technologist | 13 Jul, 2008, 23:19 |
Cooling Towers | (278 Reads)
Deaerators are simple mechanical devices that remove dissolved gases from boiler feed water using steam stripping. De-aeration protects the steam system from the effects of corrosive gases. It accomplishes this by reducing the concentration of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide to a level where corrosion is minimized.
A dissolved oxygen level of 5 parts per billion (ppb) or lower is needed to prevent corrosion in most medium or high pressure (>200 pounds per square inch) boilers. While oxygen concentrations of up to 43 ppb may be tolerated in low-pressure boilers, equipment life is extended at little or no cost by limiting the oxygen concentration to 5 ppb. Dissolved carbon dioxide is essentially completely removed by the de-aerator.
Please understand that the main function of a de-aerator is to remove “Dissolved” gases not free air or free oxygen. The most important gases are oxygen & CO2.
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