Steam flash tanks provide a valuable service in medium and high-pressure condensate return systems. The last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (MMM) article described …
Medium and High Pressure Steam Vented Flash Tank Trim
The last R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (MMM) article described the difference between horizontal and vertical high-pressure condensate flash tanks. Once a decision is …
Medium and High Pressure Steam Flash Tank Selection
The last several R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes articles focused on steam and condensate handling. Condensate flashes into steam in the return lines after …
Condensate Pump Discharge Balance Valves: A New Perspective
The last R L Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes (MMM) focused on the critical relationship between the steam condensate return temperature and proper pump NPSH required …
Return Temperature & Condensate Pumps: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 15
One challenge to selecting a steam condensate return unit is the return temperature of the condensate after leaving the steam heat exchanger. This week’s R. L. …
Condensate Return Pump and Receiver Sizing Tips: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 14
Hopefully, the message from past R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes was clear: don’t lift the condensate out of a steam heat exchanger or coil …
New LPD Strainer Design Saves 40% in Energy Usage vs Basket Strainers
What if a product could save 40% in energy usage without increasing the cost in a hydronic or steam system? This week’s R L Deppmann …
Bucket Traps for Condensate Lift: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 13
Don’t lift the condensate out of a steam heat exchanger or coil with a modulating control valve. Over the last several weeks in the R …
Condensate Lift: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 12
Over the last several weeks, the R L Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes articles examined the trap sizing out of a heat exchanger or coil with …
Steam & Condensate Strainers: Steam & Steam Heat Exchanger Basics Part 11
R. L. Deppmann Monday Morning Minutes continues with a quick look at the strainers used in steam and steam heat exchanger basics. Something as simple …