The following
requirements and recommendations apply:
Sampling frequency  Sampling every shift (Daily in Petcare factories) from

at least once sample point on each major steam
circuit (may be made in the Boilerhouse.) This test
aims to detect a boiler problem, e.g. contaminated
boiler water causing excess carryover or steam
odour.
 Sampling at least once per week downstream of
each purifier or filter This test aims to detect a failure
of the purifier/filter. (Note: not required in Petcare
factories as purifiers are not mandatory.)
Sampling  Sampling points must be well maintained
requirements  Sampling point should be allowed to run for
sufficient time to flush the system
 Sampling containers and their stoppers must be
clean and rinsed several times with the water being
sampled
 Generally, samples should be analyzed right after
collection
 For example: appearance (clear,
no visible contaminants), odour,
taste etc. Note: Actual analysis
 Organoleptic
may vary between sites due to
Examination
local rules.
Required  Shows the presence of a wide
Examination number of undesirable elements
 Shows the presence of TDS (Total
dissolved solids)
 Conductivity
 Should theoretically be 0
Examination
 Must be < 15 µS.cm-1 at 25 °C
 Online monitoring is recommended
In case of incidents, further checks to evaluate the contamination should be

performed. If required, contact the local Quality Assurance Department or the
corresponding PTC.
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9. Checking Specification of a recommended Sampling Cooler is listed below.

steam quality
cont. Brand  Spirax Sarco
Type  SC20
Material  Stainless steel
Flow rate  Max. 60 kg/h (Steam)
Flow rate  Max. 0.6 l/s (Cooling water)
Pressure  Design: max. 32 barg
Temperature  Design: max. 300 °C
Specifications
"Spirax Sarco Sample

cooler SC20 .pdf"
Homepage  http://www.spiraxsarco.com/
Product page  http://www.spiraxsarco.com/gl
obal/AllOverSearch.asp
10. Condensate needs to be sampled if it is returned to the boiler house. Basically,

Condensate there are two types of condensate:
sampling
1. Steam condensate
Definition  Condensation of Steam

Sampling position  Return line to boilerhouse
Sampling frequency  Every shift (Daily for PetCare)
Sampling requirements  As described in Point 9
Required examination  As described in Point 9 (conductivity and
organoleptic) Condensate that fails the
examination must be dumped to the waste
water (until the source of contamination is
corrected)
Example  Condensation of steam at Heat exchanger
Be aware:
Condensate from hazardous applications (e.g. main fuel oil storage tank, daily
fuel oil storage tank, etc.) must not be reused. It must be dumped to the waste
water system!
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10. 2.Process condensate

Condensate
sampling cont. Definition  Condensation of Process vapors
Sampling position  Return line to boiler
Sampling frequency  Every shift, but online monitoring of
conductivity and pH is recommended
 For Nutrition factories: Online monitoring of
conductivity and pH is mandatory
 (see Ref.: MI-08.125)
Sampling requirements  As described in Point 9
Required examination  Conductivity < 15 µS.cm-1 at 25 °C
 Additionally, the relevant PTC may specify
process specific tests which will need to be
executed accordingly
 Condensate that fails the examination must
be dumped to the waste water (until the
source of contamination is corrected)
Example  Cow’s water = Condensate formed during
milk concentration on evaporators
 (see Ref.: MI-08.125)
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Annex 1: Flushing Procedure for Culinary Steam
Overview Prior to any flushing or commissioning activity of new steam lines, the following
installation must be checked according following points of point Nr. 8 (“Steam
distribution and purification”):
 Drain legs; Nr. 8a)
 Direct Steam Injection, Nr. 8c)
Afterwards, application of following steps are recommended:

 Water flushing
 Hydro testing (only for new steam lines)
 Steam flushing
Water flushing If the piping layout and installation conforms to above-mentioned requirements,
the system is ready for water flushing according following recommended
procedure:
Step Action
1. Fabricate and install all temporary spool piece pipe for following
devices:
- Main valves
- Pressure reduction valve
- Separator
- Steam purifier
- Measuring orifice
-…
2. Blind all Pressure gauge connections
3. Close valves in the “Steam trap”- Bypass lines and in the “Steam
trap”- Lines
4. Open all vent lines
5. Fill all pipes to the top with water
6. Carry out Hydro testing according procedure stated below, if not
applied to the pipe system beforehand
7. Open the valve of all “Steam trap”- Bypass lines. Leave the valves in
the “Steam trap”- Lines closed
8. Open all vent lines and let the system fully drain
9. Replace all temporary pipe spool pieces with the foreseen devices
(Main valves, PRV, Separator, Steam purifier, Measuring orifices,
…)
Note: New gaskets should be used!
10. Clean all drain legs
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Annex 1: Flushing Procedure for Culinary Steam, Continued
Hydro testing For “new” pipe systems, it is advisable to carry out hydro testing first:
Step Action
1. Close all vent lines
2. Pressurize system up to 1.5 times of nominal operating pressure and
leave it like that for 4 hours. Meanwhile check for leaks
3. Repair leakages and repeat procedures of Hydro testing again till the
system is able to maintain the pressure for 4 hours
Steam Once the water flushing is completed, the steam flushing is carried out according
flushing the following recommended procedure:
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Step Action
1. Close all valves in the system
2. Install a temporary blowout pipe after the control valve (installed at
the outlet of the Steam purifier). The steam should be exhausted via
blowout pipe into atmosphere.
Note: Installation of a silencer in the blowout pipe may reduce noise
emission.
3. Pressurise the system gradually up to its design operating pressure
according timetable stated below:
Pressure Timetable Action / Remarks

(barg) (min)
1.0 10. - 15. - Rectify leakages at flange
connections before proceeding
2.5 15. - 30. - Rectify potential leakages at flange
connections
- Open all vent lines
5.0 30. – 60. - Rectify potential leakages at flange
connections
- Close all vent valves
- Crack open and then close again
the valve in all “Steam trap”- Bypass
lines
10.0 60. – 150. - Rectify potential leakages
- Crack open and then close again
the valve in all “Steam trap”- Bypass
lines
- Commissioning all Steam traps
- Replace failing Steam traps
Design 150. - - Rectify potential leakages
pressure
4. Open PRV and adjust it to the required pressure setpoint.
5. Open and close the control valve as frequently as possible.
6. Check the steam quality at the sampling point regarding physical
(aspect, odour, taste, colour, ...) and chemical (conductivity)
properties until it fulfils its requirement
The system is ready for operation.
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Implementation Summary for: GI-00.800-5 Culinary Steam
Chapter Requirement
Subject Action Who Done
(page) (new or changed requirements have a bold margin)
Introduction Purpose of this The purpose of this document is to ensure that minimum acceptable Ensure that all staff involved Chief
(2) document standards of design and operation are applied on all steam in the installation, Engineer,
generation systems in Nestlé Group factories. management and operation Factory
of steam systems are familiar Manager,
with this GI. Factory
Engineer
10 Critical Points Boiler makeup Boiler makeup water must be “product safer”. All factories must ensure Factory and
(3) water (Critical Boiler makeup water treatment lines must meet a minimum standard compliance with critical Industrial
points 1-3) of NSF/ANSI Standard 61. points 1-3. Service
Boiler makeup water treatment line regeneration/cleaning chemicals Engineers
must be food safe, must not impart any undesirable flavour and
must be sourced from approved suppliers.
(4) Boiler conditioning All boiler water conditioning chemicals must be food safe and All factories must ensure Factory and
chemicals (Critical approved by the NSF. compliance with critical points Industrial
points 4 and 5) Procedures must be in place for the reception of chemicals to meet 4 and 5. Service
requirements defined in the relevant HACCP study. Engineers
(5) Steam generator All steam generators must be designed to ensure there is less than All factories must ensure Factory and
and design and 0.5% water in the steam supply to the steam main. compliance with critical points Industrial
operation (Critical Steam generators must be operated to minimize the risk of boiler 6 and 7. Service
points 6 and 7) water carryover caused by foaming and/or priming. Engineers
(7) Steam distribution All steam distribution systems must be fitted with an adequate All factories must ensure Factory and
system drainage number of correctly designed water drains (steam traps). compliance with critical point Industrial
(Critical point 8a) 8a. Service
Engineers
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Chapter Requirement
Subject Action Who Done
(page) (new or changed requirements have a bold margin)
(8) Steam purification For factories except Petcare Factories For Factories except Petcare Factory and
and sampling The following are mandatory for applications where steam is in Factories Industrial
(Critical points 8b,c direct contact with product, e.g. pasteurization, UHT, agglomeration: For applications where there Service
& d and point 9)  steam must be purified is direct contact between Engineers
 pipework downstream of the purifier must be stainless steel steam and product all
 pipework must be flushed before commissioning and after factories must ensure
extended shutdown compliance with critical points
 steam must be sampled at least once per shift. 8b,c,d and point 9
For Petcare Factories For Petcare factories

 a steam separator (not purifier) is recommended upstream of For applications where there
direct injection points is direct contact between
 pipework must be flushed before commissioning and after steam and product ensure
extended shutdown compliance with items 8b and
 steam must be sampled at least once per day 8d.
(10) Condensate All factories must sample condensate at least once per shift, All factories must sample Factory and
sampling (Critical conduct an organoleptic examination (example - appearance, taste, condensate at least once per Industrial
point 10) odour) and determine its conductivity. shift. Service
Online monitoring of the pH and conductivity of process condensate, Nutrition factories must install Engineers
(evaporator condensate) used in the boiler is mandatory for Nutrition online monitoring of at least
factories and recommended for other factories. process condensate
conductivity.
Annex 1 Steam line flushing This section outlines a procedure for flushing of steam lines. Flush steam lines before Factory and
(14) commissioning and after Industrial
extended outage Service
Engineers
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Identification GI-00.

Document type: Standard

Confidentiality: Yellow Class

Owner Unit CO-Engineering/Services

Changes This guideline replaces GI-00.800-4.

 Criteria for generation, treatment and purification of steam used in food

Referenced The following Nestlé documents are referred to in the guideline:

GI-00.800-5, 4/2010 Replaces: GI-00.800-4

FLASH STEAM CONDENSATE USERS Separator

MAKE-UP WATER CONDITIONING

1. Make-up water 6. Design of the steam generators

Critical point All Factories

Factories except Petcare

GI-00.800-5, 4/2010 Replaces: GI-00.800-4

1. Make-up Make-up water must be of “product-safe” quality (suitable for addition to

For practical details, refer to GI-00.212.

The latest version of the standard may be purchased from:

4. Chemicals used in the conditioning of boiler water must be selected to ensure

Only chemical suppliers approved by Nestec CO-Engineering/Services are

GI-00.800-5, 4/2010 Replaces: GI-00.800-4

5. Checking Reception check in the factory

What How Where

*) Supplier identity tests may include:

Thereafter, release procedures should meet the requirements of the relevant

Preparation check of solutions or dilutions

The boiler design must ensure that

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7. Operation of Preventative action

Preventing action Risk

Type Description Cause

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Recommended dimensions of a Drain leg are listed in the following table:

Main diameter D Pocket diameter d1 Pocket depth d2

In order to guarantee a proper dewatering of the steam headers, the following

Material  Carbon steel

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The following requirements apply to a Steam Purifier:

Material  Stainless steel

Performance  Capacity of removing 99% of the

The following Steam Purifiers are recommended:

Detailed specifications are listed in the following pages.

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8b. Steam Brand  Anderson

L - 2½ 2½” 600 900 1'350

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LC50 ½” 35 kg/h 55 kg/h 85 kg/h

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Material  Carbon steel: Upstream of Steam Purifier

 Before plant commissioning

Appendix 1 provides a recommended flushing procedure.

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Sampling frequency  Sampling every shift (Daily in Petcare factories) from

In case of incidents, further checks to evaluate the contamination should be

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9. Checking Specification of a recommended Sampling Cooler is listed below.

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10. Condensate needs to be sampled if it is returned to the boiler house. Basically,