Water hammer - novice question
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yes I don’t believe steam travels into the equalizer. In a long call for heat the pipe can get hot through conduction of course.
If it does, it should also travel down the drip.
But it’s not important
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Oh it's important. There is absolutely no temperature gradient in the whole length of that equalizer nor significant temp. difference from the takeoff, signifying it is filled with steam. Then at the Hartford Loop where the waterline is and below you see a sharp discontinuity and significantly lower temperature. Here's another experiment you can do with two pots of nearly boiling water or heck, slowly boiling water. You can use 2 in. pipe nipples and elbows. 😃
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it only signifies the temperature of the pipe. You don’t know if there’s steam in there.
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