Yes. It is corrosion products transferred from the Feedwater  There are two possibilities for their source. The first one is to be corrosion of Steam /Condensate pipeline, and the second to be corrosion of the Deaerator and/or Feedwater tank.  You should have historical data of water analyzes (including iron and oxygen scavenger residual) from these two points in order to find the reason of the problem, which you could anticipate.

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Yes. It is corrosion products transferred from the Feedwater  There are two possibilities for their source. The first one is to be corrosion of Steam /Condensate pipeline, and the second to be corrosion of the Deaerator and/or Feedwater tank. 

You should have historical data of water analyzes (including iron and oxygen scavenger residual) from these two points in order to find the reason of the problem, which you could anticipate.