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Boiler Room Dangers Steam Piping This weeks video

RayWohlfarth
RayWohlfarth Member Posts: 1,779
edited June 13 in THE MAIN WALL

This weeks video goes over the dangers caused by steam piping. It discusses the things I look for in a steam boiler room which could signal a dangerous place. I talk about the difference between normal water hammer and condensate induced water hammer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3RjU3_2_OM
Ray Wohlfarth
Boiler Lessons

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  • retiredguy
    retiredguy Member Posts: 1,038

    Another great video Ray with information all service guys and even installers should pay attention to. I think you should do a video on "listening and watching " when you enter a boiler room. Any time I would enter a boiler room I would find a place to sit for a few minutes and listen and watch the operating equipment. It is always surprising on what problems your ears can hear and your eyes can see while just observing.

  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 10,618

    I love this type of science… info.   Great video.   When you mentioned that water hammer can be compared to a firearm or small explosive, I was reminded about an interesting statistic.   A dynamite explosion is equal to the expansion of that stick of TNT increasing is size more than 900 times its original size.   Now that's pretty explosive.

    But when water expands into steam, that water turns into more than 1700 times larger volume of steam.   If that happens instantly for a large enough volume of water, then you can get a much larger explosion than a stick of Dynamite.  Almost double. The same thing happens in reverse when steam is cooled too fast and shrinks 1700 times smaller,  that can push a pretty large volume of water down a pipe at a really accelerated rate. That’s the slug of steam hitting that pocket of condensate in the sagging pipe.  That can be a little noisy, don’t ya’ think?    

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

  • RayWohlfarth
    RayWohlfarth Member Posts: 1,779
    edited June 14

    Thanks @retiredguy that's a great idea I will be working on that

    @EdTheHeaterMan Thanks So true my friend. Its amazing how much destructive power is in in uncontrolled steam

    Ray Wohlfarth
    Boiler Lessons

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