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STEAM BLOWING OF BOILER AND

ASSOCIATED STEAM LINE
INCLUDING AUXILIARY STEAM
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• THEORY OF STEAM BLOWING

• SCHEME OF STEAM BLOWING
• STAGE-1 STEAM BLOWING (SH,M.S LINE UP TO ESV)
• STAGE-2A STEAM BLOWING (SH,M.S, CRH LINE)
• STAGE-2B STEAN BLOWING (SH,MS,HRH&CRH UP TO DESH)
• STAGE-3A STEAM BLOWING (SH, MS, CRH, RH, HRH, UP TO IV)
• STAGE-3B STEAM BLOWING (SH, MS, CRH, RH, HRH & LPBP )
• STAGE-4A STEAM BLOWING (EXTRN TO BFPDT-A, FROM CRH)
• STAGE-4B STEAM BLOWING (EXTRN TO BFPDT-B, FROM CRH)

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• OBJECTIVE: PURPOSE OF STEAM BLOWING IS TO REMOVE

SCALES, LOOSE MATERIAL, IRON CUTTINGS etc. THAT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN ENTRAPPED IN S.H, STEAM PIPING, REHEATERS DURING
MANUFACTURE.
• TECHNIQUE: STEAM BLOWING IS CARRIED OUT BY PUFFING
METHOD.THIS TECHNIQUE WILL GIVE A THERMAL SHOCK TO THE
CONTOUR BEING PURGED TO DISLODGE THE SCALES etc. WHICH WILL
SUBSEQUENTLY BE REMOVED BY EXPANDING STEAM.
• PROCEDURE: FOR BLOWING THE STEAM, RAISE THE BOILER DRUM
PRESSURE UPTO 40 TO 50 Ksc; SHUT OFF BOILER FIRING AND OPEN
THE ELECTRICALLY OPERATED TEMPORARY VALVES (EOTVs) / BOILER
M.S. STOP VALVES AS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING SCHEMES.
– DRUM LEVEL SHOULD BE MAINTAINED AT LOWEST PORT (VISIBLE LIMIT)
BEFORE THE START OF EACH BLOW TO AVOID WATER DROPLETS
CARRYOVER TO THE SATURATED STEAM PIPING.
– NUMBER OF BLOWS PER DAY ARE LIMITED TO 8 WITH AN INTERVAL OF 1 ½
Hrs.FOR COOLING IN ADDITION TO OVER NIGHT COOLING

• SCHEME: STEAM BLOWING IS DONE IN SEVEN STAGES AS

DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
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INDEX
MS STOP V/V
C

R R D
H H ESV
D S S
O I H H M
H E
H I O S
D S
D H H L
R H
R

D
C N
R R ESV
H V
B HOTV’’s B EOTV
A
HPBP SPOOL C E
PIECE 450
THRO / BLANK
FLANGE
HPBP LINE
LPBP V/V
CRH LINE

HRH LINE E

-- S.H & MS LINE -- TEMPORARY PIPING

--THRO / BLANK FLANGE
--TARGET PLATE
--UN TREATED PIPE
LPBP V/V TO CONDENSER
-- PERMANENT PIPING
-- CRH & HPBP
HOTV–-HAND OPERATED
………TEMPORARY VALVE
-- R.H & HRH LINE -- OPEN INDICATION
EOTV– ELECTRICALLY OPERATED
-- LPBP LINE -- CLOSE INDICATION ………TEMPORARY VALVE
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STAGE-I EOTV
A INDEX
MS STOP V/V
C

R R D
H ESV
H D S S
O I H H M
H E
H S I O S
D D H H L
R H
R

D
C N
R R ESV
H V
B HOTV’’s B EOTV
A
HPBP SPOOL C
PIECE 450
E
THRO / BLANK
FLANGE
HPBP LINE
LPBP V/V
CRH LINE

HRH LINE E
-- S.H & MS LINE -- TEMPORARY PIPING
--THRO / BLANK FLANGE
-- PERMANENT PIPING LPBP V/V TO CONDENSER
-- CRH & HPBP
STAGE-1
FLANGES
BLOW OFF
MS STOP
STEAM COVERS
"B”,"C”,"D”&"E”
V/V OPENED
BLOWING
VALVES SUPER
IN
IS AT 50
TO BE
--TARGET PLATE -- R.H & HRH -- OPEN
CARRIED
ARE
Ksc
HEATERS
OPEN OUT
&BLANKED,
CLOSED "A”25ISUP
& MSUSING
AT
LINE
CONDITION EOTV’S
KscTO
--UN TREATED PIPE -- LPBP -- CLOSE OPENED
DRUM
ESV PRESSURE
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STAGE-IIA EOTV A
INDEX

MS STOP V/V
C

R R D
H H ESV
D S S
O I H H M
H E
H I O S
D S
D H H L
R H
R

D
C N
R R ESV
H V
HOTV’’s
B B EOTV
A
HPBP SPOOL C
PIECE 450
E
THRO / BLANK
FLANGE
HPBP LINE
LPBP V/V
CRH LINE

HRH LINE E
-- S.H & MS LINE -- TEMPORARY PIPING TO CONDENSER
LPBP V/V
--THRO / BLANK FLANGE
-- PERMANENT PIPING
-- CRH & HPBP
FLANGES
SUGGESTED
STAGE-2
JUMPER
MS
STEAM
DESHSTOP “A”,“B”,"D”&"E”
COVERS
BLOWING
INBLOWING
CRH
LINE
VALVES
LINE S.H,
CONN.
IN
ISISTOMS
TO
NOT
BE
CRH
TO IS
“C” IS
--TARGET PLATE -- R.H & HRH -- OPEN CARRIED
ARE
PRESSURE
OPEN
BE
TO BE
ERECTEDOUT
LINE,JUMPER
BLANKED,
CONDITION
TAKEN USING
IS AFTER
FROM EOTV’S
CONNECTING
50KscTO
EOTVs
--UN TREATED PIPE -- LPBP -- CLOSE OPENED
25
ESVKsc
& CRH LINE
INSTALLED FOR STAGE-1
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STAGE-IIB EOTV A
INDEX

MS STOP V/V
C

R R D
H H ESV
D S S
O I H H M
H E
H I O S
D S
D H H L
R H
R

D
C N
R R ESV
H V
HOTV’’s
B B EOTV
A
HPBP SPOOL C
PIECE 450
E
THRO / BLANK
FLANGE
HPBP LINE
LPBP V/V
CRH LINE

HRH LINE E
-- S.H & MS LINE -- TEMPORARY PIPING TO CONDENSER
LPBP V/V
--THRO / BLANK FLANGE
-- PERMANENT PIPING
-- CRH & HPBP
FLANGES
STEAM
STAGE-2B
DESH
EOTVs IN
ARE“A”,"D”&"E”
BLOWING
COVERS
CRHINLINEIS
CLOSED
IS ARE
S.H,
TO
NOTBE
MSTO
BLANKED, “B”&“C” ARE
--TARGET PLATE -- R.H & HRH -- OPEN CARRIED
LINE,H.P
CONDITION
BE BYPASS
ERECTEDOUT USING
LINE&
MSCRH
--UN TREATED PIPE -- LPBP -- CLOSE OPENED
STOP
LINE VALVES
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STAGE-IIIA EOTV A
INDEX

MS STOP V/V
C

R R D
H H ESV
D S S
O I H H M
H E
H I O S
D S
D H H L
R H
R

D
C N
R R ESV
H V
HOTV’’s
B B EOTV
A
HPBP SPOOL C
PIECE 450
E
THRO / BLANK
FLANGE
HPBP LINE
LPBP V/V
CRH LINE

HRH LINE E
-- S.H & MS LINE -- TEMPORARY PIPING TO CONDENSER
LPBP V/V
--THRO / BLANK FLANGE
-- PERMANENT PIPING
-- CRH & HPBP
SUGGESTED
MS
FLANGES
STEAM
STAGE-3A
DESHSTOP “A”,“B”&"E”
INBLOWING
CRH
VALVES
COVERS
BLOWING
LINEARE
IS TOARE
CAN
S.H, BE
MS
BE
--TARGET PLATE -- R.H & HRH -- OPEN BLANKED, “C”&“D”
IN OPEN CONDITION
CARRIED
LINE,JUMPER
ERECTED
PRESSURE OUTIS CONNG.
50
USING ARE
KscTOEOTVs
ESV
25Ksc
--UN TREATED PIPE -- LPBP -- CLOSE OPENED
&CRH LINE,CRHLINE,R.H,HRH
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STAGE-IIIB EOTV A INDEX

MS STOP V/V
C

R R D
H H ESV
D S S
O I H H M
H E
H I O S
D S
D H H L
R H
R

D
C N
R R ESV
H V
B HOTV’’s B EOTV
A
HPBP SPOOL C
PIECE 450
E
THRO / BLANK
FLANGE
HPBP LINE
LPBP V/V
CRH LINE

HRH LINE E
TO CONDENSER
-- S.H & MS LINE -- TEMPORARY PIPING LPBP V/V
--THRO / BLANK FLANGE
-- PERMANENT PIPING
-- CRH & HPBP
DESH
FLANGES
STAGE-3B
MS STOP
STEAM “A”,“B”&"D”
INBLOWING
CRH LINEIN
COVERS
VALVES IS TOARE
CAN
S.H, MS
BE
“C”,"E” ARE
--TARGET PLATE -- R.H & HRH -- OPEN CARRIED
ERECTED
BLANKED, OUT
LINE,JUMPER
OPEN CONDITION USING EOTV’S
CONNG.ESV &
--UN TREATED PIPE -- LPBP -- CLOSE OPENED LINE,R.H,HRH,LPBP
CRH,CRH
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NEAR DEAERATOR
FROM IP / LP CROSS
FROM CROSS AROUND TO DEAERATOR FROM CRH
AROUND PIPES

CRH-1 CRH-3

FROM IP / LP CROSS
AROUND PIPE

CRH-2 CRH-4

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NEAR DEAERATOR
FROM IP / LP CROSS
FROM CROSS AROUND TO DEAERATOR FROM CRH
AROUND PIPES

CRH-1
CRH-3

FROM IP / LP CROSS
AROUND PIPE
CRH-2
CRH-4

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