Descale your steam boiler

How to avoid scaling in your steam boiler?

Over time, scale, oxides and muddy deposits appear on the internal walls of industrial steam boilers.

Scale can take on a different consistency or properties depending on the formation conditions and the nature of the water.
It can be in the form of an insulating film on the outside of the tubes in a fire tube boiler or as a film on the inside of the tubes in the case of a water tube boiler, reducing the section. of these.
The tart and can also appear as “corrosion under deposits” by differential aeration.

Consequences of scaling :

The various forms of scaling mentioned above can cause more or less damage to your steam boiler and have the following effect:

• The reduction of heat exchanges, which leads to overconsumption of fuel, an increase in the temperature of the flue gases and a reduction in vaporization capacities.
• Overheating of metal bodies, which can cause weakening of the walls and rupture of pressurized parts.
• to prevent the security from functioning properly.

How to avoid and reduce scaling :

To protect yourself from this phenomenon, you can first use chemical conditioning and rigorous water treatment within your network.
The adoucissement , decarbonation and demineralization, are all good practices to be implemented in order to limit this scaling.
Perform chemical descaling or mechanical cleaning in the most advanced cases.

What are the benefits?

The upkeep and proper maintenance of your equipment allows gains in steam production, limits the risk of explosions,
mechanical destruction, reduces the risk of production stoppages and largely reduces your fuel consumption,
which considerably reduces production costs.