The issue of the destination of the condensate from flash vapor vacuum pumps
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During the vacuum flashing stage, the flash vapor passes through an inert gas vacuum pump; the non-condensable gases are vented, while the condensate goes to the sedimentation tank. It’s unclear why it doesn’t go to the graywater tank The liquid in this area is already quite clean, and the sedimentation tank and the graywater tank are located quite close to each other, so gravity flow isn’t a problem. The temperatures of the two tanks are also similar. I would like to ask for some advice from everyone here
Has the poster made a mistake? It should be the oxygen removal tank.
We are going to the graywater sink; there’s no reason to go to the sedimentation tank
It makes no difference where it is; the specifics of recycling depend on the layout on site
Of course, it can go to the graywater sink; if the potential energy of the vacuum flash separation tank is sufficient, flow can occur naturally, otherwise a pump is needed to drive the flow
Utilize the high alkalinity of the vacuum flash condensate and the high hardness of the black water from the sedimentation tank to reduce the hardness of the water in the sedimentation tank
As mentioned above, the condensate from the Zhenshan pump has a relatively high alkalinity. If it is sent to the graywater tank, it is very likely to cause scaling in the pipes; sending it to a sedimentation tank would be a more appropriate approach. It’s not feasible to simply recycle the condensate without proper consideration.
The design team responsible for pipelines likely considered only convenience factors, without thinking that water with high alkalinity, when combined with graywater of certain hardness, could cause scaling in the pipes I’ve seen many facilities discharge this condensate into the graywater drain. This post was last edited by xuqinger on 2009-2-17 22:57.]
Thank you all; I’ve learned a lot from this. Last edited by xuqinger on 2009-2-19 19:19.]