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TI-GCM-11
CM Issue 2

Condensate
Pipe Sizing
1. Drain lines to traps. Types 2 and 3 will usually contain flash steam
whilst types 1 and 4 will not.
2. Discharge lines from traps.
Condensate pipe sizing
Condensate pipes operate in 4 basic ways: 3. Common discharge lines. The condensate pipe sizing chart can be used
to size all of the above types, and is suitable
4. Pumped lines. for lines up to 100 m long.

Condensate pipe size mm

500 400 350 300 250 200
100 000
150
50 000 100
80
20 000
65
10 000 50

Condensate pipe size mm

Condensate flowrate kg/h

5 000 40
32
2 000 25
1 000
20
500 15
Example 1
10
200

100 6
50

20

10

250 50
Condensate system pressure
Steam system pressure
Steam temperature °C

40
20 30
200 15 20
10
180 10
bar g

bar g

160 5 5
140 2 2
120 1 1
0.5 0.5
100 0 0

Example 1 - Drain lines to traps:

Scenario: Drain 500 kg/h from process to trap.
How to size: Enter the top chart at 500 kg/h and draw a line horizontally across to the pipe size.
Result: If the selection sits between two sizes, choose the smaller size (15 mm).

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 Condensate pipe size mm
500 400 350 300 250 200
100 000
150
50 000 100
80
20 000
65
10 000 Example 3 50

Condensate pipe size mm

Condensate flowrate kg/h 5 000 40
32
2 000 25
1 000
20
500 15

10
200

100 6
50

20

10
Example 2 Example 4

250 50

Condensate system pressure

Steam system pressure
Steam temperature °C

40
20 30
200 15 20
10
180 10
bar g

bar g
160 5 5
140 2 2
120 1 1
0.5 0.5
100 0 0

Example 2 - Discharge lines from traps:

Scenario: Discharge 200 kg/h from 15 bar g to 0.5 bar g.
How to size: Enter the bottom of the chart at 15 bar g and draw a line to the 0.5 bar condensate pressure line. Draw a line vertically
upwards to meet the 200 kg/h line on the upper half of the chart.
Result: If the line is rising choose the larger size (32 mm), if the line falls choose the lower size (25 mm).

Example 3 - Pumped lines:

Scenario: Pump 2 000 kg/h from the pump to the hotwell tank. If it is an electrical pump use the pump discharge rate, not the collection
rate. For pressure powered pumps and APTs use 4 x the collection rate. For this example we will use an APT which has the following
discharge rate = 4 x 2 000 kg/h = 8 000 kg/h.
How to size: Enter the upper half of the chart at 8 000 kg/h and draw a line horizontally to the pipe size.
Result: If the line is less than 100 m use the lower size, if it is longer than 100 m, use the larger size.

Example 4 - Discharge lines from thermostatic traps:

Scenario: Condensate at 120 °C is discharging to atmosphere (300 kg/h at 120 °C).
How to size: Using the temperature scale, enter the lowest half of the chart at 120 °C and draw a line horizontally to the atmospheric
condensate pressure line (0 bar g). Proceed by drawing a line vertically upwards to meet the 300 kg/h line on the upper half of the chart.
Result: If the line is falling, choose the lower size; if the line is rising, choose the larger size.

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 Condensate pipe size
Condensate pipe size mm
mm
500 400 350 300 250 200
100 000
150

50 000 100

80
20 000
65

10 000 50

5 000
40

Condensate pipe size mm

32
Condensate flowrate kg/h

2 000
25

1 000
20

500 15

10
200

100
6

50

20

10

250 50 Condensate system pressure bar g

40
Steam system pressure bar g

20 30
Steam temperature °C

200 20
10
180
10
160 5
5

140
2 2

120 1 1
0.5 0.5

100 0 0

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