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IS 10392 (1982, Reaffirmed 2012): Specification for Feed

Water and Boiler Water for Low and Medium Pressure Land
Boilers. UDC 621.187.12 : 621.181.984 : 006.76

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 IS: 10:392 -1982
(Reaffirmed 1994)

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR ~EAFFif<Mt:D
FEED WATER AND BOILER WATER FOR :..- ·ZOll
LOW AND MEDIUM PRESSURE LAND BOILERS

(Third Reprint OCTOBER 2008)

UDC 621.187.12: 621.181-984: 006.76

© Copyright 1983
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHA VAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

Gr2 March 1983

 AMENDMENT NO.1 DECEMBER 2008
TO
IS 10392: 1982 SPECIFICATION FOR
. FEED WATER AND BOILER WATER FOR
LOW AND MEDIUM PRESSURE LAND BOILERS
[Page 5, Table 1, Sl No (i)(d)] - Insert the following after (d):

'e) Residual hydrazine 0.1 to 1 0.1 to 0.5 0.05 to 0.3 26

(as N2H4), mg/I (if added) (if added)

[Page 5, Table 1, Sl No. (ii)(f)] - Delete the row.

(Page 6, Note 2) - Substitute the following for the existing:

'NOTE 2 - When feed water heaters are of non-ferrous constructions, the pH of the feed
water should be maintained between 8.8 and 9.0 while when feed water heaters are of iron
construction, the pH of the feed maY be maintained between 9.0 and 9.2.'

(CHO 13)

Reprography Unit, BIS, New Delhi, India

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 IS : 103.92 • 1982

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
·FEED WATER AND BOILER WATER FOR
LOW AND MEDIUM PRESSURE LAND BOILERS

Boiler Water Sectional Committee, CDC 57

Chairman Representing
SHIt! P. C. D. G. SAl\tliJ~I, Madras Refineries Ltd, Madras
,Members
Sum .1. N. BlIOWMIK West Beng,lI State Ekclricity Board, Calcutta
Slim A. K. SAN'I'ItA (Alternate)
Smtl D. CHA~~·j'lw.nm· Delta Enterpri,es Pvt Ltd, Calcutta
l'h:PIJTY D!lIECTolt ( CM), Railway Board ( Ministry o( Railways)
RDSO, LucKNow
ARSlHT,IN'I: CIII':MlS~' & MJ·:~·.~r.­
T.IJIWIH~I', vVR, BOMBAY (Alternate)
SHIn DJ':\, ICu Power Engineers Training Society, New Delhi
Dlt N. DJWAltA.rAN Indllstrial and Agriculltl1'al Engineering Co
( Bombay) Ltd, Bomhay
SJJ1t] S. C, DF:Y Ministry of Industrv (Departm('nt of Industrial
Development ), New Delhi
SWtI SJlOMNNI'H GHIlSl! Jai C;Ul'll Engineering Co (India ), Calcutta
SIIIt1 ANANIlA~IAY GIIOfHf
GIIOfHf (( Alt~rnate)
Dlt A. K. GIlI"j'" Hindusl.an Fertili:'.er Corporalion Ltd, Durgapur
Unit, Durgapm
SII·IO A. K. SJo::-rnul'~'.~ ( Alternate)
SJJ1tl G. T. J-I.IlI.:.IA
J-I.IlI.:.IA The Tata Hydro-Electric Power Supply Co Ltd,
Bombay
SJIltl G. M. R,IWAl. (Allemate)
Sl!m J. .JJfA Cl'ntral Electricity Alilhorily, New Delhi
Dit V. M. KJ,:r.K A A I! Engine!'rs
EngineC'rs India Ltd, New DC'lhi
D!'lhi
SJiln G. L. R".J.\N! ( Alternate)
Slim K. R. KltlHH;o:r,If;W,IMY C('nlrall'owcr Research Institute, TIangalore
SImi P. S. RA.rAI.iKHllMf (Alternate)
Smt! N. Km'l'HlVASAX Central Elc.ctroclll'mical Research Inslilute ( CSIR ),
Karaikudi
SHItT T. r..f. B,\T•. \SI)JHlA~IANI"N ( Altemate )
l'vfAIIAlmV,\N
SIlRI S. l'vfAIIAlmV,\N Ohemical Oonsultants, Madras
RMllqvAN (( Alternllte )
SHltl C. S. RMllqvAN

( Continl/ed 011 page 2 )

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IS': 10392 ,;,1982

( COlltillued from page I )

Alembers Represellting
Dlt P. K. MA'I'IJlIit nhabha Atomic Researcb Centre, Bombay
SUltl R.,NA'I:.\JtA~I\N , Bharat Heavy E\ectricalsLtd, Hyderabad
SlIltl: 'l'.I~. N,\(HHA,TAN ( A/lemate I )
nlt.l\. Plt,\JlHAKAltRAO (Altemate II)
SUItI R. N,\'i',\ltAiTAi-r, ' Hindustan Dorr-Olivl'r Ltd, Bombay
S!11t1 SlTilMUI VlolJtMA (Altemate) ,
SHItI RAM 001',.\1, National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd,
, New Delhi
SlIItl R. K. DWlvlml ( Altemate )
SlIltl N. RAl'tfA!1}[ANI>ltAN t(lil Exchange (India) Ltd, Bombay
Slim S. CIIANJlltASNJ(JlA.Jt (Alt~TI~le)
Dit S. K. Roy The Alkali & Chemical Corporation of India Ltd,
Calcutta
Dlt V. K. SWI'II l'rojl~C\S & Developtncnt India Ltd, Sindri '
SlIlll S. K. SI!I)J\!I~ J)evelol\ment Consultants Pvt.Ltd, Calcutta
SJlltl,R. N. BANlm,lW; ( Altemate)
SlIItl D. P. SIN(lJ[ Dl,fhi El<'iltric Stlpply Undl'rtaking, New Deihl'
SHIt! K. B. CHJ[ADItA (Altemate)
SUItT G. P. SIN<:H Steel Authoi'i,ty of Inclia Ltd, New Delhi
SHIt I A. 1'. Sui H A ( AIII'T/late )
SUItT S. K. MA'I'HUR, Director Gcneral, lSI (Ex-officio il1ember)
Head ( Ch,'m )
Secretary
SlIltI A. K. Ihm;
Assistant Director ( Chelll ), lSI

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 IS: 10392 ... 1982

Indian Standard
SPECIFICATION FOR
FEED WATER AND BOILER WATER FOR
LOW AND MEDIUM PRESSURE LAND BOILERS

O. FOR E W 0 R D
0.1 This ·lpdian Standard ,\'as adopted by the Indian Standards
Institution on 31 December 1982, after the draft finalized bv the Boiler
Water Sectional Committee had been approved by the Chemi~al Division
Council. . .

0.2 Boilers require good quality water for their safe and efficient
operation. Natl1l'al water accumulates impurities rendering it unfit for
use in boilers without treatment. Though water treatment is costly, in
the long run it is economic in terms of fuel and time savings. Treated
water also increases safety of boiJrrs during operation,

0.3 This standard lays down the specifications for feed water and boiler
water for low and medium pressure land boilers while IS: 1680-1082*
deals with the chemical methods of attaining the conditions to be aimed
at for water for land boilers in order to overcome the troubles on the
wuter side of boilers operating up to 2'0 M:'\jm 2 ( 20 kgfjcm2 ) pressure.
IS : 1680-1982* is also generally applicable to boilers operating under
medium pressure.' that is, between ?'O and, 5'9 i\I:'\jm 2 ( 20 to 60 kgfjcm2 )
hut not to manne and locomotIve boders and boIlers operating at
pressures h'igher than 5'9 i\INjm 2 ( 60 kgfjcm2 ),

0.4 For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requ;1'enwnt of this

standard is complied with, the final value, obsrrved or calculated
expressing the· result of a test or analysis, shalJ be founded off in accord:
ance with IS: 2-1960t. The number of signifil:ant places retained in
the rounded off value should be the same as that of the specified yalue in
this standard,

*Cod€' of practice for tr€'atll1t'nt of water for low and medium pressure land boilers
( third rCl·jsioll ),
tRules for rounding ofT Ilumerical ,'aim's \ rct'isl'd),

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'IS, : 10392- 1982

1. SCOPE
1.1 This standard lays do\m specifications for fot feed water and boiler
water for low and medium pl'essnre land boilers ( boilers operating up to
5'9 l\fNjm2 ), " , '
1.2 Land boilers operating at pressures higher than 5'9MNJm 2; marine
boilers and loroIT)oti\!e boiler~, are not covered in this standard.

2. REQUIREMENTS
2.1 The water shall comply with the requirements given in Table 1 when
tested by the methods pre~cribetl in col 6 and 7 of the table.

3. SAMPLING
3.1 Sampling shall he dOl11') following
foilowing gC'nera'l 'directions given in 2 of
/e)llowing points shall be observed:
IS : 3025-1964*. In particular, the /e)l1owing
a) 'It' is necessary that a stainless steel or monel metal coil is fitted
on the sampling cock w that the temperatute of the water sample
will he well below thp boiling point at atmospheric pressure and
there i., no risk of aeration and concentr<;tion clue to flashing into
stearn; and
b) Samples of feed water should he collected from the d~livery ofthe
hoiler feed pump, samples of hailer water from the top .drum"
drum" and
samples of condensate from the delivery of the condensate
extraction pump,

4. TEST METHODS
4.1 Tests shall be carried out as prescribed iri the appropriate 'clauses of
IS : 302'5-1964* 3550-1965t as indicated against thecharaote-
and IS: 3550-l965t
ristics in Table 1.

"" ~.I :: .
.''

. ",,';'

. "-

*~'11,'!hods of sampling ~nd test ( pln'sic:d and ch~mical ) for watl'r u;ed inindUHry.
t~1ethods of test for routine control jCll' "'[LItoI' u,(,d in industry,

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 IS : 10392 • 1982

TAnLE 1 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEED WATER AND BOILER

WATER FOR LOW AND MEDIUM PRESSURE BOILERS
( Clauses 2.1 and 4.1 )

SL CHARACTERISTIC REQUmE~IEN'r ~-Olt BOILER. P.ltESSlJRE METHOD OF TEST

No. ,-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ (Rl!:F TO CL No. OF)
, -_ _ _ _ .A. _ _ - - - ,

~
~
Up to 2-0 2'1 to 3-9 4'0 to 5-9 IS : 3350- IS : 3025-
MN/m 2 MN/m 2 MN/m 2 1965- 1964t
(I) (2) (3) (4) (.5) (6) (7)
i) Feed Waler
a) Total hardness 10 1'0 0'5 16'1
( as CaCO~ ),
mg!1, Max
b) pH value 8-5 to 9-5 8-5 to 9'5 8'5 to 9'5 8
c)" Dissolved oxy- 0'1 0'02 0-01 25
gen, mg/!, Max
el) Silica (asSi(\), 5 0-5 16
mg/!, Max
ii) Boiler Water
a) Total hardn<:!ss .0:- ----Not detectable-----+ 10'1
( of filtered
sample) ( as Ca
CO a ), mg'l
b) Total alkali- 70n 500 300 13
nityt ( as ea
CO a ), mg/l,
lvfax
c) Caustic alkali- 350 200 GO 15
nity ( as Ca
(:°a ), mg!l,
.Max
el) I,ll valtw 11'0 to 12'0 I1-Q to 12-0 10;5 to 11 0 a
c,) ~R('sidual sodi- 30 to 50 20 to 30 21
urn sulphite ( aB
lNa 2 SO a )_ mgfll
f) R('sidua I hydra-
7.inc ( as N.I-T 1 ), 0-1 to 1 0-1 to 0'5 0'05 to 0-3 2G
mg!l ( if added) ( if added)
,g) I/Ratio Na,SOil -<------ahovc 2,5------+ 20'2 and 15
caustic:' alkal i- \
nitv' (as' Na
OH)
or
Ratio NaNO,,/ +--- --·-ahove 0-4 - ---~.-+ 48 and [3 I

total alkali-
nity ( as Na I

OIl,)
( Continued)

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TABLE 1 CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEED WATER AND BOILER

WATER FOR LOW AND MEDIUM PRESSURE BOILERS - Contd
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
h) Ph~sphates (as 20 to 40 ' 15 to 30 5" to 20 14
PO, ), Illg(1 (if
acl<led)
) Total dissolYed 3 500'1 2 500 1 500 9 12
solids:\: Illg~l.
Max
k) S iii (;.a ( as Lt~~~than 0'4 of causlic IS 16 30
Si0 2 ), mgl! ·alkalinity

NOTJ': I - RCI'O!'e~v Boilcrs - Th~ hoiler f~ed water llSl'd should ·be completely
deminerali:r.ed and also the uoil(,T feNI water and boiler water ~hould bC' conditioned
in accordance with high prC'ssure boill'!s working at 5'9' MN/Ill" (60 kg/cm") and
above (~ec IS: 4343-1967**),
NO'I'w2 - \VIH'n fl'cd waler Ii('at('!'s are of copppr or copper alloy constructio~s,
the IIH of the f<)ed water sho,Iid be maintainl'cllJ<'twccn
maintainl'd Iwtwccn 8'5 and 9'2 whil(' whC'n f('l'd
water heaters arc of iroll COilSlructioll, till' pH of the feed may be maintained
between 8'5 amI 9'5. .
NO'I'E 3 - Siliw in Boiler II'ala - Lower concentration of silica may be advisable .-*
for steam of turbines, which gen('rallr require less than 0'02 Illg/1 silica in steam.

usC'd in industry.
*l\1ethods of tl'st for rOlllilH' control for water lIsC'd
"tMethods of sampling ;lnt! t(',1 ( physical ancl chemical) for walrl' usrc1 in industry.
tTotal alkalinity should prl'il'rably be about 20 percent of total dissolvC'd solids.
§ShaIlllot apply if reducing agl'llls other than sodiulll sulphitq are used.
IIFor rivl'tl'd boi\('rs only. .
paramelC'rs. the limils can be rt'laxed.
,IFor shell type uoikrs depending on paramelC'rg.
**Cocle of practic,c for Ireatment of watt'r for high prl'ssure boilers (under rcz,isioll ).

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