IS 10496 : 1983 Specification for Feed Water, Boiler Water and Condensate for High Pressure Boilers

1 Scope

1.1 This standard prescribes requirements for feed water, boilerwater and condensate for water-tube boilers, and requirements forfeed water for once-through boilers.

1.1 The requirements prescribed are for boilers operating atpressures above 5.9 MN/m² (60 kg/cm²) during normal operation of the unit with normalwater level in boiler and with nominal output at nominal pressure.Any serious deviation from the above shall be discussed in advancewith the boiler manufacturer.

2 References

IS 2 :1960 Rules for rounding offnumerical values

IS 3025 : 1964Methods of sampling and test (physical and chemical) forwater used in industry

IS 4343 : 1983 Codeof practice for treatment of water for high pressureboilers