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The Process . . .
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| The Main Boiler House plays an integral role at Rensselaer as it receives water and gas from the City of Troy, produces steam for the campus to keep us warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Here is how it all works . . . |
| Hot Condensate returned from campus goes back into the Make-Up Tank to begin recycling process, little is wasted. |
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Water comes in from the City of Troy and goes through these water softeners which remove scale-forming chemicals.
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Mixes hot return water (condensate) with cold city water. | ||
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Deaereator Tank removes oxygen from water. At high temperatures oxygen is extremely corrosive to steel piping and equipment. |
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Transfer Pump moves water to the Deaereator Tank.
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Feedwater Pumps pump water into the Boiler Unit. This is regulated from a computer inside an office that overlooks the operation. | ||
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MAIN BOILER FURNACE The Boiler Furnace is lined with 1000 tubes. As water in these tubes boil, steam is produced. This steam (by its own pressure) is pushed up into pipes to be carried out onto campus. | ||
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Hot condensate is pumped back into the Main Boiler House for recycling back into the system. | ||
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