How steam works...

vaporvac

OK guys and gals, I originally posted this in response to another post, but upon further reading decided it needs its own thread. This is great stuff!!!
http://www.cincinnatitriplesteam.org/documents/SteamTables.pdf

In a recent post the value of cleaning the mud out of the boiler was questioned.... I think the answer is found here....clean that mud out! this is also another plug for wet-based boilers. There's also a great explanation on the same page 6on the value of VENTING as it relates to heat transfer and co2 corrosion....vent the heck out of those mains! And "wet" steam....again we've seen many discussions over the precise value of upping the header size, using both risers and having good separation via the equalizer... this explains very clearly why it's not wasted effort. Venting the co2 is also discussed and something we don't usually read about, but here we see why getting rid of the air is important as is reduces the co2 corrosion.

I'm sure all you smart people already knew all this, and I've gleaned quite a bit from reading this site, but this pdf just seems to put it all together in a nice tidy package with a bow on top. I wish it had all the pages mentioned.

vaporvac

Thanks for the heads-up. I changed it in my post.