The impact of high-pressure steam pipeline purging on the boiler
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Our company has installed a new high-pressure steam pipeline, and purging this pipeline requires a large flow rate of steam. During the purging process, the boiler experienced equipment issues that led to two shutdowns; one of these was caused by a boiler tube bursting. Steam pipeline purging can affect the operation of the boiler due to fluctuations in gas volume and pressure; what impact will it have on the equipment? I hope everyone will discuss it
No, we often work with steam pipes, and purging doesn’t have any impact on the equipment. If there are problems, it’s either due to issues with the pipe design inside the boiler or problems with the operation
A boiler tube burst is usually caused by scale buildup in the boiler and substandard water quality. Of course, operating under overload for a long time can also easily lead to pipe rupture
It is very dangerous to overload steam boilers; under no circumstances should they be overloaded
Purging is necessary, and it definitely has no impact on the equipment. If there are problems with purging, it’s definitely a problem with the equipment itself.
I have never encountered a situation where tube bursting occurred on the boiler side due to purging. It shouldn’t be a purging issue.
It’s probably an operational issue; the pressure and other factors weren’t controlled properly