Blowdown definition

Blowdown means the minimum discharge of recirculating water for the purpose of discharging materials contained in the water, the further buildup of which would cause concentration in amounts exceeding limits established by best engineering practice.

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Blowdown means the discharge of recirculating noncontact cooling water for the purpose of discharging materials contained in the water, the further buildup of which would cause concentrations in amounts exceeding limits established by best engineering practices;

Blowdown means the minimum discharge of recirculat- ing water necessary to prevent the buildup of materials in the water above the limits of best engineering practice.

Examples of Blowdown in a sentence

The Steam Generator Blowdown Demineralizer Resin Regeneration System for each Unit recycles spent resin in the steam generator blowdown demineralizer and is located in the Unit’s turbine building.
The System includes the following components: Blowdown evaporators, an evaporator distillate condenser, an evaporator condensate accumulator, an evaporator distillate pump, an evaporator condensate cooler, an evaporator bottoms pump, an evaporator bottoms cooler, blowdown demineralizers, acid and caustic systems, blowdown heat exchangers, and associated piping, controls and instrumentation.
Steam Generator Blowdown Treatment System The Steam Generator Blowdown Treatment System collects, processes, stores and treats steam generator blowdown for discharge or recycle during normal operation.
Blowdown valves shall be located at the blowdown tank to minimize flashing in the downstream piping.
Cooling Tower Blowdown System The cooling tower blowdown system consists of a 6" pipeline from the cooling tower to the waste disposal pond where the blowdown is treated by settlement and evaporation in accordance with water pollution control requirements.

More Definitions of Blowdown

Blowdown means recirculating water that is discharged from a cooling or heating water system for the purpose of controlling the level of water in a system or for the purpose of discharging from a system materials contained in the system, the further build-up of which would or might impair the operation of the system.

Blowdown means a discharge of recirculating water from any cooling equipment or cooling process in order to maintain a desired quality of the recirculating water. Boiler blowdown is excluded from this definition.

Blowdown means the periodic, low-volume discharge of gas cleaning process water from the Blast Furnace Recycle System to the DIW Sewer to maintain hydraulic balance within the BFRS.

Blowdown means a tree or trees uprooted by the wind.

Blowdown means re-circulating non-contact cooling water used to discharge materials contained in a heating or cooling system, the further buildup of which would or might impair the operation of the system.

Blowdown means the discharge of water with high concentrations of accumulated solids from boilers or condensate.

Blowdown means the process of removal of all flammable/ non-flammable material from a vessel/ container upon shutdown/depressurization of the equipment/ unit.