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http://www.marineinsight.com/tech/boiler/blow-down-procedure-for-marine-boilers/
Kindly refer the diagram to understand the blow down procedure properly.
2. Open the blow down valve (2), this valve is a non-return valve.
3. The blow down valve adjacent to the boiler (2) should be opened fully so as to
prevent cutting of the valve seat.
6. A hot drain pipe even when all valves are closed indicates a leaking blow
down valve.
http://industrialsteam.com/selection-of-blowdown-systems/
Removal of suspended solids helps insure the boiler generates high quality steam. It also prevents
foaming at the water surface which can lead to unstable water levels and excessive carryover of liquid
in the steam.
When blowdown water is taken from a boiler, it is at the boiler operating temperature and pressure.
For example, a boiler operating at 100 psig would discharge blowdown water at 338oF. When this
water is discharged to a drain at atmospheric pressure some
of the water will flash into steam in order to give up enough energy to drop the temperature to 212oF.
If not controlled, this flash steam could cause safety problems and housekeeping problems in the
boiler room.
Environmental regulations limit the temperature at which hot water can be discharged to a sewer
system. Hot water can lead to degradation in the sewer lines and it can promote excessive growth of
bacteria. These regulations require that additional steps be taken to reduce the temperature of the
blowdown water from the boiling point to 140oF or less.
Bottom blowdown is the removal of the sludge which accumulates in the bottom of a firetube boiler,
or in the mud drum of a watertube boiler. The sludge is removed regularly to prevent buildup which
could foul the heat transfer surfaces and lead to vessel or tube failure. Bottom blowdown is always
done on an intermittant basis, usually once a day or once a shift. The valve(s) is opened manually for
a brief period of time to allow the accumulated sludge to pass from the vessel.
Surface blowdown is the removal of the suspended solids from the surface of the water in a steam
boiler. The amount of suspended solids will depend on the water quality. The more impurities and the
more chemical treatment required, the greater the
amount of surface blowdown required. If the amount of make-up required increases, the need for
surface blowdown will also increase because greater amounts of impurities are introduced to the
system on a continuous basis.
http://www.controlglobal.com/articles/2006/199/
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By Harold L. Wade, Ph.D., Wade Associates
To David Spitzer: Congratulations on your excellent article on drum level control, "Boiling Water
is Easy as One, Two, Three, Four" (Control, Aug 2006).
Since I am the worlds greatest nit-picker, I would like to nit-pick a particular point in the
figuresthe way they show the signals from the steam flow FT and the drum LT as being
combined in the LIC.
My objection to this figure (See Figure below) is the manner in which signals from the Steam
Flow FT and the Drum LT are shown as both going into the LIC.
My experience with many students is that, when they are interpreting a P & ID with the
configuration shown, they do not understand exactly how the two transmitter signals are
combined. Your drawing shows FF for the FT signal, but most students will miss that. They will
think that the FT signal is setting the set point of the LIC.
Another lesser problem is that there is too much installation detail shown. The article is
discussing control strategy, so the block valves and the lines to the LT are unnecessarythose
are instrument engineer details, not control strategy engineer details.
If you want to incorporate the blowdown into the control strategy, then the signal from the
blowdown FT can also be incorporated into the summation block or shown as an FF signal.