Posted by Wes on October 17, 2001 at 19:39:49:
Having trouble with water in steam
Proccess steam 120psig saturated steam
Load is heavy all boilers running 90-100% fire
carry over continued after load dropped to 50-60% fire
suspect contamination of condensate causing foaming
dumped condensate and increased frequency of blow down
this seemed to help
Any thoughts on how to tell if it is a contamination problem? Is there a good way to test for trace amounts
of oil, soap, or organic matter?