Methods and apparatus for monitoring water process equipment

Details Methods and apparatus for monitoring water process equipment Methods and apparatus for monitoring water process equipment

1997-02-13

1998-05-26

Brock, Michael

Measuring and testing

With fluid pressure

Leakage

G01M 308

Patent

active

057568804

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus are provided for detection of leaks in boilers containing a temperature control liquid which is supplemented with feedwater and removed as blowdown, main steam and sootblower steam. In a preferred embodiment, the boiler has an automatic liquid level control mechanism. The methods include measuring rates associated with feedwater supplementation and removal, determining the change of mass of the temperature control liquid, determining the unaccounted for water rate, and comparing the unaccounted for water rate with zero to determine if a leak condition is present.

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