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4. Use of inhibitors and water treatment
4.1 Steam generator treatment
The choice of treatment and inhibitors depends essentially on the type of installation, the quality of the water available, the materials present and also environmental and legislative constraints.
SCROLL TO TOPGenerally speaking, steam is produced by bringing water to the boil in a suitable container called a "steam generator" or "steam boiler".
The boiler receives feedwater, which is usually a mixture of make-up...
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Bibliography
Events
Events
Journées informations eaux, organized every two years by APTEN (Association des professionnels de l'eau et des nuisances) at ENSIP (École nationale supérieure d'ingénieurs de Poitiers).
Eurocorr, organized each year in a major European city by the European Corrosion Federation (EFC)....
Standards and norms
- Standard Test Method for Corrosivity of Water in the Absence of Heat Transfer (Weight Loss Method) - ASTM D2688-15e1 - 2018
- Corrosion des métaux et alliages. Vocabulaire - ISO 8044 - 2020
- Building work – Sanitary plumbing for buildings – Part 1-1-1: domestic hot and cold water supply systems – Standard technical specifications – Part 1-1-2: drainage systems – Standard technical specifications – Part 1-1-3:...
Regulations
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Decree of December 19, 2013 amending the decree of September 8, 1999 implementing article 11 of decree no. 73-138 of February 12, 1973, amended, implementing the law of August 1 er 1905 on fraud and falsification with regard to processes and products used for cleaning materials and objects intended to come into contact with foodstuffs,...
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
In France, manufacturers of inhibitors for water treatment are grouped together in Syprodeau (Syndicat des fabricants de produits chimiques pour le traitement et l'assainissement de l'eau):
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