Steam - Condensate Pipe Lines - Capacities (kW)
Maximum capacities for condensate pipe lines in kW steam consumption.
The table below can be used to determine the sizes of a condensate pipe line where the heat consumption in kW is known.
Nominal pipe size | Steam Consumption (kW) | |||||
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Wet main | Dry main with gradient | Vented Pipes | ||||
in | mm | 1 in 200 ft | 1 in 600 ft | Vertical | ||
1/2 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 |
3/4 | 20 | 70 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 47 |
1 | 25 | 120 | 50 | 34 | 50 | 94 |
1 1/4 | 32 | 300 | 120 | 80 | 120 | 211 |
1 1/2 | 40 | 420 | 176 | 117 | 176 | 293 |
2 | 50 | 760 | 350 | 225 | 350 | 530 |
2 1/2 | 65 | 1900 | 800 | 510 | 800 | 1200 |
3 | 80 | 2700 | 1200 | 740 | 1200 | 1870 |
- 1 in = 25.4 mm
- 1 ft = 0.3048 m
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