CONFIDENTIAL For Morgan internal use only

Water Quality Requirement For Contact Water Specification pH: Suspended solids: Dissolved solids: Max. Particle size: Chlorides: Sulphates: Total Hardness: Alkalinity: Iron: Silica: Oil & grease content: Value 7-9 25-30 1500 250 100 300 <=150 50-300 2 75 5-10 Unit Notes Effect
Retards corrosion

mg/l mg/l (c) mg/l Cl mg/l SO4 mg/l CaCO3 mg/l CaCO3 mg/l Fe mg/l SiO2 mg/l

Reduces wear Reduces accumulation of solids

Max Max Max Max Max Max Max

Reduces wear/clogging Retards corrosion Retards corrosion and salts Reduces clugging Reduces clugging Reduces wear Reduces wear Maintains heat transfer coefficients Reduce risk of flamability Reduces potential stains on steel

Physical Characteristics: Electrical Conductivity: Temperature: Characteristics of Waste Water: Scale: Oil content & grease: Make up water Temperature:

<=1000 35

mS/cm C

Reduces corrosion

Max

Limits the heat load allowable

1.5 25-30 4 45

% of mill production mg/l Max % of total flow C Max

Note: Contact cooling water may possibly ingress to the lube system oil. This water may contain natural This degradation will reduce the following oil properties: anti-rust, anti-corrosion, anti-wear, resistance to A water analysis of the intended water shall be made available to the oil supplier to insure compatibility. Supply of water with values greater than those listed will result in increased deterioration of carbide rolls, cooling and stripper nozzles and other components. The bulk of the larger scale settles out in a scale pit. The overflow from this pit contains fine scale, which must be treated in a water treatment plant. Actual particle size of the fine scale is not known. Some mills add polymers to this water from the scale pit to coagulate the scale and have it settle out at the clarifier. The chemical composition of this scale is as follows: FeO, Fe2O3, Fe3O4. The predominant compound is Fe2O3.