Bosiela .C. Saudu writes:
I want to design a steam coil for a vessel that sterilizes rollers immersed in boiling water at atm. pressure. How do I go about sizing the coil?
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Another quick information resource is the Crane Valve "Engineering Data" catalog, which has a couple of pages on pipe coil design and fabrication. Crane used to hand these out as a free-be, mine is dated 1976.
Some factors to consider
1. oversize rather than undersize.
2. plan for how to remove condensate.
3.consider the pressure drop of the coil with the system.
4. carefully plan the accessories - temp regulator, pressure indicating, coil supports, steam traps, vents, safety valves, etc.
Good luck!
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