I have a plate heat exchanger designed to consume 2533 lbs of steam per hour at 249 deg F (roughly 14.5 psig). My boiler (under ideal conditions) delivers steam to this HX at ~338 deg F, 100 psig, through a 1" sch. 40 line. I'm trying to determine how many pounds of steam are actually being...
I'm working on a pump for a suction lift application & want to insure that the pressure at the pump inlet remains high enough to prevent vaporization of the liquid. The liquid is 50% sulfuric acid at ~25 deg C. Vapor pressure at this temp is 8mmHg. The static suction pressure will be 58.2 kPa...
I've been trying to find guidelines for maximum recommended fluid velocity in a 2" Sch. 5S tubing system. We have pumps capable of 100 GPM (water) output, resulting in about 8 ft/s velocity & 5 PSI pressure drop per 100 ft. Besides the increased load on the pump motors & potential for...
