RE: Piping High Pressure Return into Low Pressure Steam Main

From: <Ken>
Date: Mon Mar 07 2005 - 21:45:00 EST

Your suggestion was quite helpful as I received a range of replies from the steam list that have identified some important issues. Thank you.

Ken

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From: Paul Bowers [mailto:pbowers@pipingdesign.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:14 PM
To: <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=awG049XhPjcvEi5lG49RRjKXgz0tNBwo2YjsRZZUehI_03-PlP-Evk-4HIO-DhEYBxzLo_7tDBxel0eLsZ-d5JBIfciJjMQ">PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com</a> Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Piping High Pressure Return into Low Pressure Steam Main

Try asking this at the steam list:

<a href="http://www.swopnet.com/engr/mail_lists/steam_list_info.html">http://www.swopnet.com/engr/mail_lists/steam_list_info.html</a>

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.

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