What is Deaerator?
[[File:Open deaerator plant.jpg|thumb|left|Deaerator in [[Russia]]]] A '''deaerator''' is a [[device]] used to remove [[Solvation|dissolved]] [[gas]]ses from [[water]]. The water will be used as [[Boiler feedwater|feedwater]] to [[Water-tube boiler|steam boilers]]. Dissolved gasses such as [[oxygen]] can cause heavy damage to the boiler system by creating [[rust]] on any metal inside the system. Dissolved [[carbon dioxide]] combined with water can cause further [[corrosion]]. ==Types== * Tray-type deaerator * Spray-type deaerator [[Category:Fluid mechanics]] [[Category:Tools]] {{science-stub}}