Boiler Safety!

Boiler Safety Practices!
When a boiler runs very low in water inadvertently, because of some malfunctioning in the feed water control systems, it is necessary that the boiler fire be put to the minimum and the feed water be fed right away to bring the water level to safe minimum levels. It should be noted that feed water addition is done in such speed and rate, without taking the risk of chilling the boiler tubes and the boiler casing until the liquid level appears on the gage glass. Sudden introduction of cold water and abruptly bringing the boiler to cold can warp and damage the boiler tubes or the baffles installation structures or cause some imbalance in the stresses in the boiler. A first encounter of this in boiler operations, should be enough to trigger a repair and rehab of the control mechanisms that caused the failure, so that a major catastrophic failure and a long boiler shutdown is avoided.
Written by: Sanoy C. Suerte, RME /MBM; http://www.linkedin.com/in/sannysuerte