Message from Reg. 626
Chairman of Central
Boilers Board   FEED WATER FOR BOILER
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About Central Boilers
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History of Indian Boiler   Tests shall be carried out as prescribed in the appropriate clauses of IS : 3025-1964* and IS
Regulations : 3550-1965! as indicated against the characteristics in Table 1.
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Foreword
• TABLE 1: CHEMICAL REQUIREMENTS OF FEED WATER AND BOILER WATER FOR LOW
Contents Chapter AND MEDIUM PRESSURE BOILERS (Regulation 624 and 626)
Wise Sl.. CHARACTERISTIC REQUIREMENT FOR BOILER METHOD OF TEST
• No. PRESSURE (Ref. to Cl. No. of)
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Wise
•     Up to 2.0 2.1 to 3.9 4.0 to 5.9 IS : IS : 3025-_
List of Amendments 3550-
•     MN/m2 MN/m2 MN/m2 1965* 1964!
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Act 1923
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7)
• i) Feed Water    
Ibr Forms   a) Total hardness
• (as CaCO2 ),mg/l, Max 10 1.0 0.5 -- 16.1
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•   b) pH value 8.5 to 9.5 8.5 to 9.5 8.5 to 9.5 -- 8
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• 0.1 0.02 0.01 25 --
Max
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  d) Silica (as SiO2), mg/l,
-- 5 0.5 16 --
Max
ii) Boiler Water          
  a) Total hardness(of
filteredsample) (as --------- Not detectable ------------- -- 16.1
CaCO3), mg/l,
  b Total
alkalinitya
(as 700 500 300 -- 13
CaCO3),
mg/l,Max

  c) Caustic alkalinity (as

350 200 60 -- 15
CaCO3), mg/lMax
  d) pH value 11.0 to 12.0 11.0 to 12.0 10.5 to
-- 8
11.0
  e) b Residual sodi um
sulphite (asNa2SO3) 30 to 50 20 to 30 -- -- 21
mg/l
  f) Residual hydrazine (as 0.1 to 1 0 .1 to 0.5
0.05 to 0.3 26 --
N2H4),mg/l (if added) (if added)
  g) j Ratio Na2SO4/Caustic ------------ above 2.5 --------------- -- 20.2
 alkalinity (as NaOH) and 15
               or
Ratio NaNO3/ total
alkalinity (as NaOH) 48
------------- above 0.4 ---------------- --
and 13
  h) Phosphates (asPO4),
mg/l (if added ) 20 to 40 15 to 30 5 to 20 14 --

  i) Total dissoslved solids

3500s 2500 1500 9 12
mg/l, Max
  k) Silica (as SiO2), mg/l Less than 0.4 of caustic
15 16 30
alkalinity
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Note 1- Recovery Boilers - The boiler feed water used shall be completely de-mineralized
and also the boiler feed water and boiler water shall be conditioned in accordance with
high pressure boilers working at 60 kg/cm2 and above (see IS : 4343-1967**)
Note 2 - When feed water heaters are of copper or copper alloy constructions, the pH of
the feed water shall be maintained between 8.5 and 9.2 while when feed water heaters
are of iron constructions, the pH of the feed may be maintained between 8.5 and 9.5.
Note 3 - Silica in Boiler Water - Lower concentration of silica may be advisable for steam
of turbines, which generally requires less than 0.02 mg/l silica in steam.
* Methods of test for routine control for water used in industry.

! Methods of sampling and test (physical and chemical) for water used in industry.
a Total alkalinity should preferably be about 20 percent of total dissolved solids.

b Shall not apply if reducing agents other than sodium sulphite are used.
 
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For riveted boilers only.
s For shell type boilers depending on parameters, the limits can be relaxed.

** Code of practice for treatment of water for high pressure boilers (under
revision).

   

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