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- Wed Jul 17, 2019 8:25 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Boiler treatment
- Replies: 24
- Views: 14566
Re: Boiler treatment
The solubility of O2 in water is zero when the water is brought up to the boiling point. I treat my all steel steamboat boiler with Tri-sodium phosphate to get Ph 9-11. This also softens and suspends scale buildup. Layup the boiler totally full of de-oxygenated water, this is much better than an &qu...
- Wed Jul 17, 2019 7:59 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam in London: help me prioritize
- Replies: 23
- Views: 16437
Re: Steam in London: help me prioritize
Went to London to see steam sites, and wanted to take video of everything. When I went into Crossness on their steaming day, I went into a trance at the sight of this fantastic Victorian machinery lurking in every direction. Didn't get much video, but will remember this visit in detail until the day...
- Fri May 03, 2019 10:25 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam oil
- Replies: 20
- Views: 10679
Re: Steam oil
Steam Cylinder Oil, named compound oil, containing tallow, adheres to surfaces and gives much better cylinder lubrication than pure mineral oils. However it is virtually impossible to separate the emulsion of water and oil, so re-using the condensate water as boiler feed is not a viable option. Oil ...
- Fri May 03, 2019 9:38 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Stainless steel boiler/exchanger?
- Replies: 100
- Views: 59726
Re: Stainless steel boiler/exchanger?
The ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code specifically prohibits the use of common stainless steels for the wetted parts of steam boilers, with very few, and difficult to achieve, exceptions. The ASME Code is generally accepted throughout the USA, and the world, as the governing document for boilers....