Pressure reduction and noise control in a process plant
December 2013
Valves, Actuators & Pump Control
Steam is normally produced in industrial boilers at high pressures and temperatures, since in this superheated condition it carries more energy and results in more efficient production of power in a turbine. This high pressure also allows the steam to be transported around the plant in smaller lines with less heat loss. For use in a process plant, however, both the pressure and the temperature have to be reduced.
A letdown station solves this problem. It comprises a pressure reducing valve combined with temperature reducing apparatus. The solution is to use a valve with a special trim that is engineered to solve the complex requirements of both pressure reduction and noise control. An energy dissipating disk stack from PSV Mitech’s range of standard globe valves is one of the best methods to achieve this. The pressure is dropped across many stages. The disk stack combines a large number of restrictions in series (along each passageway) with multiple paths in parallel (several passageways in each disk and many disks in a stack). This enables the valve to handle low flow rates as well as maximum flows. One or more diffuser plates may be installed downstream of the valve to create back-pressure to enable a smaller valve to be used.
Reducing the pressure of the superheated steam does very little to reduce the temperature of the steam. To achieve this, a desuperheater is utilised to add water to the superheated steam. To vaporise the water a large amount of energy is required to overcome the latent heat. The high temperature steam provides this. The result is an increased flow of steam at a reduced temperature. By varying the amount of water added, the temperature can be controlled.
For more information contact Greg Walker, PSV Mitech, +27 (0)11 657 6000, [email protected], www.mitech.co.za
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