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A Complete Steam Guide

SteamPedia aims to enhance working knowledge by providing basic concepts, theory and practical know-how for each area of the steam system.

Steam Basics

Covers basic information about steam along with fundamental concepts of steam engineering.

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Leveraging the inherent properties of steam
Barriers to Efficient Heat Transfer
Modes of Heat Transfer
Grades of Steam
Types of Steam
Fundamental Applications of Steam
History of Steam

Steam Generation

Everything you want to know about Steam Boilers covering how to select and size steam boilers, safeties in the boiler and boiler house, safe and energy efficient operations of the boiler, boiler feed water and fuel management, heat recovery equipment and operation and maintenance practices (SOPs).

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Comparison of Coil Type and Shell Type Boilers
Fabric Filters
Introduction to Air Pollution Control
Types of Boilers and Boiler Classification
Boiler Feed Water Tanks: Best Practices for Performance
Reasons for Gaps Between Direct and Indirect Efficiency
Boiler Efficiency: Introduction and Methods of Calculation
Improving Direct Efficiency of Boilers – Role of Automation
Electrostatic Precipitators
Mechanical Dust Collectors
Understanding Boiler Stack Losses
Working of Water Softner
Introduction to Boiler Scales
Effects of Presence of Dissolved Gases in Feed Water
Feed Water Composition
What is a Boiler : Introduction to Boilers
The Process of Combustion

Steam Distribution

Everything you want to know about distributing steam safely and efficiently covering, sizing and routing of steam distribution pipelines, expansion loops, practical issues that arise in distribution networks (water hammer, leakages, pressure drops, carryover), selection and sizing of steam pipeline accessories, operations and maintenance practices.

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How to correctly install air vents in the steam system
Where should moisture separators be installed in a steam distribution network
Conventional Trapping Station vs. Advanced Mainline Steam Trapping
Selecting and installing steam traps correctly for proper condensate evacuation
How to correctly size a drain pocket for a steam line
The impact of low quality steam in the distribution network
Introduction to Steam Distribution
Take all steam tappings / connections from the top
The role of moisture separators
Select and install pipeline fittings / accessories correctly
Prevent sagging of steam lines
How to ensure steam supplied to the process is clean
Making sure that the network is safe and easy to operate and maintain
Ensuring the Lowest Distribution / Transmission Loss
Install steam flow meters at strategic locations within the network
Provide pressure and temperature gauges within the steam distribution system
Provide headers within the steam distribution system
How to use the Chart – EXAMPLE
Steam Pipeline Sizing
How to ensure the right quantity of steam is supplied to the process
Where should air vents be installed in a steam system
How to ensure steam is free from air and non-condensable gases
Condensate Evacuation using Thermodynamic Steam Traps
How to ensure steam supplied to the process is dry
Role of Strainers in Steam Distribution
Effects of Impure Steam Quality on the Process
Issues in Steam Distribution

Condensate and Flash Steam Recovery

Everything you want to know about Steam Boilers covering how to select and size steam boilers, safeties in the boiler and boiler house, safe and energy efficient operations of the boiler, boiler feed water and fuel management, heat recovery equipment and operation and maintenance practices (SOPs).

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Return condensate as soon as it is formed
Condensate recovery using steam trap pressure
Look for users which can be converted to LP
What is condensate recovery factor and why is it an important parameter to monitor
Insulation for condensate pumps and flash separation vessels
Condensate and Flash steam recovery: Design issues and considerations
Sizing of condensate recovery lines
Recover flash steam to the boiler feed water tank
Boost flash pressure using thermocompression and use it in a medium pressure (MP) application
Where can Flash Steam be used
Recovering flash steam
Recovering condensate from tracing lines
Different uses of condensate
Contaminated condensate – detection, segregation and recovery
Avoiding condensate contamination
Recovery by mechanical pumps
Disadvantages of recovering condensate using centrifugal or electrical pumps
Recovery by Centrifugal / Electrical pumps
Disadvantages of recovering condensate by steam trap pressure
Do not return condensate by steam trap pressure
Recovering condensate from process equipment
Recovering condensate from the steam distribution network
The need to recover condensate and flash steam
What is Condensate Recovery Factor
What is condensate and flash steam recovery?

Steam Trapping

Everything you want to know about distributing steam safely and efficiently covering, sizing and routing of steam distribution pipelines, expansion loops, practical issues that arise in distribution networks (water hammer, leakages, pressure drops, carryover), selection and sizing of steam pipeline accessories, operations and maintenance practices.

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Troubleshooting guide for thermodynamic steam traps
Troubleshooting guide for float type steam traps
Not all types of steam traps can/should be insulated
Use removable insulation jackets for accessories to facilitate easy removal for maintenance
How to choose the ideal steam trap for your specific applications
Conventional Trapping Station vs. Advanced Mainline Steam Trapping
Calculating losses from steam traps
Selection
Steam Traps For Mainline Applications
Rectification and Sustenance
How to assess the health of steam traps
Steam Traps for Tracing Applications
Steam traps for process applications
Install startup traps in the steam distribution system
Locations where mainline steam traps should be installed
The different types of steam traps
The need for steam traps