Steam pipes, natural compensation, calculation, design
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How to design the natural compensation setup, namely expansion bends, for a steam pipeline approximately 300 meters long with a DN200 diameter and a pressure of 2.5 MPa?
Natural compensation cannot be discussed without considering the piping layout; it mainly depends on the length of the straight sections
Then, how should the expansion bends on that straight pipe section be designed? After communicating with the owner, it was determined that the pipeline pressure should be 0.8 MPa. I would appreciate your advice!
Based on your temperature, even if pressure is provided, only the saturation steam temperature can be determined; it is usually superheated steam, so the temperature needs to be specified.
The steam temperature at the pipe outlet is 170 degrees Celsius.
Does anyone have any recommended reference books or manuals?
Design Code for Steam and Water Piping in Thermal Power Plants
Make a bend every 70 meters; with 6 bends, the length of each bend is 6 meters, which should solve the problem basically