Jason5000
Petroleum
- Apr 15, 2007
- 76
I have a question on design flow rates for boiler bottom blowdowns. Does anyone know any design criteria, rules-of-thumb, etc. as to how much flowrate the bottom blowdown should be sized for in order to be effective at removing silt from the boiler? The boiler in question has a continuous blowdown for controlling water chemistry. The bottom blowdown is only to be used for quick, high volume blowdowns for the removal of any built up solids.
I have posted a similar question in the Boiler & Pressure Vessel forum, but I got more a a mechanical engineer's answer. I'm looking for a process/chemical engineer answer as to the appropriate process design for a bottom blowdown.
I have posted a similar question in the Boiler & Pressure Vessel forum, but I got more a a mechanical engineer's answer. I'm looking for a process/chemical engineer answer as to the appropriate process design for a bottom blowdown.