Dissolved gases are the principal causes of corrosion in steam condensate lines. Foremost among these is carbon dioxide (CO2), generated in boiler water by the thermal decomposition of bicarbonates and carbonates normally present in makeup water. This process forms carbonic acid as carbon dioxide passes over with steam into the condensate system.
Subject
Water,
Composition,
Condensates,
Bicarbonates,
Morpholine,
Vapors,
Carbonic acid,
Distillation,
Acidity,
Liquids,
Amines,
Carbon dioxide,
Samples
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1975
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