STEAM FLOW IN PIPES REASONABLE VELOCITIES FOR FLUID FLOW THROUGH PIPES “SATURATED STEAM ‘SATURATED STEAM ‘SUPERHEATED STEAM Pressure PSTIGaGe) Heating Wane 77050-6000, Miceslaneous 000-8000 “uroine and Got Leads 19000-16000 ‘city Service| 120-800 ‘General Service 300-600, Boller Feee 600 LBS/HR SATURATED STEAM AT 6000 FT/MIN (velocity) in iron or stee! pipe ‘PRESSURE PSI(GAGE) 1 30 zoo] 2s] so] wo] soo | 600 x | «| | are] a0 | 390 sos] 660 | 740 180 sto] e20 | 700] 900 | 150] 1300 270 #40 | x020) 1200| 1500 | 1000 | 22e0 480 wuso | 800 | 2160] 2760 | 3410) 4100 60 2oc0 | 2550 | 5000 | 5820 | a7so"| 5700 7100 ‘aso | 200 | 4560 asso | ra00 | 24s0 iso #950 | 8080 | 7180 | S320 | 14300 | 000 2500 7700 | S450 | 14200 | 4200 | 17700 | 21900 5400 e200 | s2700 | 15000 | Yox00 | 22700 | 2as00 4300 ‘saso | 18400 | e200 | 24400 | 20400 | 36500 3800 ‘zva00 | 28000 | soeo0 | aea00 | 48800 |” s8500 800 5eaoo | Seo0o | sooo | S600 | 65700 | 63800 roa e100 | @s200 | 7ano0 | satoo | 121000 | 148800 23100 7100 | s08s00 | 26000 | ye0000 | 200000 | 240000 0700 126500 | 15a700 | 123%00 | 2sscoo | 2sca00 | 347000 CONDENSATION (tbs/hr) per 100 pipe with 2in thick 85% magnesia insulation DIAMETER OF PIPEININGHES Pose ‘DIAMETER OF PIPE ININGHES (cove [>] 1] 4] 2 fee] os] 8] 6 FPelsls] stele so 14) 4] 3) e] 7] o[a || [a [ae 2/3]sla] afsts 7 | 4| 5) 8] 7| 8| 10 | 13 | 15 [40 |22 |a7 | 2 z{s|alal sists soo | 5| 5| 7| @| 8] 1215 | 19 | 20 |25 | 37 ast bep els: va | 5} 6] z] a] 8]: |v] 19 [ze [28 [a5 [ar S|a}a]s] sl) sia 450 | 6] 8] 8| | 10) sa 17/21 [20 [5 | 38 [as sla] sfsl sl zis zoo | 6 7] a] 9 [4s [45 | 19 [a | 28 Jas [as |r "and larger pipe are corrected tor heat os CONDENSATION RATES at 70°F. (for bare stee! pi 5 veo Wcton, Velocity taker at 8000 \n Based on standard formule. movement of air) ‘STEAM PRESSURE PSI(Gage) 34. FLof surece = afe ao [ s0[ 7 | 100 | 125 | 150 | 200.) to 1Lineat Pounde Condesa Per Lineal Foot of Pipe Flot Pipe m1 38 22 28 | ar az | ae[ se[ cr] co] af ot] 022 a2 | 3 ‘st | 's5| os] 73] ‘a1 ‘ee| ‘97 | 752 40 | at. si | ‘o6| ‘77| 06 | ‘o4| x03] 110] 917 a8 | 76 | es} roa] i |vas| aaa | 160] tare 0 | [60 91 | 100 | 124 152 | 16 | 189 | vex | 1450 36 | 37 so | ss] 7s] a1] 0 | 100] 115How to Size Condensate Return Lines se @ ve singe condnste em nes presents several problems which difor ‘om those of sizing steam or water lines “The most significant of these isthe handling of lash steam. Although a return line must handle both water and flash steam, the volume of flash steam is many timas greater than the volume of conden- ‘sate, For the values in Chart 47-1 the ‘volume of flash steam is 96% to 99% of the total volume, Consequenty, ony lash steam is considered in Char 47-1 ‘Condensate return lines should be sized tohhave a reasonable velocity at an acceptable pressure drop. Chart 47-1 is ‘based on having a constant velocity of 7,000 feet per minute or below, using Schedule 40 pipe. Additional factors which should also be considered—depending on water conditions-—are di, fouling, ccorrasion and erosion. For a given supply pressure tothe trap and a return line pressure, along with an ‘agcumed pressure drop per 100 fect of pips (APL) and knowing the condensate flow rate, the proper pipe diameter can be soloctod from Chart 47-1 ‘How to Use Chart 47-1 Example 1: A condeneate system has the steam supply at 20 psig. The return ine is onsvented and at 0 psig. The return tne is tohave the capacity fr returning 2,000 bethr ‘of condensate, What must be the size of the return tine? Solution: Since the system willbe throting the condensate fram 30 psig to ‘psig, there willbe flash steam (assuring 19 subscooting), andthe system wil be a dy. closed (not completly ful of uid ana not vented o atmosphere) retum. The data in Chart 47-1 can be used. A pressure ot 44 alg per 100 foot is selected. In Chart 47-1 fora 30 psig supply and a0 psig return for APL. i, a ppe size forthe totum ine of 2 Is solectod (Chart 47-1. Flow Rate (bs/hr) for Dry-Closed Returns Example 2: A condensate return system has the steam supply at 100 psig and the return tine fs non-verted and at psig, The retum ine s horizontal and must have a ‘capacity of 2,500 lasihr. What size pipe is required? Solution: Since the system wibe throttling rnon-subcooled condensate from 100 psig 10.0 psig there wil be fash steam, and the system willbe a dry-closed ret. Selecting pressure drop of 1 psi per 100 feet yields from Chart 47-1 a non-recommended situation (a). Select a pressure drop of pel per 100 fest and then a 24" pipe can be used for this system. Pari uf ressure = 5 | Supply Pressur ‘Supply Pressure ‘Sapply Pressure = 50 psi <2 wedi ae | eat Din = me 1 co « 1 * eee © . 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