What Steam Pressure Do I require
What Steam Pressure Do I require
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Hi
How do i calculate how much of Steam Pressure I need at a heat exchanger to heat water at a flowrate of 12000l/h from room temp to about 95 degrees celcius?
Thanks in advance
How do i calculate how much of Steam Pressure I need at a heat exchanger to heat water at a flowrate of 12000l/h from room temp to about 95 degrees celcius?
Thanks in advance





RE: What Steam Pressure Do I require
The tricky part is that the higher the pressure, the lower latent heat of vaporization (condensation) per pound (or kg) of steam so the law of diminishing returns applies.
RE: What Steam Pressure Do I require
Regards,
SNORGY.
RE: What Steam Pressure Do I require
You may want to look at websites for steam traps, like Spirex Sarco. They have a lot of technical help documentation and on-line calculators.
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: What Steam Pressure Do I require
Find someone where you work to help at least get the parameters of the problem.
RE: What Steam Pressure Do I require
Your demand is Q=mcΔT
Your steam mass flow rate is m=Q/(cΔT) Pick a ΔT for the steam (which is different from your water flow rate) and you get mass flow rate (at 100% effeciency, you might want to add some steam for inefficiencies)
David
RE: What Steam Pressure Do I require