The problem of superheated water transportation
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I would like to ask fellow sea professionals: there is superheated water available within the plant, and I am considering transporting it to another area to be used for heating other fluids. However, given the long transmission distance and the possibility of vaporization due to pressure drop, is it necessary to install an intermediate tank? For a storage tank at atmospheric pressure, how is the vaporization problem addressed? In general, it’s about how to avoid vaporization during the transportation of superheated water
Where does the superheated water come from? If the degree of superheating isn’t high, pumping it is sufficient; but if the volume is large and the degree of superheating is high, flash it into steam instead
1. Calculate the pressure drop across the entire pipeline to see if it will cause the superheated water to flash. 2. If possible, use a pump to deliver the fluid under pressure. 3. If a constant-pressure storage tank is added in between, flash vaporization will definitely occur.