Amines in boiler water
Amines in boiler water
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I dont know if this is the right forum for this but I need to know if there is a way to check amines in the steam supply going out to the plant?
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RE: Amines in boiler water
RE: Amines in boiler water
Mark Hutton
RE: Amines in boiler water
RE: Amines in boiler water
in other words, locate a tap in the steam piping in which a sample can be obtained. the sample will need to be condensed and then tested.
if amines are being detected in the occupied space, then seeking, isolating, and repairing the source (i.e. leak) should be a priority. curious though, how is the amine being detected in the occupied space?
the amount of amine injection should be in dependent upon amine concentration being sensed (monitored) in the condensate return. meaning, if amine concentration increases/decreases in condensate, then the amine injection pump should modulate accordingly - an automatic process - to maintain level of pH.
hope this helps.
-pmover
RE: Amines in boiler water
RE: Amines in boiler water
Better solution is not to use plant steam for humidification. Any residual of amine will be detected. You would be better to use a pure water boiler for humidification.
Mark Hutton
RE: Amines in boiler water
- "normal" steam line
- superheated steam line
the two streams are connected to a sampling unit provided by the boiler company and it consists of coil condenser simply (it will only condnse the steam as pmover said). The device is used to check the conductivity of the fluid (condensed steam. I am not involved in the chemical analysis process as I am a mechanical engineer so I can't be sure that they control amine content through that points. The only thing that I know is that for phosphate content, they analyze the water (I would say liquid, as it's not only water) coming out through the continuous blow down line
RE: Amines in boiler water
RE: Amines in boiler water
Again I am not sure but you should check exposure of people to the amine if you are using teh steam to humidify a room!
Mark Hutton