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weird question

jimbo123
jimbo123 Member Posts: 3
in Strictly Steam
If water is sitting in a u-bend almost like a trap found in a sink what would happen if 10 lbs of steam struck it. Would the water act as a dead end would all of the steam condense, or would the steam just slam it through. Also is it possible that the steam would slam it through but in the process condense to water and take the place of the original condensate.

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  • Dave in QCA
    Dave in QCA Member Posts: 1,788
    10 psi steam and a trap

    It really depends on what is behind that ubend trap.  Is it vented, or otherwise at atmospheric pressure?  How deep is the ubent?  Is the pressure consistently at 10 psi.  



    Can you expain just a little bit more what you are talking about?
    Dave in Quad Cities, America
    Weil-McLain 680 with Riello 2-stage burner, December 2012. Firing rate=375MBH Low, 690MBH Hi.
    System = Early Dunham 2-pipe Vacuo-Vapor (inlet and outlet both at bottom of radiators) Traps are Dunham #2 rebuilt w. Barnes-Jones Cage Units, Dunham-Bush 1E, Mepco 1E, and Armstrong TS-2. All valves haveTunstall orifices sized at 8 oz.
    Current connected load EDR= 1,259 sq ft, Original system EDR = 2,100 sq ft Vaporstat, 13 oz cutout, 4 oz cutin - Temp. control Tekmar 279.
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  • will smith_4
    will smith_4 Member Posts: 259
    Not so weird

    If you have 10# on one side of anything, what will happen will depend on the pressure that's on the other side-the pressure will do everything it can to equalize.
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