BY

AHSAN ABBAS
Boiler Corrosion METHODs
Caused due to dissolved Removal of dissolved
oxygen in boiler feed oxygen and other gases
water from feed water is called
de-aeration usually done
Costly in terms of metal thru ;
repairs , energy loss and
1. Mechanical De-aeration
downtime required for i.e. 101-U
maintenance 2. Chemical De-aeration
using scavengers i.e. Na2
SO3 , N2H4 etc
Oxygen-Iron Corrosion Magnetite Formation
 The agents which combine rapidly with the dissolved
oxygen to form harmless reaction products are called
oxygen scavengers. The mostly used scavengers are

I. Hydrazine
II. Sodium Sulphite
III. Carbohydrazide
I. Removal of oxygen is rapid
II. Forms protective magnetite layer by reducing red iron
oxide (rust) to magnetite
III. No corrosive or solids products i.e. harmless reaction
products
IV. Low iron and copper pick up
V. Control water pH
VI. Oxygen corrosion control
Oxygen-Iron Corrosion Hydrazine Scavenging
 Shutdown and Wet Layups
(DMW with 200-400 ppm of hydrazine penetrates all crevices and loose scale-
end that can be left in boiler network)
Feed water and preheat section protection
(Reduced corrosion in this section will reduce the iron carried in feed-water that
resultantly will prolong equipment life and deposits on heat transfer surfaces)
Boilers drum and tubes protection
(By maintaining residual hydrazine of 0.03 to 0.50 ppm in feed-water)
Steam and condensate system
(Traces of hydrazine vaporizes and carried over by steam to condensate system
therefore contributes to its protection)
 Closed hot water heating systems
(By maintaining hydrazine up to 50ppm in mild-steel and copper alloy
based systems)

Passivation after commissioning and cleaning

(To neutralize the acid cleaning effect during commissioning)
 DMW water level was made in 101-U from 157-F
through 122-JM
Hydrazine concentration of about 300-350 ppm was
made in 101-U by the injection of 150 liter of
hydrazine through 171-J
MP-405C was installed in place of 104-JA for the
circulation of the 101-U water throughout BFW
network but till upstream drains of FRCe-140/640
BFW circuit was normalized up to FRCe-140/640 u/s
drains and MP-405C was taken in service
 FRCe-140/640 u/s drains were kept opened during
MP-405C operation
When the water came from drains, MP-405C was
stopped
Sample were taken for pH and hydrazine from 1123-C,
1112-C, 114-C, FRCe-140/640
When lab reported the normal results, 101-U level was
transferred to 101-CJ by connecting a hose pipe at 104-
J suction strainer drain valve and 101-CJ level glass
drain
 When overflow from top bleeder of 101-CJ observed.
Level transfer was stopped.
Meanwhile suction lines isolation valve of 112-J/JA
,132-JM were kept open for the passivation
Sample was given from 101-CJ for pH and hydrazine
When lab reported the analysis normal, the whole
activity was stopped
From
MP-405C
LOCATION pH N2 H 4
(ppm)
101-U - 320
1123-C 9.44 450
1112-C 9.52 75
114-C 9.55 900
FRCe-140 9.19 50
FRCe-640 9.18 44.4
101-CJ - 255