Re: Piping High Pressure Return into Low Pressure Steam Main

Try asking this at the steam list:

http://www.swopnet.com/engr/mail_lists/steam_list_info.html

Paul

Ken Nisly-Nagele wrote:

> A small 160 psig steam transmission main is being installed through a
> manufacturing building where currently there is only 30 psig steam for
> heating and a localized 80 psig system for a particular process (which
> operates intermittently). Since the 160 psig steam is not used in the
> building, there are only two drip traps yielding a relatively small flow
> of high pressure return. Since the total high pressure return flow is
> less than 2 gpm, and since the plant would like to avoid installing
> flash system for such a small load, it was suggested that the high
> pressure return be piped directly into the 30 psig steam main.

[...] Received on Tue Mar 01 19:13:00 2005