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Technical Data sheet
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Steamline Condensate Recovery Pump Systems
Technical Data sheet
WHY RECOVER CONDENSATE? Finally, as condensate is water that a plant has already treated
(pre-treatment, scale/corrosion inhibitors, oxygen removed,
Condensate is steam that has condensed as a result of doing pumped and evaporated to steam i.e. distilled), it represents a
work and liberating heat. Being condensed water vapour valuable investment that can be utilised over, if recovered.
(steam) and relatively pure compared to most water supplies, Therefore, recovering and reusing condensate whenever
condensate is an excellent source of feedwater. Since possible, is good energy management.
condensate is typically of better quality than normal make-up
sources, boiler water cycles of concentration can be increased HOW IS IT DONE?
and blowdown amounts can be reduced with its use. This
results in a reduction of heat lost through blowdown, which Condensate is discharged from steam using equipment through
reduces the amount of heat (fuel) required to maintain operating steam traps. The condensate will be at the saturation
pressures. temperature corresponding to steam (and condensate)
pressure. However, this pressure is not always enough to lift the
The most important aspect of condensate is its heat content. condensate back to the boiler feed tank. Further, if multiple
Feed water supplied at 95-100C needs less energy to go to an traps discharge to a common line, a fluctuating back pressure
operating pressure of 10 barg and temperature of 180C inside can cause malfunction of some of the traps. So the common
the boiler. Ambient water supplied at 30C will use more heat, practice is to collect condensate in a tank and pump it back to
ie, more fuel as shown in the figure below. the boiler house.
Temp
OPERATING PRINCIPLE
1 Filling Mode: Condensate fills by gravity flow into the pump. Controller Exhaust Exhaust
The steam inlet is closed, exhaust is open, so no back pressure (open) (closed)
is seen by the condensate entering the pump. As condensate
Steam inlet Steam inlet
fills, the float rises towards the H position. (closed) (open)
H H
2 Transition to Pump Mode: As the float reaches position H,
Condensate in
Condensate in
the controller opens the steam inlet and closes the exhaust.
Steam rushes in, pressurising the pump to the steam pressure.
This pushes the water in the pump. The water cannot flow back
from the inlet (due to the NRV); it gets pushed out (or pumped) L L
through the condensate outlet.
NRV NRV
The condensate pump has to pump against a back pressure at Total Back pressure = (PV + PH + PFWT)
the outlet. This is the sum of vertical head, frictional losses
through the pipes and existing back pressures, if any. Where,
PV = pressure because of vertical head of water
= (0.1 X height in metres) barg
PH = frictional losses in horizontal travel
= (loss of 0.003 barg/m of horizontal travel)
For horizontal travel, we calculate the total length of pipe, and
PH then add 10% to this for valves and fittings online, to get an
Horiz. Travel in metres equivalent length of pipe,
(not as crow flies but actual PFWT ie, Eq. L = Horizontal length X 1.1
length)
PFWT = pressure if any in the boiler feed water tank
(0 if tank is atmospheric or typically 0.2-0.3 barg for a
Condensate Feed Water Tank pressurized line /tank /deaerator )
Receiver
PM = Motive pressure of steam or air
PV Vertical Lift in The motive force of steam/air (PM) must overcome this back
PM
metres pressure and lift the condensate to the boiler feed-tank.
PM - (PV + PH + PFWT) > 0.5 barg
From the selection table below, we can see that CRPS40 is the
best pump for our needs.
Selection Table
0.5 500 910 1715 2525 4315 6040 9800 10890 12250
1.5
1.0 466 850 1405 2240 3865 5400 7500 8330 9375
1.5 556 1015 1625 2500 4245 5950 12015 13350 15018
3.5
2.5 471 860 1405 2105 3655 5120 9895 10994 12368
1.5 600 1095 1825 2700 4485 6280 12396 13773 15495
5
2.5 575 1050 1695 2475 4275 5985 9691 10767 12113
Steamline Condensate Recovery Pump Systems
Technical Data sheet
Materials
S.No. Part Material
1 Pump Body Fabricated steel IS3589
2 Receiver Fabricated steel IS3589
3 Piping MS IS1239
4 Flanges CS to ASTM A 105
5 NRVs Wafer Type SS 316
6 Float Assly SS 304
7 Probe enclosure Cast Aluminium
8 On - off Valve SS 304
9 Steam Inlet Valve SS 105
10 Controller Polycarbonate
$aving$
Saving in fuel as feed water temperature is increased
(6C rise = 1% increase in boiler efficiency)
Saving in fuel as blowdown loss is reduced Besides hydrotests and
Saving of water treatment chemicals and processes pneumatic tests, each and
every Steamline CRPS is
Saving of the water itself
functionally tested in the
Saving in Power when replacing electrical pump factory for 72 hours on our
By recovering condensate you also reduce load on unique test-rig before being
effluent plant and effluent treatment cost shipped to you.
Steamline Condensate Recovery Pump Systems
Technical Data sheet
900mm 450mm
A A F G
Overflow
Controller Flow
Totaliser
Valve
E
1680mm
Strainer
Pump Body
B C
Condensate Condensate
Inlet Outlet
Steamline Condensate Recovery Pump Systems
Technical Data sheet
1260
A F G
Over Flow
FRONT VIEW
Receiver
Butterfly Drain
Valve
Controller Flow
Totaliser
2150
Steam Inlet D
Strainer
E Exhaust
Pump Body
B
C
NRV Drain
NRV