Boiler Cycle Chemistry Paramters-2

Akin to Man’s Blood Profile

Dr. Pothala Koteswara Rao
Boiler Water Chemistry Regime Parameters
• Specific Conductivity:
• Monitoring overall contaminant, treatment chemicals and their trends
• Provide indication of ammonia levels in the cycle
• Cation (Acid) Conductivity:
• TDS measurement after removal of cationic primarily Na and NH3.
• More sensitive to sulfate, chloride, or CO2
• Provide early indication of cycle contamination
• Sodium:
• Na compounds such asNaOH and NaCl are 2 major corrodents of turbine
• High NaOH concentration causes gouging failure of boiler tubes
• Chloride, and sulfate (indirect on-line analysis by cation conductivity):
• Chloride and sulfate contributes to Boiler and Turbine corrosion
Boiler Water Chemistry Regime Parameters contd..
• Silica
• Precipitate Silica forms silicate deposits (difficult to remove) on turbine
• Silicate deposits cause losses in turbine efficiency
• Dissolved Oxygen
• Oxygen feed rate control for OT
• Deaerator performance
• Oxidizing-Reducing Potential (ORP)
• Core parameter for AVT(R) in mixed-metallurgy system.
• Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
• Cause foaming in the boiler and high carryover which may affect the boiler and turbine
corrosion
• Organics can form organic acids and CO2
Feedwater limit for All Ferrous System

: EI = Economizer inlet, CPD= Condensate pump discharge, DAI= Deaerator inlet

Feedwater limit for Mixed Fe-Cu System

: EI = Economizer inlet, CPD= Condensate pump discharge, DAI= Deaerator inlet

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