During the 1990s, Hayden Unit 2 started suffering increased boiler water wall tube failures due to hydrogen damage and under deposit corrosion from iron and copper components in the system.

On the water/steam side, there is a high potential for oxidization of boiler tubes due to high temperature steam and the corrosive action of chemicals in the water supply.

The manufacturer's water tube boilers contain electronics that take care of many functions, including measuring run-time and keeping track of all alarms and caution statements. Electronic sensors ...

For boilers that produce hot water and steam for industrial activities, the situation can become serious before the scale is even noticed. Cortec® therefore encourages boiler owners and operators not ...

This is why careful water treatment and oxygen control are critical in steam boiler maintenance. 1. This closeup image shows a failed tube due to oxygen pitting.

Unusual noises: Loud banging, hissing, or popping sounds coming from the boiler. Rust-colored water: Discolored or rusty water in the system or on the boiler’s exterior. Leaks: Visible water or steam ...

Improved Steam Boiler. ... which is not engrossed by the flue tubes, is used as a " water jacket," and a similar water space exists between the two inner cylinders, ...

Steam from the boiler, regulated in force and quantity by a cock, enters this tube or barrel near one end, and issues out of a nozzle, say one-quarter of an inch in diameter, into the large end of ...

A SERIES of papers read before the Institution of Naval Architects on May 10, 1944, dealt with the design of Water-tube boilers for marine propulsion. Designs and data were submitted by Messrs ...