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How to quickly reduce iron ion concentration when furnace water turns red

2026-07-18View Original

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Combined with the previously mentioned safety hazards such as the redness of the steam drum boiler water and excessive iron ions that can cause scaling and pipe explosions, the following is a quick iron reduction operation plan.: 1. Emergency rapid iron reduction operation strengthens the blowdown replacement by increasing the continuous blowdown opening in a short period of time, simultaneously adding 2 to 3 regular blowdowns, quickly draining the furnace water with high iron content, and adding qualified demineralized water, which can quickly reduce the iron concentration of the furnace water by 30% to 50%. Temporarily add special chemicals and add matching chelating dispersants as needed to stably disperse suspended iron ions in the water to prevent them from adhering to the pipe wall and quickly bring them out of the system in conjunction with sewage discharge. Optimize the deaeration working conditions to immediately investigate and improve the operating efficiency of the deaerator, control the dissolved oxygen in the feed water within the acceptable range, cut off new sources of iron ion generation, and avoid continued increases in iron concentration. 2. Long-term stable iron control measures include pre-water quality control and adding a precision iron removal filtering device to the condensation return water to intercept the iron content in the return water within the national standard limit of 0.3mg/L and reduce iron from entering the furnace from the source. Special film-forming anti-corrosion agents are added for system anti-corrosion passivation to form a dense protective film on the metal pipe wall to isolate the corrosion of oxygen and carbon dioxide and reduce the generation of iron ions from the source. Establish regular monitoring to increase the frequency of iron ion detection in boiler water, and use online monitoring equipment to predict the rising trend of iron concentration in advance to avoid reddening of boiler water.

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