BASICS OF DEAERATOR

&
CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS

Purpose is Deareator

DEAERATOR

DESIGN CONCEPT OF DEAEARATOR

7PPB

Feed water line

164ksc/340 D

Boiler

condensate

Location of
deaerator
FRS
118.9D

547t/hr

D/A

6.5ksc

HPH6

FST

199.9D

167 D

BFP

147ksc/540D

241.2D

LPT
HPT

HPH5

IPT

-0.9Ksc
51Deg

LPH3

CEP
180ksc/168.4D
20ksc

86.3

LPH-2

LP heater1
57.3 Deg

Drain
cooler

GSC

Main ejector

Principle of Deaeration
Henrys law: gas solubility in a solution
decreases as the gas partial pressure
above the solution decreases .

Principle of Deaeration:
Solubility Law: Solubility of gases
decreases with increase in solution
temperature .

TEMPERATURE EFFECT

Why / What of Regerative Heaters?

In a simple Rankine cycle, heat is added to
the cycle at reduced average temperature .
To increase the average temperature of
heat addition extracting stream from the
turbine is used to heat the feed water. This
process is called regeneration .
The heat exchanger where heat is
transferred from steam to feed water is
called a regenerator, or a feed water
heater.

Regenerative Rankine Cycle

Type of Heater
There are actually two main types of feed
water heaters.
If the steam mixes with the water, it is an
open feed water heater.
If the steam does not mix with the water ,
it is a closed feed water heater.

Open heater
An open feed water heater is basically a
mixing chamber, where the steam extracted
from the turbine mixes with the water exiting
the pump. In an ideal condition, the water in
the heater is a saturated liquid at the heater
pressure & gases removed out through vent.
DEAERATOR is an open heater.
The mixture pumped by BFP and send to
boiler Economiser.

Open (Direct Contact) Feed Water Heater

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Type of deaerator
Tray type deaerator
Spray type deaerator

Tray type Deaerator

CONDENSATE

Deaeration process

The feed water is sprayed in thin films into a steam atmosphere

allowing it to become quickly heated to saturation. Spraying feed
water in thin films increases the surface area of the liquid in
contact with the steam, which, in turn, provides more rapid oxygen
removal and lower gas concentrations. This process reduces the
solubility of all dissolved gases and removes it from the feed
water. The liberated gases are then vented from the deaerator

TRAY TYPE DEAERATOR

Spray type Deaerator

Deaerating process steps

Step
1

Item
Function
Spray-device Partial deaeration

Steam

Cooling steam to saturation temp.

Steam distribution

Charging
Device
Vessel(SCD) Feedwater storage (no heating up)
Relief of non-condensable gases
Finalization of deaeration

Deaerator out put

LOSS

DEARATOR

FW STORAGE TANK

Deaerator configuration

DEAERATOR

Deaerator Nozzle

PEGGING STEAM PIPE LINE

FWST CAPACITY

Material selection
Vessel

Carbon steel

Steam
charging
device

Carbon steel (principal)

Stainless steel
(erosion, high water content)

Flow baffles
Spray baffle
Sprayer

Carbon steel
Carbon steel
Stainless steel

H/W & D/A LEVEL CONTROL

D/A LVL
CLR CV

CEP R/C
CV
H/W LVL
CRL

DEAERATOR SPECIFICATIONS

TRAY VS SPRAP DEAERATOR

DEAERATOR TROUBLE SHOOTING

DEAERATOR TROUBLE SHOOTING

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