Bagasse Test:

Take different samples of weight 100 grams each.

Keep them in different trays.
Put them in the hot air oven.
Maintain 100C for 3 hours.
After 3 hours weight the remaining bagasse.

The difference between the initial weight and final weight will be the moisture contents of
bagasse.
Moisture content = (Initial weight (100gms)) (Final weight)
Phosphate Test for Drum Water:

Take 10 ml of drum water.

Keep it in spectrophotometer and make it zero.
Add phosphate reagent to the sample.
Stir it and wait for 2 minutes.
Keep in spectrophotometer and note down the readings.

Silica Test:
Silica test for boiler water will be done for every 4 hours for 5 different samples,
namely Feed water, Drum water, Superheated steam, Saturated steam, Turbine condensate.

Take samples of 50 ml.

Add 1 ml of silica reagent 1 in all samples.
Add 1 ml of silica reagent 2 in all samples.
Wait for 4 minutes.
Add silica reagent 3& 4 of 1 ml in all samples.
Stir it and wait for 10 minutes.
Take the readings in spectrophotometer.

Ash Unburnt Percentage Test:

Muffle furnace is used to test the ash and the sample is taken at Ash silo.
Take 5 grams of sample.
Maintain 800C.
Keep it for 3 hours.
Weight the remaining ash and the weight loss will be the unburnt ash.