Issues with the setting of the takeover baffle
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The baffle for takeover is shown in the figure: the medium is steam condensate. May I ask, for what nominal diameter is it necessary to install a baffle? Currently, here I have the takeovers set at 50. But I thought about it: the finer the tube, the same flow rate (right?), and the speed should be higher, so wouldn’t there also be an impact on the liquid level? Although it would have a lesser effect compared to larger tubes.
Baffles need to be installed as long as the medium inside the pipe can wash against the tube wall or internal components, and those components lack protection, regardless of the diameter of the pipe connections.
Is that the case? With a tank diameter of 1000, it shouldn’t be possible to achieve that, so how can a baffle be set up then? Is there no other reason?
There are many devices that aren’t installed either, and this is also related to the working medium. Depending on the flow rate, it can range from 1 to several dozen meters per second; whether such devices are necessary depends on the process requirements. Sometimes, if there is enough space, using an inwardly extending elbow can also solve the problem, avoiding complicated designs.