Engineering ToolBox - Resources, Tools and Basic Information for Engineering and Design of Technical Applications!

Sizing of Steam and Condensate Pipes

Dimensions of steam and condensate pipe lines. Calculate pressure losses, recommended velocities, capacities and more.

Sponsored Links

Condensate Pipe Lines - Friction Resistance Imperial Units

Friction or major resistance in condensate pipe lines.

Condensate Pipe Lines - Sizing

Flow and pressure loss in condensate return lines - SI Units.

Condensate Pipes - Flash Steam Generated

Calculate flash steam generation in condensate pipe lines.

Feed Pumps in Steam Systems - Suction Lift Head vs. Temperature

Cavitation of impellers increases with water temperatures.

Flow Coefficient Cv vs. Flow Factor Kv

Comparing flow coefficients Cv to flow factors Kv.

Pipes - Fluid Flow Velocities

Calculate fluid velocity and volume flow in pipes and tubes.

Pipes and Tubes - Temperature Expansion

Pipes expands when heated and contracts when cooled and the expansion can be expressed with the expansion equation.

Pipes and Tubes - Water Content

Water content in steel pipes and copper tubes.

Piping Materials - Temperature Heat Expansion and Cooling Contraction

Expansion and contraction when cast iron, carbon and carbon molybdenum steel, wrought iron, copper, brass and aluminum pipes are heated or cooled.

Recommended Velocities in Steam Systems

The steam velocity in a steam distribution system should be within certain limits to avoid excessive wear and tear

Sponsored Links

Saturated Steam - Properties - Imperial Units

Steam table with sensible, latent and total heat, and specific volume at different gauge pressures and temperatures.

Sizing Steam Pipes (kg/h)

Steam is a compressible gas where pipe line mass flow capacity depends on steam pressure.

Sizing Steam Pipes (lb/h)

Steam is a compressible gas where the capacity of a pipe line depends on the size of the pipe and the steam pressure.

Steam - Condensate Pipe Lines - Capacities (kW)

Maximum capacities for condensate pipe lines in kW steam consumption.

Steam - Gravity Return Condensate Pipes - Capacities

Max. capacities (lb/hour) in gravity condensate return lines.

Steam Boiler Shells - Stress vs. Boiler Pressure

Calculate the stress in steam boiler shells caused by steam pressure.

Steam Flow Rate vs. Pressure Drop - Schedule 40 Pipe

Flow rate (lb/h) and pressure drop per 100 feet of pipe.

Steam Heating Processes - Load Calculating

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

Steam Heating Systems - Classifications

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

Steam Heating Systems - Design

An introduction to the basic design of steam heating systems.

Steam Pipes - Online Pressure drop Calculator

Calculate pressure drops in steam distribution pipe lines.

Steam Pipes - Pressure Drop vs. Steam Flow

Steam pipes and pressure drop diagrams - imperial and metric units.

Steam Pipes - Sizing

Sizing of steam pipe lines - major and minor loss in steam distribution systems.

Steam Pipes - Thermal Expansion

Thermal expansion of steam pipes heated from room temperature to operation temperature (mm pr. 100 m pipe).

Steam Traps - Safety Factors

Selection of steam traps and their safety factors.

Steel Pipes - Thermal Expansion Loops

Calculating and sizing steel pipe thermal expansion loops.

Thermal Expansion of Steam Pipes - (inches)

Expansion of steam pipes heated from room temperature to operation temperature.

Sponsored Links

Search

Search is the most efficient way to navigate the Engineering ToolBox.

Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Extension - Online 3D modeling!

3D Engineering ToolBox Extension to SketchUp - add parametric components to your SketchUp model

Add standard and customized parametric components - like flange beams, lumbers, piping, stairs and more - to your Sketchup model with the Engineering ToolBox - SketchUp Extension - enabled for use with older versions of the amazing SketchUp Make and the newer "up to date" SketchUp Pro . Add the Engineering ToolBox extension to your SketchUp Make/Pro from the Extension Warehouse !

Translate this Page

Translate this page to Your Own Language .

About the Engineering ToolBox!

Privacy Policy

We don't collect information from our users. More about

Citation

This page can be cited as

  • The Engineering ToolBox (2009). Sizing of Steam and Condensate Pipes. [online] Available at: https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/steam-condensate-pipe-sizing-t_20.html [Accessed Day Month Year].

Modify the access date according your visit.

3D Engineering ToolBox - draw and model technical applications! 2D Engineering ToolBox - create and share online diagram drawing templates! Engineering ToolBox Apps - mobile online and offline engineering applications!

Unit Converter

















































3.15.9

Sponsored Links
.