ThecondensatepipesizingchartThecondensatepipesizingchart(Figure14
5)canbeusedtosizeanytypeofcondensateline,including:Drainlinescontainingnoflashsteam
Linesconsistingoftwo-phaseflow,suchastrapdischargelines,whichareselectedaccordingtothepressureseithersideofthetrap
Thechart(Figure14
5):Worksaroundacceptableflashsteamvelocitiesof15-20m/s,accordingtothepipesizeandtheproportionofflashsteamformed
Canbeusedwithcondensatetemperatureslowerthanthesteamsaturationtemperature,aswillbethecasewhenusingthermostaticsteamtraps
Isusedtosizetrapdischargelinesonfull-loadconditions
Itisnotnecessarytoconsideranyoversizingfactorsforstart-uploadortheremovalofnon-condensablegases
Mayalsobeusedtoestimatesizesforpumpedlinescontainingcondensatebelow100°C
ThiswillbediscussedinTutorial14
5Condensat