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Sizing Hydraulic Separators ?
C.J.B
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Can anyone tell me what the method or rule of thumb is for sizing a Hydraulic Separator, have not been able to find much on it
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based on gpm of system
most applications will have a higher gpm on the system side than the boiler side. Its good to know both.0 -
sizing hydraulic separators
Lets for say this instance both sides of the system have the same gpm.0 -
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why do you need one? They are designed to decouple varying hydraulic flows. If flows are equal ...0 -
Handbook
Caleffi offers some great reading material on the subject...
http://www.caleffi.us/en_US/caleffi/Details/Magazines/pdf/idronics_1_us.pdf0 -
Here is the PDF from Caleffi with their flow rates
Regards,
Paul0
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