I would like to ask the experts here: how can the water hammer problem in dry steam pipes be solved?
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This post was last edited by wang*neng on 2011-2-14 at 15:16 :dizzy: The heat exchanger of the drying fan has a very high steam heat transfer capacity; the steam return pipeline contains a high amount of water, which leads to severe water hammer effects. As a result, the steam return pipe of the heat exchanger vibrates greatly, and the pipelines suffer frequent damage. I would like to ask manufacturers how to deal with this issue. Installing a steam trap at the return main pipe did not prove effective; the steam flow rate for each radiator is 6 tons per hour, while the steam trap installed has a capacity of 20 tons per hour – yet this still did not resolve the vibration issue!
The drain valve should be of the type that discharges water as soon as it appears, and it should be installed at the lowest point of the piping network. As long as the condensate water can be drained promptly, water hammer generally will not occur. The above opinions are for reference only