Will Steamloc be subject to erosion after years of operation?
When Steamloc is designed according the actual data of your application, there will be little erosion. The answer is found in the two-phase flow through the Steamloc. Two things are necessary to create erosion with steam and condensate: • High velocity. • Two-phase flow conditions with primarily steam and additional few small particles of condensate. This is best demonstrated with a steam leak. In little time the leak becomes bigger and bigger due to the high velocity of steam flow incorporating a small spray of condensate that blasts the opening. Steamloc venturi-nozzles will not operate under such conditions because they are calibrated for the given condensate loads with a very small amount of steam present. The condensate keeps the velocity relatively low, while the water itself does not cause erosion as a function of time.
When Steamloc is designed according the actual data of your application, there will be no erosion, even after 25 years. The answer is found in the two-phase flow through the Steamloc. Two things are necessary to create erosion with steam and condensate: • High velocity. • Two-phase flow conditions with primarily steam and additional few small particles of condensate. This is best demonstrated with a steam leak. In little time the leak becomes bigger and bigger due to the high velocity of steam flow incorporating a small spray of condensate that blasts the opening. Steamloc venturi-nozzles will not operate under such conditions because they are calibrated for the given condensate loads with a very small amount of steam present. The condensate keeps the velocity relatively low, while the water itself does not cause erosion as a function of time.
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