I'm not sure how to edit postings (I do not see the button). But knew = new.
And I fully understand why sending condensate to drain is such a bad idea. Perhaps next time I should preview my posting.
Hi again,
I finished reading through the document that Spirax Sarco published and found it to be very helpful for someone knew to the steam game.
To correct myself, we do recover condensate in the thermal plant, however, the condensate is sent to drain in the tank farm. After reading the...
Right now in our Tank Farm we do not recover any condensate. However, to our advantage, we are located on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland (ie: right next to Conception Bay which is for the most part the Atlantic Ocean) so water supply isn't an issue. The treatment of this water (salt) is a...
1. It requires a live steam source. Can you guarantee that you will always have a steam generator of some type on line? Maybe that is not an issue, but I have seen the same issue at single unit stations and the unit wasn't always on the line.
--Excellent thought (and I echo it). We obviously...
Thanks for the help so far.
I will have a look at those websites and report back with any questions or concerns. Lots of good information so far.
Cheers,
Jamie.
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Hi,
I've been tasked with the problem to weigh the pros and cons of Steam vs. Electric tracing on a #6 Fuel Oil line.
Some background information. We are a thermal generating station. We burn #6 Fuel Oil in our Boiler to make steam. A question posed to me was: is steam...
