Causes of water hammer in steam condensate piping networks
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The causes of water hammer in the steam condensate piping network are as follows: 1. Steam enters the condensate system directly through a short circuit. This situation occurs quite frequently; for example, steam leaks out during the drainage of traps (equipment issues), or steam from heat exchangers enters the condensate system directly through the condensate tank (operational issues), and so on. 2. There is a pocket in a pipe within the condensate piping system. 3. There are pipes with high-grade steam condensate connected to them unintentionally, and these have not been detected.
There are 2 more points: 1. When the pipeline diameter changes, especially at the expanded sections. 2. Naturally, the damage caused by poor insulation is a common issue during the extremely cold winters in Qinghai, as water hammer phenomena (condensation in pipelines) occur frequently