Thermodynamics
Thermodynamics of steam and condensate applications
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Air and Steam Mixture
With air in the steam the surface temperatures in heat exchangers will be lower - less heat than excepted will be transferred
Arithmetic and Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference
Arithmetic Mean Temperature Difference - AMTD - and Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference - LMTD - formulas with examples - Online Mean Temperature Calculator
Boiler Capacity
It is common to express the output of steam boilers in Boiler Horsepower, BTU or in Pounds of Steam delivered per hour
Boiler Horsepower
Determine boiler horsepower from heat transfer area
Conductive Heat Transfer
Heat transfer takes place as conduction if there is a temperature gradient in a solid or fluid
Cylinder or Pipe - Conductive Heat Loss
Conductive heat loss through cylinder or pipe walls
Enthalpy Entropy Diagram Steam
Enthalpy and entropy chart for steam
Enthalpy of Superheated Steam
A table with the enthalpy of steam superheated to temperatures above the boiling point with corresponding temperatures
Enthalpy of Wet Steam
Wet steam, dryness fraction and enthalpy
Entropy of Superheated Steam
A table with the entropy of steam superheated to temperatures above the boiling point with corresponding temperatures
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Heat Transferred by Condensing Steam
Calculate heat transferred by condensing steam
Heating Air with Steam
Calculating heating air with steam
Heating Water by Injection Steam
Water can be heated by injecting steam
Humidifying Air with Steam - SI units
The amount of vapor - kg per cubic meter - in humid air
Online Saturated Steam Table Calculator
Online calculator to compute the thermodynamic properties of saturated steam
Overall Heat Transfer Coefficients for some common Fluids and Heat Exchanger Surfaces
Average overall heat transmission coefficients for some common fluids and surface combinations as Water to Air, Water to Water, Air to Air, Steam to Water and more
Power Plant Performance Factors
Power plants and heat rate, thermal efficiency, capacity factor, load factor, economic efficiency, operational efficiency, energy efficiency
Properties of Saturated Steam - Imperial Units
A steam table with sensible, latent and total heat, and specific volume at different gauge pressures and temperatures
Properties of Saturated Steam - Pressure in Bar
The Saturated Steam Table with properties as boiling point, specific volume, density, specific enthalpy, specific heat and latent heat of vaporization
Properties of Saturated Steam - SI Units
A Saturated Steam Table with steam properties as specific volume, density, specific enthalpy and specific entropy
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Specific Volume of Wet Steam
Wet steam an specific volume
Steam & Condensate Equations
Steam consumption and condensate generation formulas heating liquids or gas flows
Steam Entropy
Basic steam thermodynamics and the entropy diagram
Steam Flow Rate and kW Rating
Determine the steam flow rate from a kW rating
Steam Heating Processes - Load Calculating
Calculating the amount of steam in non-flow batch and continuous flow heating processes
Steam Viscosity
Steam absolute viscosity at pressures ranging 1 - 10000 psia
Steam and Vapor Enthalpy
Introduction and definition of vapor and steam enthalpy - specific enthalpy of saturated liquid, saturated vapor and superheated vapor
Temperature and Moisture Holding Capacity of Air
The moisture holding capacity of air varies with temperature
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)
In a boiler generating steam, impurities in the feedwater concentrates in the boiling water
Vapor and Steam
Introduction to vapor and steam
Water Saturation Pressure
Water saturation pressure at temperatures ranging 0 - 100 oC and 32 - 700 oF - Imperial and SI Units
Water Steam - Critical Point
The level where vapor and liquid are indistinguishable
Wet Steam Quality and the Dryness Fraction
An introduction and definition of vapor or steam quality and dryness fraction. Includes formulas for calculating wet steams enthalpy and specific volume
