People please help, I have been usuing this formula to calculate steam loss in orifices for years:
Q = 24.24 x Pa x d^2, Q = lbs/hr, Pa = Steam pressure, psia, and d = orifice diameter in inches. My boss wants to know where the constant 24.24 came from. I understand this is a variation of...
I have found it necessary to install two safety valves in my boiler, but due to space constraint, I will need to install these safety valves to one vent pipe through a Y connection. The consulting engineer declined to do the design, saying it would violate the code, what do you guys say?
