纸板线蒸汽回收利用基础知识.pptVIP

* * FLOODED RETURN LINES Connecting the discharge from any number of traps into a common return line causes few problems providing that the pipework is properly sized. Some care should be taken with the actual connection. Often sweep tees are preferred to the usual square tees, if erosion by a high velocity jet of flash steam and water from the discharge of an inverted bucket trap or a thermodynamic trap is to be avoided. Problems do occur, however, if condensate is discharged into a flooded return main. This often happens when draining steam lines. Frequently a pumped condensate return main follows the same route. It is tempting to simply connect the discharge from mains drain traps, and sometimes other traps, into the adjacent return main. Since a mains drain trap is required to discharge any condensate reaching it, with the minimum of back up, the usual choice is a trap discharging condensate at, or as close as possible to, steam temperature. This condensate will release maximum amounts of flash steam at the lower pressure in the return main. The flash steam has a relatively large volume and must push violently out of the way the water already present in the main. Then as the bubbles of flash steam make their way along the pipe, they can collapse quickly if they contact cooler condensate or even the cooler pipe wall. Both effects lead to waterhammer. The best solution is to avoid the flooded line, returning the condensate and flash steam to the nearest collecting point as shown in the slide. Where this is impractical, a second choice is to use a trap which holds back condensate until it is sub-cooled. To avoid water logging the steam main, a generous condensate collecting pocket and an unlagged cooling leg of 2 -- 3 m is essential. Another possibility is to use a float trap with its continuous discharge characteristic. This discharges saturated, flashing condensate, though a cooling leg at the outlet side of the trap may reduce a little the flash steam volume