Steam Boilers

Steam boilers are one of the most important pieces of the water system equipment in industry. The accumulation of scale and other deposits in boilers, heat exchangers, cooling towers and system pipework leads to a reduction in equipment efficiency

Energy Savings with Steam Boilers

A water treatment plan should be an integrated aspect of the boiler system design to prolong the life of the boiler, this usually involves:

Water softeners; The water softeners effectively remove hardness from the water.

Chemical dosing; Impurities in the boiler feed water can cause problems with the efficiency of steam boilers and steam systems. Chemical dosing is typically necessary to treat the feed water and to remove or modify impurities.

Water sampling; In order to ensure the safe, efficient and economical running of a boiler plant, it is imperative that the boiler water is sampled for analysis at regular intervals.

The most obvious advantage of regular maintenance on your steam boiler is to prevent boiler failure, however it also:

Increases safety and reliability

Reduces replacement costs

Increases energy efficiency

Better inventory management

Reduces downtime

Reduces labour required

Aquachem provides an extensive range of advanced steam boiler water treatment programmes which have been developed for use with all types of systems ranging from low, medium and high-pressure water systems.

These products prevent scale, oxygen and condensate line corrosion, sludge formation and foaming. They also help customers to operate their plants at maximum efficiency while reducing energy costs. We use solid chemicals when possible as they are more effective and sustainable than the traditional liquid.

We work to the following standards: BS EN 12952-12:2003 for water-tube boilers and auxiliary installations. These standards are the international requirement for boiler feedwater and boiler water quality

We will save you more on energy and water over the course of the year than the price of our service contract.

Scale build up in boilers can cause the boiler to be dangerous to operate and could lead to loss of revenue through down time and in extreme cases even loss of life.

The more scale you have on the water side of the furnace of a steam boiler, the more heat loss you have which results in more fuel being required to produce the required amount of steam.

The effects of these deposits on steam boilers are as follows:

SCALE AMOUNTS

0.8mm

1.7mm

3.4mm

HEAT LOSS

12%

20%

FUEL USAGE INCREASE

2.5%

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