CHEMICAL DOSING SYSTEM

.1 General 23.1.1 Water chemistry of boiler feed water during normal

operation of the plant shall be maintained using combined water treatment
(CWT) comprising of oxygen dosing and ammonia dosing in the condensate
and feed water as per the guidelines of EPRI, USA/ VGB, Germany/ CEGB, UK/
relevant Japanese standard.
The parameters of feed water proposed to be maintained in case of CWT are
as below:
i) Cation conductivity : ≤ 0.15 micro siemens/ cm
ii) Hydrazine : Nil
iii) pH value (250 C) : 8- 9.3
iv) Oxygen : 20- 200 ppb
v) Iron : ≤ 5 ppb
vi) Silica : ≤ 10 ppb

During startup or chemistry excursions, all volatile type of treatment (AVT)

using ammonia and hydrazine dosing shall be used. The following
parameters shall be maintained in case of AVT:
i) Cation conductivity : ≤ 0.25 micro siemens/ cm
ii) Hydrazine : 10-15 ppb
iii) pH value (250 C) : 9.0- 9.6
iv) Oxygen : ≤ 7 ppb
v) Iron : ≤10 ppb
vi) Silica : < 10 ppb
The concentration of sodium and chloride in the condensate at the outlet
of CPU shall be considered as 2 ppb each under normal operating
conditions. During start-up condition, the sodium and chloride content at
the outlet of CPU shall be considered as ≤ 5 and ≤ 10 ppb respectively.
Oxygen Dosing System
Oxygen shall be dosed in the condensate and in feed water circuit of each
unit i.e. at outlet of condensate polishing unit and at the outlet of
deaerator (suction line of boiler feed water pumps). Oxygen dosing at
additional points shall also be provided, if required, as per manufacturer's
standard practice. Standard Technical Features of BTG System for
Supercritical 660/800 MW Thermal Units
The dosing system shall be provided with set of oxygen cylinders alongwith
required cylinder isolation/ check valves, cylinder manifolds, isolation
valves in the common manifold, piping from manifold, dosing (automatic
type) valves, check (non-return type) valves, associated control system and
instruments etc.
The dosing rate of oxygen shall be regulated automatically by control
system based on the quality of condensate water and quality of feed water
as the case may be.
For each dosing location, system shall be designed for dosage rate of 200
ppb. The number of oxygen cylinders to supplied and installed shall cater
for one month requirement of each unit.
All Volatile Treatment (AVT) System
Under AVT, ammonia and hydrazine shall be dosed in the feed water at
suction lines to the boiler feed pumps as well as at the condensate pumps
discharge after the condensate polishing unit. Ammonia shall be used as pH
control agent and hydrazine as oxygen scavenger.
Each unit shall be provided with skid mounted dosing systems for ammonia
and hydrazine, each system comprising of 1x100% capacity measuring tank,
1x100% capacity preparation/ dosing tank and 2x100% metering pumps
complete with strainers, piping, valves, fittings, instrumentation and
control panel etc. Ammonia and hydrazine shall be received in containers/
barrels and hand pumps (drum pumps) shall be provided for transfer of
ammonia and hydrazine to the respective measuring tanks. The flow of
chemical from measuring tank to the preparation/ storage tank shall be by
gravity.
Space provision shall be kept in the main plant building for storage of
ammonia and hydrazine containers/ barrels as per one month requirement
of each unit. The measuring and preparation/ storage tanks for each
chemical shall be sized for one day requirement of the unit. Metering
pumps for each chemical shall be of horizontal positive displacement,
reciprocating and variable stroke type. All the chemical measuring/
preparation/ storage tanks and metering pumps shall be of SS-316
construction. The provision shall be made for flushing of the metering
pumps by the condensate/ DM water.