Steam and Condensate

Steam & condensate properties - capacities, pipe sizing, systems configuration and more

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Air and Steam Mixture

With air in the steam - the surface temperatures in heat exchangers will be lower and less heat than excepted will be transferred

Air Humidifying with Steam - Imperial Units

The amount of vapor (lb/h in 100 cfm) in humid air

Boiler Blowdown

Suspended solids entering boilers through feed water will remain behind when steam is generated. After a while the concentration of solids makes the operation of the boiler unsatisfactory

Boiler Blowdown Rate

Calculating boiler blowdown rate

Capacities of Condensate Lines - in kW

Maximum capacities of condensate lines in kW steam consumption

Classification of Steam Heating Systems

Steam systems carries heat through pipes from the boiler to consumers as heat exchangers, process equipment etc.

Classifications of Boilers

Classification of boilers according ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code

Condensate Generation in Cold Steam Pipes - Imperial Units

When cold steam pipes are heated up they generate huge amounts of condensate that must be drained away from the pipe. It is important that the steam traps are designed to handle the start up load

Condensate Load Generated in Insulated Steam Pipes (kg/h per 100m)

The heat loss from steam pipes generates condensate which must be drained from the system - A table indicating the amount of condensate generated in insulated steam pipes

Condensate Pumping

High temperatures and the danger of impeller cavitation is the major challenge of condensate pumping

Control Valves in Steam and Condensate Systems

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

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Design of Steam Heating Systems

An introduction to the basic design of steam heating systems

Entropy of Superheated Steam

A table with the entropy of steam superheated to temperatures above the boiling point with corresponding temperatures

Feed Water Treatment - Avoiding Corrosion

The make-up water to steam boilers should be treated with oxygen scavengers to avoid serious corrosion problems

Feeding Pumps - the Suction Lift in Steam Systems

The danger of impeller cavitations increases with water temperature

Flash Steam Generation

Generation of flash steam - the fundamentals of energy recovery

Flash Steam Generation (bar)

When condensate leaves the steam traps - flash steam is generated. This table indicates the amount of flash steam generated at different pressures - in bar

Flash Steam Generation in Imperial Units (psig)

When condensate leaves the steam traps - flash steam is generated. This table indicates the amount of flash steam generated at different pressures - psig

Flash Steam Generation in SI-units

When condensate leaves the steam traps - flash steam is generated. This table indicates the amount of flash steam generated at different pressures - kN/m2

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

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

Flow Coefficient Cv and Flow Factor Kv

Comparing the flow coefficient Cv with the flow factor Kv

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Friction or Major Resistance in Condensate Lines - Imperial Units

A table for estimating capacity of condensate piping lines

Generation of Condensate in Cold Steam Pipes - SI Units

When cold steam pipes are heated up, they generate huge amounts of condensate that must be drained away from the pipe. It is important the steam traps are designed to handle start up loads

Heat Emission from Pipes Submerged in Oil or Fat

A table with heat emission from steam or water heating pipes submerged in oil or fat. The heat transmission is indicated for assisted (forced) and natural circulation

Heat Emission from Pipes Submerged in Water

Heat transmission from steam or water heating pipes submerged in water. Heat transfer rate for assisted (forced) and natural circulation

Heat Loss from Oil Filled Tanks

Heat loss from insulated and uninsulated, sheltered and exposed heated oil tanks

Heat Loss from Steam Pipes (btu/h per ft)

The amount of condensate generated in steam pipes depends on the heat loss from the pipe to the surroundings.A table with heat loss in btu/h per ft from uninsulated steam pipes

Heat Loss from Steam Pipes (W/m)

The amount of condensate generated in steam pipes depends on the heat loss from the pipe to the surroundings. A table with heat loss in W/m from uninsulated steam pipes

Heating Capacity of Steam Radiators and Convectors

Steam radiators and steam convectors - heat capacity and temperature coefficients

Humidifying Air with Steam - SI units

The amount of vapor - kg per cubic meter - in humid air

Insulated Steam Pipes - Condensate Load Generated

The heat loss from steam pipes will generate condensate which must be drained from the system - a table indicating the condensate generated in insulated steam pipes (lb/h per 100 ft)

Insulation and Heat Loss from Steam and Condensate Piping

Insulation thickness and heat loss from steam and condensate pipes

Mollier Diagram for Water-Steam

Enthalpy-entropy diagram for water and steam

NDT - Non Destructive Testing

Non-destructive testing of constructions

Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients for some common Fluids and Heat Exchanger Surfaces

Average overall heat transmission coefficients for some common fluids and surface combinations as Water to Air, Water to Water, Air to Air, Steam to Water and more

Pipes and Temperature Expansion

Pipes expands when heated and contracts when cooled. The expansion of the pipes can be expressed with the expansion formula

Properties of Saturated Steam - Imperial Units

A steam table with sensible, latent and total heat, and specific volume at different gauge pressures and temperatures

Properties of Saturated Steam - Pressure in Bar

The Saturated Steam Table with properties as boiling point, specific volume, density, specific enthalpy, specific heat and latent heat of vaporization

Properties of Saturated Steam - SI Units

A Saturated Steam Table with steam properties as specific volume, density, specific enthalpy and specific entropy

Recommended Feed Water Chemistry Limits

Steam boilers and ABMA recommended feed water chemistry limits

Safety Valves in Low Pressure Steam Systems

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

Sizing Condensate Pipes - SI Units

A table for sizing condensate return lines in steam distribution systems

Sizing Steam and Condensate Pipes

Sizing of steam and condensate pipes and tubes, pressure loss in piping, recommended speed and capacities

Sizing Steam Pipes (kg/h)

Steam is a compressible gas where the mass flow capacity of the pipe lines depends on the steam pressure. This table, where pressure is in bar, velocity in m/s and capacity in kg/h, is suitable for sizing steam pipes

Sizing Steam Pipes (lb/h)

Steam is a compressible gas where the capacity of the pipe line depends on the size of the pipes and the steam pressure. This table can be used for fast sizing of steam pipes dimensions

Soft and Hard Water

Hard and soft water

Steam and Condensate Loads in Heating Systems

Calculating steam and condensate loads in steam heated systems

Steam Consumption of some Typical Consumers

Steam consumption rates for typical consumers in different industries as bakeries, breweries, paper factories etc.

Steam Control Valves - Calculating Kv Values

Design of steam control valves and their Kv values

Steam Heating Processes - Load Calculating

Calculating the amount of steam in non-flow batch and continuous flow heating processes

Steam Pipe Pressure drop Calculator

Calculate pressure drop in steam distribution pipe lines

Steam Pipes - Sizing

Pipe sizing steam systems - major and minor loss in steam distribution systems

Steam Thermodynamics

The basic thermodynamic of steam and condensate

Steam Tracing of Pipe Lines

To maintain appropriate product temperature in process lines it may often be convenient to use a steam tracing system. This is a table that can be used to estimate the appropriate number of steam tracers

Steam Trap Selection Guide

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

Temperature and Moisture Holding Capacity of Air

The moisture holding capacity of air varies with temperature

Thermal Expansion of Steam Pipes - inches

When a steam pipes is heated from surrounding temperature to operation temperature - it expands

Thermal Expansion of Steam Pipes - mm

A steam pipe heated from surrounding temperature to operation temperature expands

Vapor and Steam

An introduction to vapor and steam

Wet Steam Quality and the Dryness Fraction

An introduction and definition of vapor or steam quality and dryness fraction. Includes formulas for calculating wet steams enthalpy and specific volume

Yearly Heat Loss from Steam Pipes

Yearly heat loss from steam pipes can be considerable. This table compare the yearly heat loss in the amount of coal and oil consumption for insulated and uninsulated steam pipe lines at different dimensions and operation time.



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