Are there any good ways to calculate the rate of condensation of steam in a tank due to a cold inlet flow of water or other liquid, through an inlet pipe in the roof?
The water can fall several metres to the floor of the tank. There is no spray nozzle, just the open pipe.
The rate of...
What is a good way of calculating the rate of condensation of steam in a tank due to a cold inlet flow of water, through a nozzle in the roof?
The water falls up to 8m to the floor of the tank. There is no spray nozzle, just the open pipe.
This is a sealed tank at atmospheric pressure. The...
Some interesting ideas in this post. I think the result may depend on the specific hoses used.
I agree with CB4 that there can be axial thrust loads on end points if the straight flexible hose is not taught - and in my experience hoses are not necessarily taught under all operating conditions...
You mentioned thin plates but also buckling - big topic.
Can depend on mode of failure - elastic vs plastic buckling for example.
For flat plates, NiDI have a free Structural Design Manual for stainless steel (probably similar to Aluminium, but somewhat different to most carbon steels that...
Mike,
The flat faced flange would need to be considered as working as a raised face. This may increase the stresses in the flat faced flange (potentially exceeding allowable stress or deflections: ie leaks).
Also a raised face gasket would be required, and you'd need to check the bolt-up...
Yes, you need to consider the effect of the system (at least rule it out as not significant if this is indeed the case). The pressure drop across your globe valve is probably going to be less than 90psi due to an increase in line losses.
Some other questions for you to answer for yourself:
1)...
Hi, Barilko,
ASME B&PVC VIII:1 clause UG 133 and AS 1210-1997 clause 8.6 (p.276) give some guidance.
I guess you'd want to at LEAST prevent splash/spray of sulphur and calculate the maximum possible volume of steam created from a mass/energy balance.
In Australia, Australian standard AS4343 specifies the severity of a good number of substances. The definitions are tied in with the Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping codes.
A lethal substance is defined by AS4343 as a very toxic substance or highly radioactive substance which, under the...
