Let's try to answer this. Summarizing the information so far:
Post #6: 100 lbs of steam is released in 1 minute, how much liquid water is that?
Post #8: 100 PSI steam in a 2.5" pipe, what is weight of water?
Post #9: Blowing down boiler 3 times per day for 1 minute total. How much water in 1 month?
Post #11: Steam at 230 deg. Pipe 50 feet long. Boiler at 0 PSIG.
If I take these questions literally, the answers would be as follows:
Post #6: 100 lbs of steam is 100 lbs of water if all of the steam is condensed.
Post #8: It's all steam, so no water. Zero pounds of water.
Post #9: Is that 3 blow downs at 20 seconds each? Or 3 at 1 minute each? No information on boiler pressure, pipe size, pipe length, pipe restrictions, pressure at discharge, or what is blown down. Does boiler blow down release water or steam? At what temperature and pressure? Not possible to answer.
Post #11: Is steam temperature deg F or deg C? What is pressure at pipe discharge? If it discharges to atmosphere, then flow is zero because boiler is at same pressure. If it discharges to a lower pressure, how are you getting the lower pressure? And what is the discharge pressure?
We need the following in order to help you:
1) A sketch of the system. Show the boiler, piping, and what the discharge pipe is connected to.
2) Pressure and temperature at boiler and in blow down tank.
3) Tell us something about the system. For instance, how much water is in the boiler? Anything that will help us to understand what you are doing.
4) Then tell us exactly what you need to know. Is this a complete and correct description of what you need to know?
rwilson7567 said:
We are building a blow down tank and have to determine how large it will have to be to store condensed water for a month before it is pumped.
Please note that every item on my list must be answered before I will respond. You can make a pencil sketch, scan or photograph it to a JPG file, then attach to your response by Attach files > Insert > Full image.
