Description

BS 1170 – Recommendations for treatment of water for marine boilers

Covers sources of water and limiting impurities for various groups of boilers, pre-commission cleaning, objectives of water treatment, treatment of water before the boiler and in the boiler, preservation of idle boilers. Appendices give explanation of terms, chemicals used in marine boiler water treatment, methods of testing and list of reagents. Tables on boiler water characteristics for the six pressure ranges into which the boilers are divided.

Cross References:
BS 604
BS 612
BS 700
BS 718
BS 846
BS 1328
BS 1427
BS 1583
BS 1704
BS 1792
BS 1923
BS 2486
BS 2586
BS 2690
BS 3145
BS 3218
BS 3285
BS 5404