Requirement of Water Quality
A.) Why Requirement of Water Quality:-Â
- THE CONTENTS OF DISSOLVED AND UNDISSOLVED SOLIDS AND OTHER MATERIAL SHOULD BE PRACTICALLY ZERO.
- IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ABOVE CONDITIONS CONTINUOUS PURIFICATION OFÂ THEÂ RETURN CONDENSATE BY MEANS OFÂ CPU IS MANDETORY
- IT EMPLOY THE USE OF ALL VOLATILE TREATMENTÂ IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE LOW TDS IN WATER.
- O.T. IS RECENT METHOD EMPLOYED FOR THE TREATMENT OF WATER/STEAM CYCLE.
 1.) MAKE UP WATER QUALITY
2.CONDENSATE PUMP DISCHARGE
3.) C.P.U OUTLET
4.) FEED WATER
B.) Why Monitoring of Water Quality:-Â
MONITORING OF PARAMETERS ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE:
pH :
 –  CORROSION IS FUNCTION OF pH AND OXYGEN
 –   ALKALINE CONDITION INCREASES STABILITY OF MAGNETITE IN ALL VOLATILE TREATMENT
 –   IN O.T. STABILITY OF g FeOOH IS IN RANGE OF pH 7-8.5
(b) SODIUM/CHLORIDE/SULPHATE:
 –   ARE THE MAJOR CORRODANT FOR TURBINE AND PRESSURE PARTS.
 (c) DISSOLVEDOXYGEN:
       –   TO ENSURE THE FUNCTIONING OF DEAREATOR
       –    TO CONTROL THE AMOUNT OFHYDRAZINE IN FEED WATER.
(d) IRON:Â
      –    THE CORROSION PRODUCT IN WATER/STEAM CYCLE
      –    INDICATES THE CORROSIVE CONDITIONS
(e) SP.CONDUCTIVITY/CATION CONDUCTIVITY:
     –     MOST IMPORTANT PARAMETER INDICATE THE LEVEL OF TREATMENT CHEMICAL AND               INDICATION  OF IMPURITIES.