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    Calculate approx water temperature spraying to atmosphere via HP steam leak

    georgeverghese I agree about the leak being suicidal. Noone is going to attempt to fix this while under pressure. The leak that I posted in the GIF was at normal operating pressure at 1900 psia. Our management team recklessly tried suggesting to reduce pressure to 500 F. Their justification was...
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    Calculate approx water temperature spraying to atmosphere via HP steam leak

    Thanks for your reply, the condensate that I am referring to is after the steam has leaked to atmosphere and then condensed. I am attaching the exchanger specs as well as a video of a similar leak that has occurred on this piece of equipment. The side (tube side) of the exchanger utilizes...
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    Calculate approx water temperature spraying to atmosphere via HP steam leak

    I am looking for help calculating the condensate temperature being sprayed to outside atmosphere via a leak. The source comes from a tube and shell heat exchanger using HP steam to heat natural gas. We have a leak on the steam side and management is asking to attempt to tight the flanges of the...

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