IMPROVED MARINE BOILER RELIABILITY. PHASE II. VOLUME VI. BOILER WATER AND FEEDWATER QUALITY MAINTENANCE

This report summarizes Sheppard T. Powell Associates' review of current boiler water treatment practice followed by U.S. Shipowners, crew personnel, boiler manufacturers and Vendor-Consultants, with an overview of this practice. It also describes the fundamental treatment programs needed for boiler water and evaporator treatment control, and the place for supplemental treatment chemicals in these programs. Current utility water treatment practice has been reviewed and commented on with respect to its future application in the marine field.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Powell (Sheppard T.) and Associates, Baltimore, Md.
• Corporate Authors:

  C-E Marine Power Systems

  1000 Prospect Hill Road
  Windsor, CT  United States  06095

  Powell (Sheppard T) and Associates

  31 Light Street
  Baltimore, MD  United States  21202

  Maritime Administration

  Office of Advanced Ship Construction, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1978-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 90 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boilers; Chemical properties; Cleaning; Corrosion; Design; Evaporators; Inorganic phosphates; Marine diesel engines; pH value; Reliability; Sewage treatment; Water
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria; Water chemistry; Water treatment
• Old TRIS Terms: Boiler water treatment; Chemical cleaning; Feed water treatment; Feedwater; Marine propulsion
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00186598
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: MA-RD-920-78039
• Contract Numbers: MA-6-38088
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 27 1979 12:00AM