I am a Mechanical Engineer and am looking to find a good training course on steam systems. I'm working with a client that is upgrading their boiler plants and I will be doing some commissioning down the line with them. They have low pressure steam systems with very large boilers (up to...
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The purpose of my analysis is not to determine if traps need to be replaced, but to determine the savings that will be seen by replacing failed traps. The projected savings will be used to secure financing.
My original equation and the 10% that steamdog mentioned...
I'm trying to calculate the steam loss (lb/hr) through a failed steam trap. This is for a low pressure steam system operating at 8.5 psig, and the orifice diameter of the steam trap is 5/16". I've come across various examples of calculating the steam loss, with the most common being:
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