Will a concentric diameter change at the condensate outlet of a steam plate heat exchanger cause liquid slugging?
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The last edit to this post was made by flute6 on 2015-6-23 at 21:20. Could the use of a concentric reducer at the condensate outlet of a steam plate heat exchanger cause liquid slugging?
This post was last edited by ylb913 on 2015-6-23 at 17:44. That shouldn’t be the case; the condensate pipelines should be thinner than the steam pipelines. At the very most, let some stagnant water remain in the reservoir.
It’s because the condensate pipeline needs to be smaller, so a reduction in diameter is made.
Why not use a slightly smaller diameter here?