Should the condensate from regular control valves be recovered or discharged on-site?
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Should the water vapor from regular control valves be recovered or discharged on-site? Last edited in this post by *anpangpang on 2008-8-8 05:12]
How exactly should it be handled? Could you be more detailed?
The quantity is very small, so the value of recycling it is low; therefore, it isn’t recycled. Our company operates in the chemical industry, and control valves are used in many places to regulate the amount of steam. The insulation around the pipes and valves is of high quality, which results in little condensate being produced at the control valves. This condensate is usually discharged on-site, without any recycling. It is crucial to ensure proper insulation of the control valves and pipes; there is no need to worry about anything else
The hydrocarbons are generally sent to a hydrocarbon expansion vessel, where they are recovered after temperature and pressure reduction.
For the new projects undertaken by our company, those that use steam heating do not have any recovery system in place; instead, drain valves are simply used for drainage
Nowadays, \"energy conservation and emission reduction\" are promoted; the main systems recover all steam condensate. As we mentioned on the 6th floor, steam heating relies solely on drain valves, with no recovery of any condensate at all.