PRODUCT SHEET

REVISION 02/2023
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Multiple Nozzle Spray (MNS)

Desuperheater
The most common used simple insertion type of
desuperheater for desuperheating in VHP/HP/MP/LP
steam applications.
In power plants and (petro)chemical production FUNCTIONALITY
plants steam is used for generating power and/or The Kiekens MNS types of desuperheaters controls
as utility for process operations such as heating. steam temperature by regulating the cooling water
The steam is usually available in a “superheated” flow through a variable number of spray nozzles
condition: a state in which the steam is heated in operation. This means the (Kv/Cv) value and
beyond its saturated level making it dry and the number of nozzles - 6 or 9 at the most – will
compressible. This has the advantage that no be calculated according to your specific process
condensation of water occurs (causing erosion and conditions. The insertion type of desuperheater is
friction) and that smaller pipeline diameters can be installed perpendicular in your pipeline system and
applied for plant wide steam distribution. can be coupled to an actuator and positioner of
your preference. Installation is easy and does not
However, for efficient use in for example heating require any special tools.
applications, the superheated steam has to be
desuperheated to a lower temperature or even to
a saturated condition. This can be achieved by a
desuperheater: a device with the aim to reduce the
temperature of the incoming steam to a controlled
temperature by direct injection of water.

Since the late 1950s, Kiekens-DSH has designed,

fabricated, installed and commissioned thousands of
desuperheaters worldwide.

The key feature of the MNS desuperheater is that

the cooling water flow is regulated by the integrated
water control valve (TCV), allowing its use in less
demanding desuperheater applications. It regulates
the steam temperature by injecting cooling water
through a variable number of spray nozzles achieved
by use of the internal piston, regulating the amount
of open spray nozzles. This enables the water
pressure to remain constant, independently of the
number of spray nozzles in operation. As a result a
good and near uniform spray quality over the entire
water flow range occurs. The MNS desuperheater
can be selected for steam side and water side
turndown of approx. 45:1 against a water injection
percentage up to 20%.
Flow profile of superheated steam that enters on the left
and ideally mixes with pushing water through the nozzle
head into the steam line to a desuperheated steam flow
exiting on the right.
SPECIFICATIONS TYPICAL EXECUTION OF THE
Kiekens-DSH supplies the MNS desuperheater MNS DESUPERHEATER EQUIPPED
in accordance with the following technical WITH ITS ACCESSORIES.
specifications:

MNS Desuperheater
Design Codes ASME B16.34, ASME I, ASME B31.1,
ASME B31.3

Certification Europe – PED 2014/68/EU, Russia –

CU TR, India – IBR

Piping Codes & Standards ANSI, DIN-standard, BSi British

Standard, JIS or any other
internationally accepted standard

Material - Body Various kinds of forged/pipe steel:

from carbon to low/high alloy steel
up to special materials such as
Incoloy

Material - Spray Nozzle Forged Stainless Steel AISI 410

Pipe connections Flanged connections

Installation Position Vertical, horizontal up to 90°

Steam Flow range 500 kg/h to 500 T/h

Injection rate Up to 20%

Temperature range Up to 570 °C, depending on the

material selection

Pressure range Up to 250 bar, depending on type

and material selection

Pressure Class ANSI 150# - 2500# DIN PN 1-400
Steam pipe diameter 6” – 50”
Water side turndown ratio 45:1
Steam side turndown ratio Determined by the minimum steam
velocity
SPRAY NOZZLE HEAD
The spray nozzle head, with a wide range of Kv/Cv
values. Standard configurations are with 6 or 9
equally sized spray nozzles, or mixed combinations
are available.

Lifetime 25 years

Available custom made models

MNS model 825

steam connection 3”, water connection 1”, 1 1/2”, 2”,
maximum water flow capacity up to 25,000 kg/h;

MNS model 850

steam connection 4”, water connection 1 1/2”, 2”, 3”,
maximum water flow capacity up to 50,000 kg/h.

The following specific Kiekens Desuperheater Kiekens-DSH B.V.

product sheets are available: Grote Tocht 22
1507 CG Zaandam
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The Netherlands
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