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PREFACE
Recognizing the on-going need for education as it relates to the
fundamentals of steam including the most efficient use of its heat
content, Spirax Sarco has developed the Steam Utilization Course.
This handbook represents over 95 years of steam experience in the
proper selection, sizing and application of steam traps, pressure
and temperature controls, and condensate recovery systems
in major industrial plants throughout the world.
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Spirax Sarco
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Contents
STEAMGENERATION 10
BOILERS & BOILER EFFICIENCY 10
SELECTION OF WORKING PRESSURES 11
Steam Velocity 12
Air and Non-Condensable Gases 13
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Contents
STEAM TRAPS 27
Mechanical Steam Traps 28
Thermostatically or Temperature Controlled Traps 30
Thermodynamic Steam Traps 32
Variations on Steam Traps 33
STEAM TRAP TESTING METHODS 37
Visual Testing 37
Ultrasonic Trap Testing 37
Temperature Testing 37
Conductivity Testing 38
BY-PASSES AROUND STEAM TRAPS 39
PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS 39
Steam Trap Fault Finding 39
Steam Trap Discharge Characteristics 41
STEAM TRAP SELECTION 41
Waterlogging 41
Lifting of Condensate 42
REQUIREMENTS FOR STEAM TRAP/APPLICATIONS 42
Application Requirements 42
Steam Trap Selection Chart 43
Steam Trap Sizing 44
STEAM TRACING 45
CRITICAL TRACING 45
NON-CRITICAL TRACING 45
Attaching Tracer Lines 46
JACKETED PIPE TRACERS 47
STEAM TRACING MANIFOLDS 48
CONDENSATE MANIFOLDS 48
CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT 50
FLASH STEAM RECOVERY 51
CONDENSATE RECOVERY SYSTEMS 55
Electrically Driven Pumps 57
Non Electric Pressure Powered Pumps 58
WATERHAMMER IN CONDENSATE RETURN LINES 60
5
Basic Steam Engineering Principals
6
Basic Steam Engineering Principals
it condenses and the water is the per pound). This is because the make the steam flow.
same temperature of the steam. non-compressible liquid (water) The need for optimum
The sum of the two heat con- is now a compressible gas. The efficiency increases with every
tents, sensible and latent, are higher the pressure, the higher rise in fuel costs. Steam and
known as the Total Heat. the temperature. The lower the condensate systems must
A very interesting thing hap- latent heat content of the steam, be carefully designed and
pens when we go through this the smaller the volume the steam maintained to ensure that unnec-
exercise and that is the change occupies (Fig. 3). This allows essary energy waste is kept at a
in volume that the gas (steam) the plant to generate steam at minimum. For this reason, this
occupies versus the volume that high pressures and distribute course will deal with the practical
the water occupied. One pound that steam in smaller piping to aspects of energy conserva-
of water at atmospheric pressure the point of usage in the plant. tion in steam systems, as we go
occupies only .016 cubic feet, This higher pressure in the boiler through the system.
but when we convert this water provides for more driving force to
into steam at the same pressure, Figure 1
the steam occupies 26.8 cubic Total Heat of Steam
feet for the same one pound.
1200Total Heat of Steam Total Heat of Steam (L&S)
The steam that we have just
created on our stove at home 1100
1200 Total Heat of Steam (L&S)
will provide humidification to the 1000
of steam
1100
surrounding air space along with
some temperature rise. Steam 900
1000 Latent heat (L) available
of steam
at various pressures
is also meant to be a flexible 800
900
per pound
600
500
will be utilized, there has to be a
BTUs
500
difference in pressure. 400
400 Sensible heat (S) available
Therefore, our pan type 300
at various pressures
Sensible heat (S) available
steam generator will not create 300
200 at various pressures
Sensible heat at atmospheric
any significant force to move the 200 pressure
100 Sensible heat at atmospheric
steam. A boiler, for all practical 100 pressure
purposes, is a pan with a lid. 0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
There are many types of boilers 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
that are subjects of other cours- Pressure, psig
Pressure, psig
es. We will simply refer to them
as boilers in this course. If we Figure 2
contain the steam within a boiler,
pressure will begin to rise with
the change of volume from liquid SteamSaturation
Steam Saturation Curve
Curve
to gas. As this pressure rises, 500
500
the boiling point of the water Areaofofsuperheated
Area superheated
inside also rises. If the pressure steam
steam
Boiling
Boiling pointpoint of water
of water
of saturated steam is known, 400
400 (temperature of saturated
(temperature of saturated
F
Temperature F
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Basic Steam Engineering Principals
8
Basic Steam Engineering Principals
9
Steam Generation
10
Steam Generation
11
Steam Generation
Velocity ft/min
3"
F G
commonplace as design criteria. Heating Systems 4"
6000
5000
4000 to 6000 ft/min
These lower velocities provide for 5" C D 4000
6"
reduced pressure losses, more 3000
8"
efficient condensate drainage, 10 2000
1 "
reduced waterhammer potential 14 2"
16 "
and piping erosion. "
1000
25 0
6000
Capacity lb/h
20 0
0
15 25
cal. Steam is generated and 5000
1 00
4000 1 5
7
3000
25
2000
differences in the surroundings
5
0
25 00
travel as fast as the steam, the 500
2 0
0
15 25
400
1 00
condensate (water) is still going 1 5
7
300
to erode the bottom of the pipe.
50
25
100
fore the lower the steam velocity,
Steam Pressure psig
the less erosion will take place.
(Saturated Steam)
The chart (Fig. 5) will be very
helpful in sizing steam carrying
pipes for proper velocities. that can be insulated. A sin- is the consumption of more fuel
gle foot of 3 pipe with 100 to produce this lost energy. (Fig.
EXAMPLE: PSI steam in it exposed to an 6)
Steam flow is 1,000 lb/hr. ambient temperature of 60F will
Find pipe size for 100 psig and radiate 778 BTUs per hour of
25 psig. operation. The latent heat energy
The steam system pip- content of 100 PSI steam is 880
ing and associated equipment, BTUs per pound.
containing this high heat energy Nearly a pound of steam per
source (steam), will constantly hour per foot of pipe is con-
be a source of radiation losses. densed just in distributing this
A simple but often overlooked valuable energy supply to the
energy savings is to insulate point of usage. Flanges, valves,
all the piping, steam and con- strainers and equipment will
densate, and all heat exchange waste much more energy than a
equipment single foot of pipe. The net effect
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Selection of Working Pressures
150 123 77 14 87 166 99 205 120 247 140 286 161 311 173
Product/Ambient
200 164 10 19 117 221 131 274 159 329 187 382 214 415 231
250 205 12 240 146 276 164 342 199 412 235 477 268 519 288
300 246 153 288 175 331 198 411 238 495 281 573 321 622 346
350 288 178 336 205 386 230 478 278 576 328 668 375 726 404
450 369 230 431 262 497 296 615 358 742 422 859 482 933 519
Air and Non-Condensable end of the main line. The last example would be 100 PSIG sat-
Gases In The Steam System kettle, therefore, would be fed urated steam has a temperature
We know that when steam with a mixture of steam and non- of 338F, if in this steam there
comes into contact with a cooler condensable gases. existed a 10% by volume mixture
surface, it gives up its latent heat Air cannot hold the tempera- of air the equivalent temperature
and condenses. As condensa- ture or latent heat of steam. It of this mixture would be 331F,
tion takes place, the condensate will, therefore, cause a reduction or the steam temperature of 90
begins to form a film of water in temperature first of all. Air, PSIG not 100 PSIG.
(Fig. 7). It is a fact that water has it should be remembered, is an Another major problem with
a surprisingly high resistance to insulator. (Fig. 7) It is generally air in the steam system is that
heat transfer. A film of water accepted that a thin layer of air it will be absorbed into the con-
only 1/100 inch thick offers the only 0.04 inches thick can offer densate. This reduces the pH
same resistance to heat trans- the same resistance to the flow of the condensate and creates
fer as a 1/2 inch thick layer of of heat as a layer of water 1 inch a substance known as carbonic
iron or a 5 inch thick layer of thick, a layer of iron 4.3 feet thick acid. The acidity of the conden-
copper. The air and other non- or a layer of copper 43 feet thick. sate will then attack the piping,
condensable gases in the steam Even a small amount of air in a heat exchange equipment or any
cause a variety of problems to steam system will cause fairly other part of the steam system
steam systems. Foremost is the drastic temperature losses, an that it comes into contact with.
reduction of area to deliver the
steam. Air is a simple bi-product Figure 7
of steam generation. It is in all The Practical Effect of Air & Water Films
steam systems and should be
dealt with accordingly. Where
the air will collect in the system Metal
Heating
is the problem. 250F Surface
Air and other non-condens-
able gases are released when 210F
steam is generated and passes
down the distribution with the
steam. It will collect in areas of
high steam consumption such
as heat exchangers, but will also
collect at high points and at the
end of the steam piping. If a
steam line feeds a series of heat
exchangers, such as cooking Steam Air Condensate Water Water
kettles, the air collects at the at 15 Film Film Film Being
psi Heated
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Steam System Basics
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Steam System Basics
Steam Piping Design heat the piping. This transfer of a steam distribution main pip-
Considerations heat energy creates condensate, ing network, condensate drip
Since we have already estab- (Fig. 11 and 12) or if the piping stations need to be installed to
lished that steams principle job is is already at the same tempera- remove this condensate from the
to give up its latent heat energy ture as the steam, there are still system. These pockets should
and re-condense to water, by loses to the ambient air condi- be designed with as much care
doing so, we can assume that it tions, even when insulated. This as possible. This allows the con-
will do so anywhere and every- liquid condensate would con- densate a low point in which to
where (Fig. 10) because all heat tinue to build up to the point of drop out of the steam flow and
flow is from hot to cold. When blocking all of the steam piping be removed by steam traps.
the steam is admitted into the if it is not properly removed,
distribution piping network, the and create waterhammer in the
steam immediately begins to steam system. Periodically in
Figure 10
Terms Steam Line Reducer
Steam Header
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Steam System Basics
Figure 11: Warm-Up Load in Pounds of Steam per 100 Ft. of Steam Main
Ambient Temperature 70F. Based on Sch. 40 pipe to 250 psi
Sch. 80 above 250 except Sch. 120 5 and larger above 800 psi
Steam Main Size 0F
Pressure Correction
psi 2 2-1/2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 Factor *
0 6.2 9.7 12.8 18.2 24.6 31.9 48 68 90 107 140 176 207 308 1.50
5 6.9 11.0 14.4 20.4 27.7 35.9 48 77 101 120 157 198 233 324 1.44
10 7.5 11.8 15.5 22.0 29.9 38.8 58 83 109 130 169 213 251 350 1.41
20 8.4 13.4 17.5 24.9 33.8 44 66 93 124 146 191 241 284 396 1.37
40 9.9 15.8 20.6 90.3 39.7 52 78 110 145 172 225 284 334 465 1.32
60 11.0 17.5 22.9 32.6 44 57 86 122 162 192 250 316 372 518 1.29
80 12.0 19.0 24.9 35.3 48 62 93 132 175 208 271 342 403 561 1.27
100 12.8 20.3 26.6 37.8 51 67 100 142 188 222 290 366 431 600 1.26
125 13.7 21.7 28.4 40 55 71 107 152 200 238 310 391 461 642 1.25
150 14.5 23.0 30 43 58 75 113 160 212 251 328 414 487 679 1.24
175 15.3 24.2 31.7 45 61 79 119 169 224 265 347 437 514 716 1.23
200 16.0 25.3 33.1 47 64 83 125 177 234 277 362 456 537 748 1.22
250 17.2 27.3 35.8 51 69 89 134 191 252 299 390 492 579 807 1.21
300 25.0 38.3 51 75 104 143 217 322 443 531 682 854 1045 1182 1.20
400 27.8 43 57 83 116 159 241 358 493 590 759 971 1163 1650 1.18
500 30.2 46 62 91 126 173 262 389 535 642 825 1033 1263 1793 1.17
600 32.7 50 67 98 136 187 284 421 579 694 893 1118 1367 1939 1.16
800 38.0 58 77 113 203 274 455 670 943 1132 1445 1835 2227 3227 1.156
1000 45 64 86 126 227 305 508 748 1052 1263 1612 2047 2485 3601 1.147
1200 52 72 96 140 253 340 566 833 1172 1407 1796 2280 2767 4010 1.140
1400 62 79 106 155 280 376 626 922 1297 1558 1988 2524 3064 4440 1.135
1600 71 87 117 171 309 415 692 1018 1432 1720 2194 2786 3382 4901 1.130
1750 78 94 126 184 333 448 746 1098 1544 1855 2367 3006 3648 5285 1.128
1800 80 97 129 189 341 459 764 1125 1584 1902 2427 3082 3741 5420 1.127
* For outdoor temperature of 0F, multiply load value in table for each main size by correction factor shown
Figure 12: Running Load in Pounds per Hour per 100 Ft. of Insulated Steam Main
Ambient Temperature 70F. Insulation 80% efficient.
Load due to radiation and convection for saturated steam.
Steam Main Size 0F
Pressure Correction
psi 2 2-1/2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 24 F
actor *
10 6 7 9 11 13 16 20 24 29 32 36 39 44 53 1.58
30 8 9 11 14 17 20 26 32 38 42 48 51 57 68 1.50
60 10 12 14 18 24 27 33 41 49 54 62 67 74 89 1.45
100 12 15 18 22 28 33 41 51 61 67 77 83 93 111 1.41
125 13 16 20 24 30 36 45 56 66 73 84 90 101 121 1.39
175 16 19 23 26 33 38 53 66 78 86 98 107 119 142 1.38
250 18 22 27 34 42 50 62 77 92 101 116 126 140 168 1.36
300 20 25 30 37 46 54 68 85 101 111 126 138 154 184 1.35
400 23 28 34 43 53 63 80 99 118 130 148 162 180 216 1.33
500 27 33 39 49 61 73 91 114 135 148 170 185 206 246 1.32
600 30 37 44 55 68 82 103 128 152 167 191 208 232 277 1.31
800 36 44 53 69 85 101 131 164 194 214 244 274 305 365 1.30
1000 43 52 63 82 101 120 156 195 231 254 290 326 363 435 1.27
1200 51 62 75 97 119 142 185 230 274 301 343 386 430 515 1.26
1400 60 73 89 114 141 168 219 273 324 356 407 457 509 610 1.25
1600 69 85 103 132 163 195 253 315 375 412 470 528 588 704 1.22
1750 76 93 113 145 179 213 278 346 411 452 516 580 645 773 1.22
1800 79 96 117 150 185 221 288 358 425 467 534 600 667 800 1.21
* For outdoor temperature of 0F, multiply load value in table for each main size by correction factor shown.
16
Steam and Condensate Metering
The proper design of these densate during the low pressure specific volume and temperature.
drip stations is fairly simple. The times of shut down and start-up Performance of different types of
most common rules to follow are: of the steam main. Remember, meters when used on steam will
1. Drip Stations on steam the intent of the distribution line vary and the measurement may
mains must be located at is to deliver steam at as high a not always be accurate. Most
all low points in the system, quality as possible to the heat meters depend on a measure-
elevation changes, direction- process equipment. The equip- ment of volume. Since volume
al changes, expansion loops ment downstream will suffer depends on pressure, measure-
and at all dead ends. severe damage if we dont do ments need to be taken at a
2. In the horizontal run of the this step correctly. constant pressure to the meter or
steam main piping drip sta- else specific corrections have to
Steam and Condensate be applied. Readings taken under
tions must be located at
regular intervals of 100 to
Metering fluctuating pressure conditions
200 feet. Difficulties in energy manage- are inaccurate unless the meter
3. The drip station itself is a ment of steam arise from the fact can automatically compensate.
section of piping connected that it is often a totally unmeasured Steam metering should be
to the bottom of the main service. Metering (Fig. 13) starting done downstream of a good qual-
piping. The diameter of the in the boiler house, is essential ity reducing valve which maintains
drip station pipe should be if savings are to be validated. a constant pressure. Readings
the same size as the steam Although fuel consumption is fairly should be interpreted using the
main piping up to 6 piping. easy to monitor, measurement of meter factor and the meter cali-
For steam main piping larger steam is a bit more difficult. A bration should be checked from
than 6 the drip station pip- steam meter must compensate time to time.
ing shall be 1/2 the nominal for quality as well as pressure,
pipe size but no less than
Figure 13
6.
4. The vertical drop of the drip A Typical Steam Metering Station
Eccentric
station shall be 1-1/2 times Pipeline Reducers
the diameter of the steam Strainer Steam
Meter
main but not less than 18
inches.
5. Horizontal run of the steam
piping must fall 1/2 in 10 Steam
Separator 6 Pipe 3 Pipe
feet towards drip stations. Separator Diameters Diameters
&Trap Set
The reasoning behind these
rules is simple. First, the diam-
eter of the hole in the bottom of
Although steam metering is most often carried out in the boiler
the steam main should be such
house, it is also important in order to determine:
that it can allow the water ample
area to fall into. Gravity is our 1. Custody transfer. To measure steam usage and thus determine
only force to allow this to hap- steam cost:
pen. If the diameter of the drip a) Centrally at the boiler house
station was too small, the veloc- b) At all major steam using areas
ity of the water would simply
2. Equipment efficiency. Identifying major steam users, when loaded
allow it to pass either on the side
to capacity or idle; also peak load times, plant deterioration and
or over the top of the hole. The
cleaning requirements.
length of the drip station allows
the water to fall far enough out of 3. Process control. Meters indicate that the correct steam require-
the steam flow as to not be pulled ment and quantity is supplied to a process, when bypass lines are
back out and forced on down the opened; and when valves and steam traps need attention.
piping, and to provide the steam 4. Energy efficiency. Compare the efficiency of one process area with
trap with some hydraulic head another; monitor the results of plant improvements and steam sav-
pressure for drainage of con- ing programs.
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Steam and Condensate Metering
Why Measure Steam? checks to be kept on individual Costing and Custody Transfer
Steam is still the most widely plant performance. Costs can Steam meters can measure
used heat carrying medium in the be analyzed for each part of the steam usage and thus steam
world. It is used in the processes process and pay-back records cost.
that make many of the foodstuffs can be established following the
(a) Centrally
we eat, the clothes we wear, implementation of energy saving
measures. (b) At major steam using
components of the cars we ride
centers.
in and the furniture we use. It The steam meter is the
is used in hospitals for steriliza- first basic tool in good steam Steam can be costed as a
tion of instruments and surgical housekeeping - it provides the raw material at various stages
packs, in the refining process knowledge of steam usage and of the production process thus
for crude oil based products, in cost which is vital to an efficiently allowing the true cost of individu-
chemical production, and in the operated plant or building. The al product lines to be calculated.
laundry that cleans our clothes. main reasons for using a steam
The Control and Regulation of
Despite this, it is commonly meter are, therefore:-
Steam
regarded as an almost free ser- Plant Efficiency The proper control and regu-
vice - easily available. Very few lation of steam either in regards
A steam meter will indi-
attempt to monitor its usage and to steam pressure for equipment
cate process efficiency. For
costs, as they would for other or for the flow of this valuable
example, whether idle machin-
raw materials in the process. heat energy source to heat trans-
ery is switched off; whether
But a steam meter wont plant is loaded to capacity and fer equipment is mandatory for
save energy. This statement whether working practices are todays industrial and HVAC
is sometimes used as a reason satisfactory. It will also show the steam users for efficient usage of
for not installing steam meters. deterioration of plant overtime, this energy source. The control
It cannot be argued against if allowing optimal plant cleaning of heat flow to product tempera-
steam meters are evaluated in or even replacement, to be cal- tures in process equipment is
the same way as other pieces culated. Further, it can establish mandatory, otherwise production
of energy saving equipment or peak steam usage times or iden- wastage becomes intolerable,
schemes. tify sections or items of plant which means lost profits.
A statement such as the which are major steam users. The control of steam pres-
one quoted earlier does little to This may lead to a change in sures and the regulation of
ease the frustration of the Energy production methods to even out steam flow to heat exchangers is
Manager or Factory Manager steam usage and ease the peak accomplished by several differ-
trying to establish where steam load problems on boiler plant. ent types of valves. This section
is being used, how much is being is intended to describe the differ-
used and whether it is being Energy Efficiency ent types of valves used for these
used wisely and effectively. Steam meters can be used operations and the differences
All too often, when the need to monitor the results of energy that will help the user in deciding
for a steam meter is accepted, saving schemes and to compare which type of valve is necessary
only central monitoring i.e. in the the efficiency of one piece of for his specific application. This
Boiler House or a major Plant plant with another. section will not go into complete
Room is carried out. Monitoring Process Control descriptions of these valves but
at branch mains or at each plant just an overview of their oper-
Steam meters can indicate
room, a section of the process ational characteristics and the
that the correct quantity of steam
or major pieces of steam using benefits of that operation.
is being supplied to a process
equipment, are not considered. and that it is at the correct tem-
While central monitoring perature and pressure.
will establish overall steam flow
figures (and thus, costs), depart-
mental monitoring will give data
which is much more useful.
Such steam meters will enable
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Control and Regulation of Steam
Pressure Reducing Valves Direct Acting Control Valves the underside of the diaphragm
Most steam boilers are The direct acting valve is tends to close the valve as does
designed to work at relatively the simplest design of reducing the inlet pressure acting on the
high pressures, generally above valve (Fig. 14a). Reduced pres- underside of the main valve itself.
the steam pressure required in sure from downstream of the The control spring must be capa-
equipment, and should not be valve acts on the underside of ble of overcoming the effects
operated at lower pressures. the diaphragm A, opposing the of both the reduced and inlet
Operation at lowered pressures pressure applied by the control pressures when the downstream
causes reduced efficiencies and spring B. This determines the pressure is set. Any variation in
increased potential for boiler opening of the main valve C the inlet pressure will alter the
carryover. For this reason, the and the flow through the reduc- force it produces on the main
highest efficiency is maintained ing valve. valve and so affect the down-
by generating and distributing the stream pressure. This type of
In order for the valve to move
highest steam pressures that the valve has two main drawbacks
from open to the closed position,
boiler is capable of producing. in that it allows greater fluctua-
there must be a build up of pres-
To produce lower pressure steam tion of the downstream pressure,
sure under the diaphragm A.
at the point of use, a building under unstable load demands,
This overcomes the pressure
pressure reducing valve should and these valves have relatively
exerted by the control spring
be used. This system design low capacity for their size. It is
B. This action results in an
allows for much smaller distri- nevertheless perfectly adequate
inevitable variation of the down-
bution piping, reducing costs for a whole range of simple appli-
stream pressure. It will be the
and reducing heat losses from cations where accurate control
highest when the valve is closed,
these pipes. Also every piece is not essential and where the
or nearly closed, and will droop
of steam using equipment has a steam flow is fairly small and
as the load demand increases.
maximum safe working pressure reasonably constant.
The outlet pressure acting on
which cannot be exceeded in
operation. Another energy effi- Figure 14a
ciency reason for reducing steam
Direct Acting Pressure Reducing Valve
pressures is the latent heat
content is greater in lower pres-
sure steam. More heat content
per pound means less pounds of
steam to do the work. These are
not the only reasons for reduc-
B
ing steam pressure. Since the
temperature of saturated steam
is determined by its pressure,
control of pressure is a simple
but effective method of accurate
temperature control. This fact A
is used in applications such as
sterilizers and control of surface
temperatures on contact dryers.
Reducing steam pressure will
also cut down on the losses of Inlet Outlet
flash steam from vented conden-
sate return receivers.
Most pressure reducing
valves currently available can be C
divided into three groups and
their operation is as follows:
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Control and Regulation of Steam
by controllers will provide pres- Selection & Application the type of control valve select-
sure reduction with even more The first essential is to select ed. A valve that is too large in
accurate control. Controllers the best type of valve for a given capacity capabilities will have
sense downstream pressure fluc- application and this follows to work with minimum open-
tuations interpolate the signals logically from the descriptions ing between the valve head and
and regulate an air supply signal already given. Small loads seat on less than maximum
to a pneumatic positioner which where accurate control is not loads which can and does cause
in turn supplies air to a dia- vital should be met by using the wire-drawing, valve cutting, and
phragm opening a valve. Springs simple direct acting valves. In erosion. In addition, any small
are utilized as an opposing force all other cases, the pilot oper- movement of the oversized
causing the valves to close upon ated valves will be the best head will produce a relatively
loss of or a reduction of air pres- choice, particularly if there are large change in the flow through
sure applied on the diaphragm. periods of no demand when the the valve orifice in an effort to
Industry sophistication and downstream pressure must not accommodate load changes,
control needs are demanding be allowed to rise. almost always allowing more
closer and more accurate con- or less flow through the valve
Oversizing, a common
trol of steam pressures, making than was actually needed caus-
industry practice, should be
Pneumatic control valves much ing larger pressure fluctuations
avoided at all costs regardless of
more popular today. downstream.
Steam
Separator
IN OUT
Air Supply
High Pressure
Decrease Piping Size
IN OUT
Strainer Low Pressure
(On Side) Increase Piping Size
Steam
Separator
21
Control and Regulation of Steam
22
Control and Regulation of Steam
23
Control and Regulation of Steam
Air Regulator
Actuator
Steam
Separator Positioner
IN
24
Control and Regulation of Steam
Temperature
Figure 20a
0% Load Proportional Band Selected Proportional Band
(offset = 0)
Control Set
Value
Selected
Proportional Band
or Offset at Full
Load
100% Load
for Specific
Application
Load
0% Load
of the many types of control cur- Traps which give a heavy with proper installation, and will
rently available for use on steam blast discharge, such as a large not air lock or attempt to control
heat exchange equipment. inverted bucket trap, may upset the discharge temperature of the
When a modulating control the accurate temperature control condensate.
is used, the steam trap should of certain units because of the If waterhammer is likely to
be capable of giving continuous sudden change in pressure in the occur, the float and thermostatic
condensate discharge over the steam space which occurs when trap is liable to become dam-
full range of pressures. If maxi- they open. This effect is most aged, for this reason and for the
mum output is required from the likely to be noticeable in equip- longevity of the heat exchange
unit, the trap used must be able ment where the steam space has equipment waterhammer situa-
to discharge condensate and air a high output in relation to its tions should be corrected at all
freely and must not be of a type volume. costs. In most cases waterham-
which is prone to steam lock- The most suitable type of mer in heat exchange equipment
ing. A thermostatic trap is not trap for temperature controlled is caused by water logging of the
suitable because it has a fixed applications is the continuous equipment. Note: Condensate
discharge temperature that may discharge float and thermostatic must be allowed to drain freely
cause condensate to be held trap. This trap will discharge by gravity at all times. If con-
back just when the control valve condensate immediately as it is densate has to be lifted up into
is wide open and the equip- formed without upsetting pres- a return system, then this lifting
ment is calling for maximum heat sure conditions in the steam has to be done by a pumping
transfer. space. It will not steam lock, device.
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
26
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
there are other reasons equally On the other hand, if cool Dirt is another factor. A trap
as important to why steam traps condensate is then returned to selected to meet all the obvious
should be utilized, these are: a feed tank which requires pre- criteria may be less reliable in a
heating, the efficient trap has system where water treatment
Air Venting done little for the overall effi- compound carried over from the
At start up the trap must ciency of the steam system. boiler, or pipe dirt, is allowed to
be capable of discharging air. interfere with trap operation.
Care must also be taken
Unless air is displaced, steam
in evaluating any application The prime requirement how-
cannot enter the steam space
involving a cooling leg. Draining ever is the adequate removal of
and warming up becomes a
through a bimetallic steam trap air and condensate. This requires
lengthy business. Standing loss-
may look attractive in terms of a clear understanding of how
es increase and plant efficiency
lower temperature discharge and traps operate.
falls. Separate air vents may be
reduced loss of flash steam. On NOTE: WATERHAMMER
required on larger or more awk-
the other hand, if heat is being CONDITIONS IN A STEAM
ward steam spaces, but in most
lost to atmosphere through an SYSTEM DAMAGE MORE THAN
cases air in a system is dis-
unlagged cooling leg, then the JUST STEAM TRAPS AND IS
charged through the steam traps.
net gain in thermal efficiency is A VERY SERIOUS CONDITION
Here thermostatic traps have a
probably negligible. WHICH SHOULD BE RESOLVED.
clear advantage over other types
since they are fully open at start Without a cooling leg con-
densate will be held back within Steam Traps
up.
the plant and the main reservation First, a definition of a steam
Float traps with inbuilt ther- trap may be in order to fully
must be whether the plant itself
mostatic air vents are especially understand the function of this
will accept this waterlogging. It
useful, while many thermodynam- piece of equipment. A steam trap
is permissible with non-critical
ic traps are quite capable of is an automatic valve designed to
tracer lines or oversized coils,
handling moderate amounts of stop the flow of steam so that
but as already indicated, it can
air. The small bleed hole in the heat energy can be transferred,
be disastrous in the case of heat
inverted bucket trap or the orifice and the condensate and air can
exchangers.
plate generally leads to poor air be discharged as required. If we
venting capacity. Reliability break this definition down into
It has been said that good sections, it is first of all an auto-
Thermal Efficiency
steam trapping, means the avoid- matic valve.
Once the requirements of air
ance of trouble. Undoubtedly, This infers that there is some
and condensate removal have
reliability is a major consider- form of automatic motion that
been considered we can turn our
ation. Reliability means the ability must take place. It is designed
attention to thermal efficiency.
to perform under the prevailing to stop the flow of steam so that
This is often simplified into a con-
conditions with the minimum of heat energy can be transferred.
sideration of how much heat is
attention. This portion of the description
profitably used in a given weight
of steam. Given thought, the prevailing is such that it would imply the
conditions can usually be pre- transmission of energy whether
On this basis the thermostat-
dicted. by flowing down a distribution
ic trap may appear to be the best
Corrosion due to the condi- pipe or giving up energy to a
choice. These traps hold back
tion of the condensate or of the product in a heat exchanger. The
condensate until it has cooled
surrounding atmosphere may be definition also continues to say
to something below saturation
known, and can be countered discharge condensate and air
temperature. Provided that the
by using particular materials of as required. This portion of the
heat is given up in the plant itself,
construction. definition implies that some types
to the space being heated or to
may handle differing amounts of
the process, then there is a real Waterhammer, often due to a
either condensate or air, or even
saving in steam consumption. lift after the trap, may be over-
a combination of the two.
Indeed, there is every induce- looked at the design stage and
ment to discharge condensate at can mean unnecessary damage In the beginning, steam traps
the lowest possible temperature. to otherwise reliable steam traps. were manually operated valves.
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
The major problem with this type process fluids, foods etc.). These attached to a valve head and
of condensate drainage system differing applications will be dis- pivot point. When condensate
is the variation to changing con- cussed later. Our purpose now enters the trap, the float rises
densate flows. Condensate, you is to explore the operating char- with the liquid level and mechani-
will recall, is steam that has given acteristics of traps and where cally pulls the valve off the seat
up its enthalpy and reformed into they fall within each category. to allow condensate to be dis-
water. The amount of conden- charged. A thermostatically
sate being created varies in many Mechanical Steam Traps operated air vent is still present
different ways. A fixed position There are two basic designs but located inside the body on
of a block valve or fixed hole in of steam traps in this catego- most modern day designs of F&T
a drilled plug cock valve can- ry. They are the Float and traps.
not adjust automatically to the Thermostatic and the Inverted Some manufacturers locate
varying conditions of condensate Bucket designs. The float and the air vent externally, but the
load. thermostatic design evolved pri- purpose is the same. This part of
This method of condensate marily from a free floating ball the trap is strictly there for auto-
removal would warrant an opera- design. mating the air venting procedure.
tor be present much of the time The first float type trap con- It is also noteworthy to note here
to correct the setting of the valve. sisted of a free floating ball in that this type of trap has one
If condensate was allowed to an expanded area of pipe. It basic application point, and that
back up, less heat transfer would was a top in, bottom out type of is for process purposes. This is
take place, causing production to system that required water to fill due to the fact that this trap type
fall off. If, on the other hand, the the expanded area and float the immediately removes air and
condensing load was less, the ball upwards, exposing the out- non-condensables as they enter
operator would have to close the let piping and outlet orifice. As the trap and discharges con-
valve to the point that steam was long as condensate was flowing densate in the same manner, at
not continuously being released. to the trap, condensate would saturation temperatures. There
Because of the changing nature flow from the trap at the same may be some limited uses other
of condensing loads, this would rate. The floats were weight- than process for this type of trap,
be a full-time job. ed slightly to require water to but primarily it is used in this type
True steam trap operation always be present in the trap and of application.
will fall under one of the following thereby stop steam from leaking The main advantages to this
three categories: into the condensate return line type of trap is its superior air
1. Mechanical or Density or to atmosphere. It was soon removal capabilities either on
noted, however, that air would start up or during the process
2. Thermostatic or Temperature
accumulate in the expanded area procedure. It also has a con-
Controlled
of pipe and form a bubble which tinuous discharge characteristic
3. Thermodynamic or Velocity kept condensate from flowing that follows exactly the forming
These categories of traps downward. A piece of pipe was of condensate. In other words,
have distinctive operating added to the inlet piping to the what comes in goes out at the
characteristics and work most trap and a manual valve attached same rate. This type of steam
efficiently when used for their to be periodically blown down trap adjusts automatically to
designed purpose. It would to keep water flowing to the trap either heavy or light loads of
stand to reason that steam and air removed. When the ther- condensing and is not adversely
traps evolved with industry and mostatic bellows steam trap was affected by changes in pressure.
demand. There are really only invented, it soon took the place Condensate removal is also
three applications for steam of the manual valve and auto- done at steam temperature, so
traps: drip stations (located on mated the procedure. heat exchange takes place at
steam delivery lines), tracing constant temperatures, insuring
(steam lines designed to maintain Float And Thermostatic Trap maximum efficiency use of the
a product temperature or keep a Modern Float and Thermo- energy supply.
liquid system from freezing) and static traps (Fig. 21) still have
process (steam used specifically a ball type float, but it is now
for heating products such as air, attached to a lever. The lever is
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
29
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
and sinks in the surrounding liq- This type of trap is most internal pressure of the capsule,
uid. In doing so, it pulls the appropriately suited for stable, which is greater than that within
valve head off of the valve seat steady load and pressure condi- the trap body so forcing the valve
and allows the collected air to tions such as one would find on down onto its seat, and prevent-
discharge. Flow from under the a steam distribution system. ing the trap from blowing steam.
bucket starts again. This allows As the steam condenses back to
either more air or steam to begin
Thermostatically or condensate, and the temperature
to enter the trap body. If it is more Temperature Controlled Traps drops accordingly, the alcohol
air, the sequence is repeated. The balanced pressure or mixture recondenses so reliev-
bellows type of steam trap was ing the internal pressure of the
If it is steam, however, the
first manufactured with a bellows capsule and thus lifting the valve
sequence is different. Steam
of copper design. This bellows back off its seat, allowing con-
passes through the bucket vent
(Fig. 23) had a liquid fill which, densate to flow through the trap.
hole to the top of the trap and
in the beginning, was distilled
is condensed by heat losses The mixture of distilled
water. Modern thermostatic type
from the trap body, in particu- water and alcohol in the bel-
traps still have a liquid fill but it
lar the cap or top. This loss is lows is the key to the operating
is made up of a distilled water
necessary to keep steam and temperatures of the balanced
and alcohol mixture and they
condensate coming to the trap. pressure trap. Most manufactur-
are contained within an enclosed
As condensate enters under the ers provide thermostatic traps to
capsule rather than a bellows.
bucket, it fills the space and operate within 20 to 40 degrees
Alcohol was added to the fill to
again the bucket loses buoyancy of saturated steam temperatures.
lower its boiling point.
and sinks. Discharge flow is An important point to remem-
first downward from under the The capsules work by ber is that all thermostatically
bucket, and then upward to the exploiting the difference in the operated steam traps will cause
discharge orifice. boiling point between the alco- condensate to back up in the
hol mixture and the surrounding system. The amount of backup
The biggest advantage to
condensate. As the temperature in the system is dependent upon
this type of trap is its ability to
of the condensate gets closer the temperature that the trap is
withstand high pressures. It has
to steam temperature, the mix- designed to operate at, along
a reasonable degree of toler-
ture contained within the capsule with the condensate loads com-
ance to waterhammer damage
gets closer to its boiling point ing to the trap.
but suffers from freeze damage.
at a set temperature below that
In the case of freezing, however, The advantage to this type
of steam (before steam reaches
most of the damage is done to of trap is its ability to freely and
the trap), the mixture evaporates.
the body of the trap rather than immediately discharge air and
This results in an increase in
to the mechanism or float.
The disadvantage to this
trap type is its limited ability to
discharge air and other non-con-
densable gases. This is due to
the small vent hole and low dif-
ferential pressure driving the air
through it. It is suspect at times
to rapid pressure changes in the
system due to the requirement of
a prime being maintained inter-
nally for proper operation. The
prime water seal is at saturated
steam pressure/temperatures
and if the steam pressure drops
rapidly due to load changes Figure 23
of equipment, the prime has Stainless Steel Bellows for Thermostatic Trap
a tendency to boil off (flash).
Without the required prime, this
type of trap fails open.
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
non-condensables as soon as
they enter the traps body, as
in the F & T. These traps have
the ability to operate up to 600
PSIG and provide constant and
consistent levels of subcooling
of the condensate in relation to
the saturated steam pressure/
tempera-
ture curve. The most modern
designs have overcome the
earlier models sensitivities of Valve Open
waterhammer and superheat Figure 24
damage by encapsulating the Bimetallic Trap
filling in a much more robust
enclosure.
The disadvantages of ther-
mostatically operated traps is
that there is always a backup A characteristic of this differing and condensate cannot coex-
of condensate in the system, expansion rate is that the element ist. Another application in which
which could reduce heat trans- has to bend or arch. This bending these are used is for non-critical
fer in some applications. These motion can then be used to open tracing (freeze protection) where
traps also will require a time or close a valve accordingly. energy efficiency is maximized.
period to adjust to load changes
This type of trap has a very A disadvantage to this type
in the system. Balanced pressure
deep subcooling range. This of trap is the lag time required
steam traps are used very com-
range may be as much as 100F when condensate loads change
monly in air venting, distribution,
below the saturation tempera- to open the trap. Response to
main drip drainage and in tracing
tures, thus causing excessive changes are very slow. Another
applications.
back up of condensate into the disadvantage to this type of trap
Bimetallic Thermostatic Traps system. Extreme caution must is that they are highly susceptible
Bimetallic type traps have be taken when applying a bimetal to dirt being caught between the
shown a lot of variation since thermostatic trap to equipment valve head and seat. Also, dirt
their original design. The mod- so as not to cause equipment attaches to the bimetal strips or
ern types of bimetal traps all damage from this backup of con- disks and acts as and insulator,
are common in that the valve densate. changing the discharge charac-
is located on the outlet side of The advantages to this type teristics.
the trap and the bimetal strips, of trap are its ability to withstand
or disks, are located inside the waterhammer and handle fairly
body. This means that the action large condensate loads for its
of the trap is to pull the valve small physical size. They do
head into the valve seat oppos- discharge air and non-condens-
ing the steam pressure of the able gases well, but because of
system, trying to drive the valve their low temperature sensitiv-
head off of the valve seat. ity (subcooling), they may fully
The bimetal strips or disks (Fig. close before all of these gases
24) are made of two dissimilar are removed. The trap drains
metals, usually of 304 and 316 freely upon drop in temperature
stainless steel. Because they are or system shutdown, so freeze
dissimilar metals, one expands damage should not be a fac-
more than the other at a given tor. Its primary use is for drip
temperature. It is said to have dif- stations on superheated steam
ferent coefficients of expansion. mains, where superheated steam
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Figure 25
Liquid Expansion Thermostatic Trap
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Conclusion
The three catagories of
steam traps discussed above are
the most commonly used and
widely known trap types. There
are obviously variations to almost
all of the traps described in this
section. Some of those varia-
tions can be seen in the following
descriptions and operating char-
acteristics.
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
34
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Figure 30
Balanced Pressure Capsule Figure 31
for Thermostatic Trap Simple Bimetallic Trap
35
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
36
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Steam Trap Testing Methods ing the appropriate amount of When testing other traps,
There is virtually no point in flash steam and water mixture. like Float & Thermostatic and
spending the time and money Visual testing of steam traps Thermostatic types which pro-
in creating a highly efficient works best on two types of vide continuous modulating
steam system and then failing trap operation due to the traps discharge, the tester again has to
to maintain it at this same level. inherent discharge characteris- open the strainer blowdown valve
However, all too often leak- tics. Those two traps are the and divert condensate away from
ing joints and valve stems are Inverted Bucket (Density) and the trap inlet so that the trap sees
accepted as a normal operating Thermodynamic (Kinetic Energy). only steam. Again, if it is a prop-
condition of both steam and con- These two traps operate in a erly operating trap, it will shut off
densate systems. cyclical manner being fully open, completely. The ultrasonic test-
discharging, or fully closed. The ing device must be calibrated to
Even a 1/8 diameter hole
open/closed operation is the key eliminate external piping noises
can discharge as much as 65 lb/
to correct visual testing and what or other steam traps discharge.
hr of steam at 150 PSIG which
the tester should be looking for When testing traps that are in
represents a waste of approxi-
to indicate a properly operating close proximity, all traps except
mately 30 tons of coal, 4,800
steam trap. the one being tested must be
gallons of fuel oil or 7,500 therms
isolated to remove any false sig-
of natural gas in a year (8400 If there is installed in the
nals from the other traps.
hours). piping ahead of the steam
trap a wye (Y) strainer with The ultrasonic testing meth-
Elimination of the visible leaks
a blowdown valve, opening the od can provide very positive
already mentioned is obviously
blowdown valve and diverting all answers to a traps operating
reasonably straight forward. It is
of the condensate away from the condition as long as the operator
the invisible steam leaks through
steam trap allows only steam into doing the test has been trained,
faulty steam traps that present
the trap. has developed some experience
a far more taxing problem. We
with the testing instrument and is
know that the basic function of a Any steam trap type should
able to identify the type of trap
steam trap is to discharge con- close positively when it senses
operation by visual inspection.
densate and non-condensable only steam. This additional step,
gases in our systems and pre- diverting the condensate away Temperature Testing
vent live steam from escaping. from the traps inlet, allows the Temperature testing of traps
Steam trap testing has brought tester to test any type of trap involves measuring the tempera-
about four different methods of operation and receive 100% ture at, or close to, the inlet
testing. Lets look at all four positive answers to the traps and outlet of the steam trap.
methods and see what each will condition. Pyrometers, temperature sensi-
tell us about the condition of the tive crayons, paint, band-aids
steam trap. Ultrasonic Trap Testing
and thermocouples all have
Ultrasonic trap testing began
their advocates. Unfortunately,
Visual Testing with a screwdriver and has pro-
these methods are of limited
The first point that has to be gressed to electronic sensing
use since the temperatures of
understood when visually test- devices which amplify vibrations
condensate and flash steam on
ing a steam trap is that it will of flow. Flow of water and steam
the downstream side of a cor-
be a very rare occasion where set up vibrations which are what
rectly working steam trap are
the only matter coming out of a we are looking for with ultrasonic
controlled by the pressure in the
steam trap will be water!! Almost testing. This form of testing
condensate return system. A
always, there will be varying mix- works very well on traps that
very large percentage of steam
tures of flash steam and water have cyclical discharge charac-
traps in the USA are thought to
and in some cases the visual teristics, like the kinetic energy
discharge into 0 PSIG, atmo-
discharge will be all flash steam. Thermodynamic and the density
spheric gravity returns, which
So the first thing to remember is operated Inverted Bucket. The
means that the maximum tem-
that we do not want to look for open/closed operation provides
perature that could be expected
water only, nor do we want to a very positive answer to the
is 212F, regardless of the traps
attempt to decide if we are see- traps operation.
operating condition. It does not
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
necessarily mean that a trap has traps to find failed open traps blowing steam, equilibrium on
failed when an elevated tempera- is by far the least accurate of all either side of the weir becomes
ture above 212F is recorded the testing methods available to disturbed and the steam pres-
downstream of a steam trap. users. sure on the inlet side of the
More likely it means that the chamber displaces the con-
condensate return line is under a Conductivity Testing densate below the sensor. The
positive pressure, which means A more recent development sensor is no longer surrounded
that the pressure/temperature in trap testing uses the electri- by the conductive condensate
relationship of steam must exist. cal conductivity of condensate. and the electrical circuit is bro-
This involves the installation of ken, providing a failed signal on
Thus if we were to record
a chamber (Fig. 33) containing the indicator.
a temperature of 227F on the
an inverted weir upstream of the
outlet side of a trap, this tells A major advantage to this
steam trap shown as follows.
the tester that the return system method is the very positive signal
is at 5 PSIG saturated steam With the trap working nor- which can be interpreted with-
conditions, even though it was mally, condensate flows under out resorting to experience or
thought to be a 0 PSIG return this weir and out through the personal judgment. It is pos-
system. There could be a failed trap. There is a small hole at the sible to wire a number of sensor
open steam trap in the system top of the weir that equalizes the chambers to one remote testing
that is causing this pressure or pressure on each side. A sen- point for ease of quickly testing
it could be purely the fact that sor is inserted in the chamber on larger numbers of traps. The
the condensate return line was the upstream side which detects latest designs of conductivity
sized for water only and is not the presence of condensate by testing equipment have added
able to accommodate the flash completing an electrical circuit a temperature sensor in the
steam volume without becoming with the condensate. A portable same chamber that will provide
pressurized. Temperature test- indicator is plugged into the sen- the ability to determine a failed
ing will identify a failed closed sor and the indicator provides closed trap.
steam trap due to very low tem- the ability to read a completed
peratures at the inlet of the steam circuit on the sensor. If the trap
trap. Temperature testing of becomes defective and begins
Steam Trap
Sensor
Hole Chamber
Live Steam
Weir
Condensate
Type 30 Indicator
Figure 33
Conductivity Trap Testing System
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Liquid Expansion Thermostatic gross mis-adjustment or com- of the water seal prime. This
Trap plete blockage of the valve orifice could be due to superheat, sud-
Symptom-Trap blows steam or built in strainer. den pressure fluctuations or the
Float & Thermostatic Trap trap being installed in such a way
Check for dirt or wear on
Symptom-Trap blows steam that the water seal can drain out
the valve and seat. If wear has
by gravity. Try fitting a check
occurred, change the com- Check the trap for dirt fouling valve before the trap to prevent
plete set of internals. It must either the main valve and seat or this loss.
be remembered that this type of the thermostatic air vent valve If steam blow persists, check
trap is adjustable in the tempera- and seat. If a steam lock release for dirt or wear on the valve
ture of discharge, check to see is installed in the trap, check to head and seat or failed mech-
if inadvertently the traps adjust- insure that it is not open causing anism. Replace the complete
ment has been turned out too a leak. Make sure that the float valve mechanism and linkage as
far for it to close. Try adjusting and valve mechanism has not a complete set.
the trap to a cooler setting. If it been knocked out of line either by Check the bucket to deter-
does not appear to react to tem- rough handling or waterhammer, mine if it is distorted from
perature, a complete new set of preventing the valve from seat- waterhammer.
internals should be fitted. ing. Check that the float ball has
not been damaged by waterham- Symptom-Trap will not pass
Symptom-Trap will not pass
mer and developed a leak which condensate
condensate
would not allow the float ball Check that the maximum
Check that the traps adjust- to float or bind in its operation. operating pressure of the mech-
ment has not been turned in too The air vent assembly should be anism has not been exceeded
far to a setting thats too cold. tested in the same manner as the causing the trap to lock shut.
Bimetallic Thermostatic Trap Balanced Pressure Thermostatic While checking the internals,
Symptom-Trap blows steam trap element. When replacing insure that the air vent hole in
the main float mechanism and the bucket is not obstructed, as
Check as usual for dirt and
valve assembly, these should be this could cause the trap to fail
wear on the valve and seat. A
replaced as a complete set. closed. Air venting could also be
bimetallic trap has only limited
power to close by virtue of its Symptom-Trap will not pass a cause of a failed closed trap,
method of operation and the condensate especially in systems that start up
valve may be held off its seat and shut down frequently. Look
Check that the maximum at the air venting arrangements
by an accumulation of quite soft
operating pressure rating of the of the steam using equipment in
deposits. This type of trap is usu-
trap mechanism has not been general.
ally supplied pre-set to a specific
exceeded. If this has happened,
amount of subcooling. Check to
the mechanism will not have
Conclusion
see that the locking device on the It is important to know the
the power to open the valve
manual adjustment is still secure. type of trap discharge (Fig. 34)
against the higher steam pres-
If this seems suspect, see if the which should be expected when
sure. A leaking or damaged float
trap will respond to adjustment. making maintenance checks or
is almost certainly the result of
If cleaning has no effect, a com- trap testing. The table on the
waterhammer damage and the
plete new set of internals should following page sets out the usual
problem should be corrected.
be installed. discharge characteristics of the
Inverted Bucket Trap most commonly used traps.
Symptom-Trap will not pass
Symptom-Trap blows steam TRAP TYPE
condensate
Check for loss of the water USUAL DISCHARG
Bimetallic traps have the
seal prime. Isolate the trap,
valve on the downstream side
wait for condensate to accumu-
of the valve orifice which means
late and start up the trap again.
that they tend to fail in the open
If this cures the trouble, try to
position. Failure to pass cold
discover the cause of the loss
condensate indicates either
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Figure 34
Steam Trap Discharge Characteristics
Steam Trap Selection 6. Will the trap be in an exposed As an example, let us con-
It can be claimed that the position? sider the difference in trapping
majority of steam trap types 7. Is the steam supply super requirements of a steam radia-
will work on any application heated? tor and a unit heater. While the
(provided that the operating con- steam space of the radiator is
8. Is air likely to be present in
ditions fall within the pressure great compared with its heating
any quantity?
range and condensate discharge surface, the steam capacity of
9. Is steam locking a possibili- the unit heater is small compared
capacity of the trap) (Fig. 35).
ty? with its heat output. The radia-
However, we do not just want
steam traps to work moderate- 10. Is the installation made up tor can make good use of the
ly well. We must aim to achieve of several steam heated sensible heat in the condensate
maximum output and efficiency units? before it is discharged, but the
from all steam using equipment. unit heater cannot. For this rea-
Waterlogging
This means selecting the best son, the radiator should be fitted
With most steam heated with a thermostatic trap that will
trap to suit each particular appli- equipment it is desirable, and
cation (Fig. 36). hold back condensate until its
very frequently essential, to dis- temperature has dropped a pre-
The following list contains a charge condensate as soon as determined number of degrees
number of important questions it forms in the steam space. below that of the steam.
which should be considered Although sensible heat in the
when choosing a steam trap for condensate is usable heat, a On the other hand, the unit
a particular application: much greater rate of heat transfer heater must be fitted with a trap
will be obtained if only the steam that will discharge condensate
1. Will condensate be dis-
is in contact with the heat trans- immediately as it forms. The
charged immediately as it
fer surface. slightest waterlogging in this
forms?
case would reduce heat output
2. Is there condensate back Steam traps of the mechani- and cause the heater to blow cool
pressure or a return line high- cal type should always be chosen air. Condensate held back in the
er than the steam heated for applications which require unit heater will also promote cor-
equipment? rapid condensate removal. rosion and unnecessarily reduce
3. Are there waterhammer con- Thermostatic type traps cannot the life of the heater tubes.
ditions in the steam supply release condensate until it has
cooled a set number of degrees The extent to which water-
line? logging of a steam space can be
below steam temperature, result-
4. Is there vibration or exces- ing in waterlogging the steam tolerated is clearly a significant
sive movement in the space. There are, however, a factor in steam trap selection.
equipment? number of occasions when such The wrong choice of trap is at the
5. Does the condensate contain waterlogging may be perfectly root of many instances of poor
corrosive substances? acceptable and even desirable. plant performance.
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Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
Lifting Of Condensate are particularly concerned with up period. The condensate will
The rate at which a steam the problems which may arise also prevent any air from escap-
trap can discharge condensate from lifting condensate by the ing through the steam trap which
depends on the size of the valve steam pressure at the trap inlet. makes the problem even worse.
orifice and the differential pres- For every 1 psi of steam If the equipment is tempera-
sure, the difference in pressure pressure at the trap, conden- ture controlled, the very action
between the inlet and the outlet sate can be lifted to a height of of the control may reduce the
of the trap. approximately 2.3 feet. In order steam pressure below the point
If a steam trap discharges to lift condensate, the trap must at which it can successfully
to atmosphere, the differential have positive steam pressure at lift condensate to an overhead
pressure across the trap will be all times. There are disadvan- return line. Once again the
the same as the upstream steam tages to lifting condensate in steam space will waterlog until
pressure. The same will be this manner. In the first place, the control valve opens, result-
true if the trap discharges into the necessary steam pressure ing in poor temperature control
a return line at a lower level may not always be available at and the possibility of waterham-
which allows the condensate to the trap inlet. If, for example, mer as the steam rushes into
gravitate back to the boiler feed the normal operating pressure is the waterlogged steam space.
tank. Unfortunately, such an 25 psi, it is theoretically possible Additionally, if the steam space is
arrangement is often ruled out to lift the condensate 57.5 feet. a coil, considerable erosion and
because either the boiler feed However, on a cold start up, the corrosion may take place.
tank is higher than the traps or steam pressure may for a time It must be remembered that
the return main has to run at drop to, or even below, zero. certain types of steam traps are
high level to clear obstructions. Until this pressure builds up, limited as to the amount of back
In these cases, the condensate condensate cannot be removed pressure against which they will
must be lifted either directly by from the equipment and will col- satisfactorily operate.
steam pressure in the apparatus lect in the steam space. This will
or by a pump. In this section we result in a greatly extended heat
Figure 35
Requirements for Steam Trap/Applications
42
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
43
Steam Traps and the Removal of Condensate
44
Steam Tracing
This flash steam tends to choke keep the product at the specific that will not necessarily freeze
the discharge orifice, reducing temperature it already has. It is, become very thick if not heated
its effective area. As the con- therefore, a heat maintainer, and and kept heated throughout their
den-sate temperature rises, the not a heat exchanger. Because processing. An example usually
amount of flash steam generated of this, the consumption of the used is thick as molasses.
will increase and the discharge steam is usually very low. In fact, There are many different
capacity of the trap will decrease. it is one of the smallest steam ways of attaching tracing and
The extent of which condensate consumers in a given plant. The there are many different types
temperature affects the traps fact is however, that in some or methods of using the tracing
discharge capacity is relative to plants (such as Hydrocarbon concept. The following discuss-
its temperature below saturation Processing facilities), they es these.
temperature -- lower tempera- account for as much as 70% of
Typically, tracing is copper
tures, lower flashing rates. the steam using locations. The
tubing attached to a pipe filled
fact that they consume very little
with some type of liquid (Fig. 37).
steam is then overshadowed by
the sheer numbers of lines. The method of attaching
also varies from plant to plant
Freeze Protection and spec to spec. The lines
(Non-Critical) themselves can be banded or
Steam Tracing In areas of the country where strapped, (when temperature dif-
There are two typical appli- freezing conditions prevail during ferences between the steam and
cations of tracing. They are winter months, many different product fluid are low and steel
typically referred to as either types of systems require protec- pipe is used), attached using
process fluid (critical) or freeze tion from freeze-up. Obviously, Heat Conducting Paste (Fig.
protection (non-critical) tracing. these lines are water lines or 38) and Channels and straight
There are different requirements perhaps metering equipment wiring them in place. The place-
for each as far as heat is con- that use water in sensor tubes ment of the tracer tubing is more
cerned, so we will separate their to detect flow of gases, etc. important in most cases than the
requirements prior to discuss- Tracing lines keep the water from method used for attachment. In
ing how to attach tracing to the freezing which will in turn pos- whichever method of attaching is
application. sibly rupture piping, tubing or selected, it is most important to
Tracing is as its name implies, equipment. Sometimes, liquids avoid crimping the tubing.
a pipe or tube following either
process fluid lines or lines where
it is desirable to prevent freez-
ing during the winter months. Figure 37
Steam tracing is the distribu- Tracer Line Attachments
tion of steam through small bore 18 Max.
tubing or pipes which basically
transfer heat to a larger pipe to Process Fluid
keep fluids from becoming vis- Tracer Tubing
cous, solidifying or freezing. Stainless Wire (Wrapped)
45
Steam Tracing
Figure 38 Figure 39
Tracer Using Heat Transfer Paste Welded Steam Tracer Pipe
Insulation
Process Fluid
Another popular method of job of the tracer then is to allow the outside of the insulation with
tracing is the use of jacketed transfer of the heat of the steam information such as traced and
pipe (Fig. 40). This method of into the flowing fluids as it is lost maybe even the number of trac-
tracing is used particularly when to the atmosphere. er lines attached along with the
there is need to keep a fluid (such The tracer line then should pressures being used. This may
as Sulfur) from solidifying in the also be installed running in a help in future maintenance of the
pipes. We will look at each of the straight line as far toward the system itself. It may also help in
methods mentioned above and bottom of the piping as is possi- using the numbers of tracers as
discuss some dos and donts. ble (Fig. 42). The tracer is housed they are needed.
inside the insulation wrapping There may be times when the
Attaching Tracers
on the pipe, and we gain much number of tracer lines being used
The easiest method of trac-
benefit from attaching it in this can be reduced. For example,
ing is by attaching copper tubing
manner. Heat, which you may a process pipe during the win-
to the pipe. It is used mostly
recall, rises naturally and sur- ter months may require multiple
because of the abundance of
rounds the piping allowing for tracer lines to insure that the
copper tubing and the cost which
as much natural conduction of fluids remain at the proper tem-
is relatively low. The tubing is
BTUs as possible. This heat perature. However, during the
attached in the lower quadrant
barrier also reduces the heat summer months, the numbers
of the pipe being traced (Fig.
losses from the process fluids. of tracer lines may be reduced
41). Another important consider-
On some occasions, the because of less heat loss through
ation in tracing is to oppose the
amount of heat available and the insulation. Some plants list
two flows, fluids in the process
temperature of the steam is such the steam manifold header num-
piping and steam in the tracer
that spacers are used to pre- ber where the on/off valves may
tubes. This may not always
vent burning the liquids on the be found to help with reducing
be practiced, however, but there
inside of the process lines. This the amount of steam being con-
are some solid reasons why one
could cause coking (burning) of sumed unnecessarily.
would want to consider this.
Think about what the tracer job is the lines and also restrict flow
- maintain heat already absorbed of the process. When spacers
by the process fluid. As it trans- are used, it is important that
fers from point A to point B the insulation be sized to allow
in the plant, heat will naturally be for the extra space required. It
lost through the insulation. The may also be advisable to label
46
Steam Tracing
47
Steam Tracing
Figure 43
Jacketed Tracing System
Stop
Valve
25P Valve
Process Pipe
Jacket
TD 42
NOTE: Each section of jacketed pipe should
be trapped. Steam jumper lines should con-
tinue over the top of the flanges.
Condensate to grade
48
Steam Tracing
Air
be tagged with a number that
Steam Out identifies the trap, size, pres-
Vent
sure, etc. so that a maintenance
program can help determine
the correctness of either the
traps being selected or size of
trap being used. These mani-
folds can be either horizontally
Vertical Manifold
Figure 46
NUMBER OF 1/2 TRACERS USED WITH DIFFERENT SIZES OF PRODUCT LINES
49
Condensate Management
Figure 47
Switch Back Tracing Line
End View
Note:
Condensate In some
pipe is cases, using
always switch back
sloped in a tracing adds
downward more surface
direction. contact area.
Steam Trap
Tracing Valves
Steam In Figure 48
Approximate amount of flash
steam in Condensate
Steam In Flash
Steam
15%
Water
85%
Condensate Management
densate sides of the system, but
When steam condenses, a figure of 10-15% by mass is
Figure 49
energy is transferred to the cool- typical (Fig. 48). Approximate amount of energy in
er material to be heated. This Condensate
accounts for only around 75% About half of the energy Flash
of the energy supplied in the mentioned above (i.e. 12.5% of Steam
50%
boiler to produce the steam. The the total energy supplied) could
remainder, about 25%, is still be lost through flash steam (Fig.
held by the condensed water. 49).
As well as having heat con- Flash Steam Recovery is,
tent, the condensate is distilled therefore, an essential part of
water: ideal for use as boiler feed achieving an energy efficient Water
water. An efficient installation will system. 50%
collect every drop of condensate This section will bring
it economically can, and either together Condensate Recovery,
return it to the deaerator or boiler Con- densate Removal and Flash
feed tank, or use it in the pro- Steam Recovery under the head- lines requires much planning to
cess. ing of Condensate Management. control velocities of liquids and
The objective is to examine the gases. It should be remembered
Condensate is discharged
technical aspects for the benefit that condensate lines are, in fact,
through steam traps from a high-
of the expert and then to use bi-phase systems that require
er to a lower pressure. As a result
this as a basis to provide simple proper planning. Review the
of this drop in pressure, some
guide lines for the occasional Condensate Line Sizing Chart for
of the condensate will then re-
user. assistance in this area (Fig. 50).
evaporate, and is referred to as
flash steam. The proportion that Condensate line sizing plays You will note that it is rec-
will flash off differs according to an important role in success- ommended to increase the line
the level of pressure reduction fully controlling and collecting size on the discharge of all
between the steam and con- condensate. Sizing condensate steam traps. This is intended
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Condensate Management
to allow for the flashing that substantial increasing velocities shown in the steam tables. The
will be expected when steam that may damage existing con- surplus heat is utilized by the
traps discharge condensate into densate recovery systems. condensate as latent heat caus-
lower pressure systems. A chart ing some of it to re-evaporate
is provided to assist in quickly Flash Steam Recovery into steam.
estimating the amount of flash When hot condensate under
The quantity of flash steam
that can be produced. The vol- pressure is released to a lower
available from each pound of
umetric change of condensate pressure, its temperature must
condensate can be calculated
flashing into steam may cause very quickly drop to the boiling
using this formula:
point for the lower pressure as
50
E 3000
Vent Pipe Sizing
33 2000
30 28" 26 24 20 18 16 14 12 10 8" 6" 5" 4" 3" 2-1
/2" 2" 1-1 1-1
/2" /4" 1" 3/4 1/2
" " " " " " " " " " "
17 1000
50,000
Multiply chart velocity
by factor below
10 0
in schedule 80 pipe
60 0
4 0
Pipe Size
3 0
20,000 Factor
2
1/2" 1.30
10
5000
10 0
3000
0
8
60 0
4 0
3 0
2000
2
0
10
5
0
1000
800
500
A B
300
200
10 0
0
8
100
60 0
4 0
3 0
80
2
60
10
5
50
40
30
P
c re
20
nk te
(p lin
si e
g) or
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Condensate Management
Percentage Quantity of Flash upstream and downstream of Before discussing the ways
Steam the trap and the corresponding of recovering flash steam and
= Sensible Heat at temperatures of those pressures why we want to recover it, there
the Higher Pressure in saturated steam. The higher are two important practical points
- Sensible Heat at the initial pressure and the lower which should be noted:
the Lower Pressure the flash recovery pressure, First, one pound of steam has
Latent Heat of the greater the quantity of flash a specific volume of 26.8 cubic
the Lower Pressure steam produced. feet at atmospheric pressure. It
To simplify this procedure It must be noted here that also contains 970 BTUs of latent
we can use the chart (Fig. 51) to the chart is based upon saturat- heat energy. This means that if
read off the percentage of flash ed steam pressure/temperature a trap discharges 100 pounds
steam produced by this pressure conditions at the trap inlet, and per hour of condensate from 100
drop. An example would be if we that the condensate is discharged PSIG to atmosphere, the weight
had 100 PSIG saturated steam/ as rapidly as it appears at the of flash steam released will be
condensate being discharged trap. Steam traps that subcool 13.3 pounds per hour, having a
from a steam trap to an atmo- the condensate, such as bal- specific volume of 356.4 cubic
spheric, gravity flow condensate anced pressure thermostatic and feet. It will also have 12,901
return system (0 PSIG), the flash bimetallic traps, hold condensate BTUs of latent heat energy. This
percentage of the condensate back in the system allowing it to will appear to be a very large
would be 13.3% of the volume give up sensible heat energy and quantity of steam and may well
discharged. causing it to cool below the satu- lead to the erroneous conclusion
rated steam temperature for that that the trap is passing live steam
Conversely, if we had 15
pressure. Under those circum- (failed open).
PSIG saturated steam dis-
stances, we must calculate from Another factor to be consid-
charging to the same (0 PSIG)
the formula above the percent- ered is that we have just released
atmospheric gravity flow return
age of flash steam produced, but 13.3 pounds of water to the atmo-
system, the percentage of flash
the amount of subcooling (the sphere that should have gone
steam would be only 4% by
condensate temperature) must back to the boiler house for recy-
volume. These examples clearly
be known before calculating. cling as boiler feed water. Since
show that the amount of flash
released depends upon the dif- we just wasted it, we now have
ference between the pressures to supply 13.3 pounds of fresh
city water that has been softened,
Figure 51: Percent Flash chemically treated and preheated
Steam to the feedwater systems tem-
Pressure Atmosphere Flash Tank Pressure (psig)
(psig) 0 2 5 10 15 20 30 40 60 80 100 perature before putting this new
5 1.7 1.0 0 water back into the boiler.
10 2.9 2.2 1.4 0 Secondly, the actual forma-
15 4.0 3.2 2.4 1.1 0 tion of flash steam takes place
20 4.9 4.2 3.4 2.1 1.1 0
within and downstream of the
30 6.5 5.8 5.0 3.8 2.6 1.7 0
steam trap orifice where pressure
40 7.8 7.1 6.4 5.1 4.0 3.1 1.3 0
60 10.0 9.3 8.6 7.3 6.3 5.4 3.6 2.2 0
drop occurs. From this point
80 11.7 11.1 10.3 9.0 8.1 7.1 5.5 4.0 1.9 0 onward, the condensate return
100 13.3 12.6 11.8 10.6 9.7 8.8 7.0 5.7 3.5 1.7 0 system must be capable of car-
125 14.8 14.2 13.4 12.2 11.3 10.3 8.6 7.4 5.2 3.4 1.8 rying this flash steam, as well
160 16.8 16.2 15.4 14.1 13.2 12.4 10.6 9.5 7.4 5.6 4.0 as condensate. Unfortunately,
200 18.6 18.0 17.3 16.1 15.2 14.3 12.8 11.5 9.3 7.5 5.9 during the past 80 years, con-
250 20.6 20.0 19.3 18.1 17.2 16.3 14.7 13.6 11.2 9.8 8.2 densate return lines have been
300 22.7 21.8 21.1 19.9 19.0 18.2 16.7 15.4 13.4 11.8 10.1 sized using water volume only
350 24.0 23.3 22.6 21.6 20.5 19.8 18.3 17.2 15.1 13.5 11.9 and did not include the flash
400 25.3 24.7 24.0 22.9 22.0 21.1 19.7 18.5 16.5 15.0 13.4
steam volume that is present.
Percent flash for various initial steam pressures and flash tank pressures.
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53
Condensate Management
steam which either equals or When all else fails, in many to water converter or a large
exceeds the available flash facilities there is always a need air handling coil bank, but we
steam supply. The deficit can for hot water, especially in the cannot forget that flash steam
then be made up through a boiler house. This can be sup- recovery systems by design will
pressure reducing valve set. plied via a heat exchanger and apply a backpressure to the
If the supply of flash steam the use of flash steam. equipment that is being drained
exceeds the demand for it, 3. It is also preferable to select or to the flash steam source.
the surplus may have to be an application for the flash Another very common area from
vented to waste through a steam which is reason- which flash steam is recovered
backpressure relief valve. ably close in proximity to is boiler blowdown. Dissolved
Thus it is possible to utilize the high pressure conden- solids that create the need for
the flash steam from process sate source. Piping for low boiler blowdown drop out and
condensate on a space heating pressure steam is inevita- will produce usable flash steam
installation, but the savings will bly of larger diameter. This and condensate.
only be achieved during the heat- makes it somewhat costly Boiler blowdown flash steam
ing season. When heating is not to install. Furthermore, the recovery (Fig. 53) is a very effi-
required, the recovery system heat loss from large diameter cient method for recovery. It not
becomes ineffective. pipes reduces the benefits only is a continuous supply of
Wherever possible, the bet- obtained from flash steam valuable heat energy to be uti-
ter arrangement is to use flash recovery and in the worst lized, but it is in close proximity to
steam from process condensate cases could outweigh them. an area of definite need as in the
to supply process loads, and that Flash steam recovery is sim- boiler feed or deaerator system
from heating condensate to sup- plest when being recovered from that demands a constant source
ply heating loads. Supply and a single piece of equipment that of low pressure heat energy for
demand are then more likely to condenses a large amount of preheating the boiler make up
remain in step. steam, such as a large steam water supply. This simple instal-
lation is shown below.
Safety Valve
Cold Water
Figure 53
Boiler Blowdown Heat
Recovery System
Hot Water
54
Condensate Management
Control Valve
Steam
Air
Flow
Steam Trap
Flash Vessel
Figure 54
Control of Flash
Steam Pressure
Condensate
Another area that works very on start up of the system. Condensate Recovery
well in the utilization of flash Another method of flash Systems
steam recovery is large multi- steam recovery is through a vent The importance of effec-
section air heating coils (Fig. 54). condenser on a receiver (Fig. 55 tive condensate removal from
Many times flash steam can be on following page). Flash steam steam spaces has been stressed
supplied to a coil added to the is allowed to flow up through throughout this course. If maxi-
system to maximize use of the the condenser (heat exchanger), mum steam system efficiency
flash steam supplied by the pri- that has a supply of fluid flowing is to be achieved, the best type
mary coils in the system. An through it, to capture the heat of steam trap must be fitted in
example is shown in the follow- energy contained in the flash the most suitable position for the
ing sketch. This example clearly steam. This type of system is an application in question. Having
fulfills the basic requirements of atmospheric pressure system, considered how to best utilize
having a flash steam recovery which allows condensate from any flash steam which may be
system which is in step with the flash steam to flow by gravity available, we must now decide
demand. back into the original condensate what to do with the condensate
Only when air coils are called receiver. This provides the user which remains.
upon to supply heat does the with recovery of heat energy and There are a number of rea-
flash steam recovery system the complete recovery of all con- sons why condensate should
become available, and it can then densate from that system, and not be allowed to discharge to
be condensed in the first air coil enables the user to accomplish drain. The most important con-
which is essentially a pre-heater. this without presenting all of the sideration is the valuable heat
This simple arrangement ensures equipment in that system with which it contains even after flash
that higher pressure traps are not any backpressure. steam has been recovered. It is
subjected to any backpressure possible to use condensate as
55
Condensate Management
Heat Exchanger
Condensate
Return System
Figure 55
Flash Steam Condensor or Heater
hot process water but the best costs. One justifiable reason for ing areas of a plant to determine
arrangement is to return it to the not returning condensate is the condensate quality and providing
boiler house, where it can be re- risk of contamination. Perforated a means to re-route the conden-
used as boiler feed water without coils in process vessels and sate if contaminated.
further treatment, saving pre- heat exchangers do exist and Vented open return sys-
heating fuel, raw water and the the cross contamination of con- tems have been utilized for
chemicals needed for boiler feed densate and process fluids is 80 plus years where the con-
treatment. These savings will always a danger. If there is any densate is allowed to flow by
be even greater in cases where possibility that the condensate gravity to a central collection
effluent charges have to be paid is contaminated, it must not be receiver and then the use of
for the discharge of valuable hot returned to the boiler. These electrically driven pumps
condensate down the drain. problems have been lessened return it to the boiler house
Condensate recovery sav- by the application of sensing when these receivers are full.
ings can add up to 25 to 30% systems monitoring the quality
of the plants steam generating of condensate in different hold-
56
Condensate Management
57
Condensate Management
58
Condensate Management
Vent to Atmosphere
Figure 59
OPEN Atmospheric Pump Exhaust
System
Receiver
Pressure
Inlet Strainer Powered
Pump
Pressure
Powered
Pump
59
Condensate Management
60
Condensate Management
Figure 61 Temperature
Closed System Control Valve Condensate Return
Air Vent
Reservoir Piping
Float &
Thermostatic
Trap
Pressure
Powered
Pump
Figure 62
Discharging Into Condensate Return Line Sparge Puipe to made of
Stainless Steel
Sparge Pipe
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Steam Utilization Course Review
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Steam Utilization Course Review
11. Properly sized steam traps are sized to ____________________________ and not to
________________________________ ___________________________________.
12. How many tracer lines are recommended for an 8 product pipe to keep
temperatures at or above 150*F?
_____________________________________________________________________
13. Into what two groups can pressure reducing valves be divided?
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
14. What 3 factors attribute to proper reliability and accuracy of control valves?
1. ___________________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________________________________________
3. ___________________________________________________________________
15. The term used when condensate is discharged to a lower pressure and partially
vaporizes is __________________________________________________________.
16. Calculate the percent of flash steam created when 100 psig condensate is
discharged to atmosphere (Sh L.P. - SH H.P.) ) Lh L.P.)
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