I have a 10hp boiler making a 90ft run to the BK/MT, 10BBL Brewhouse, no HLT as I have an on-demand heated water mixing station.
- My steam inlet is 3/4" on the vessels.
- I had one engineer spec 2" feed and 1.5" return and
- I had another engineer spec 3" feed and 2" return.
- In the end in the mechanical drawing we settled with a 3" feed and 1.5" return. The return is on a full slope.
- In my province anything over 2" needs to be welded pipe which adds notable cost.
My latest issue is my boiler installer is questioning both runs. He thinks 2" feed is fine and 1" return is fine. He's concerned about the bottle neck to 3/4" at the vessel inlets feels a 3" feed a waste of money. The engineer requesting the 3" feed said I will need the 3" pipe for performance reasons with the long run and that the performance of 3" over 2" will be notable.
With 3 different opinions its hard for me to make informed decisions, any comments or feedback would be appreciated.
- My steam inlet is 3/4" on the vessels.
- I had one engineer spec 2" feed and 1.5" return and
- I had another engineer spec 3" feed and 2" return.
- In the end in the mechanical drawing we settled with a 3" feed and 1.5" return. The return is on a full slope.
- In my province anything over 2" needs to be welded pipe which adds notable cost.
My latest issue is my boiler installer is questioning both runs. He thinks 2" feed is fine and 1" return is fine. He's concerned about the bottle neck to 3/4" at the vessel inlets feels a 3" feed a waste of money. The engineer requesting the 3" feed said I will need the 3" pipe for performance reasons with the long run and that the performance of 3" over 2" will be notable.
With 3 different opinions its hard for me to make informed decisions, any comments or feedback would be appreciated.
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