Control Valves and Equipment in Steam Systems

Sizing and dimensions of control valves & equipment in steam and condensate systems

Back Pressure and Steam Trap Capacity

Back pressure in a condensate systems will reduce the steam trap capacity

Flow Coefficient - Cv - Formulas for Liquids, Steam and Gases

The flow coefficient - C_v - is important for proper design of control valves

Flow Coefficient Cv and Flow Factor Kv

Comparing the flow coefficient C_v with the flow factor K_v

Safety Steam Valve Installation Guide

Guidelines to safety steam valve installation

Safety Valve Standards

An survey of international safety valve standards. The most common used standards in Germany, UK, USA, France, Japan, Australia and Europe

Safety Valves and Relief Capacity

Maximum safety valves free air relief capacity

Safety Valves in High Pressure Steam Systems

Sizing safety valves after boiler output power in high pressure systems (kW and Btu/hr)

Safety Valves in Low Pressure Steam Systems

Sizing safety valves after boiler output power in low pressure systems (kW and Btu/hr)

Safety Valves in Saturated Steam Systems

Calculate relief valves in saturated steam systems

Sizing and Selection Control Valves

Select and size the control valve that most closely matches the process requirements

Steam Control Valve Calculator

Online control valve steam calculator - flow and upstream and downstream pressure inputs - output C_v

Steam Control Valves - Calculating Kv Values

Design of steam control valves and their K_v values

Steam Flow Through Orifices

Steam flow through orifices - steam pressure ranging 2 - 300 psi

Steam Trap Safety Factor

Selection of steam traps and safety factors

Steam Trap Selection Guide

A steam trap selection guide - Float & Thermostatic, Inverted Bucket, Bimetal Thermostatic, Impulse and Thermodynamic Disc steam traps

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