Dear Friends,
we have an atmospheric open water bath container (approx. 25 m³). We direct heat the waterbath with a simple 3" steam lance (pipe with mulitple 6 mm holes). Before the lance we have a control valve. The steam operating pressure is approx. 4.5 kg/cm²a while the design pressure is 8.1 kg/cm²g.
At the first step we assumed that IBR is applicable up to the control valve. However, in discussion it came up that, due to back pressure (if above 3.5 kg/cm² g) in the lance the whole atmopheric open water container including any down stream piping will fall under the rules of IBR. And addionally the cryogenic liquid coils.
I ask for recommendations how to fix the limits of IBR and if applicable how to design a atmopheric open equipment acc. to IBR.
Are there any ideas how to avoid IBR downstream the control valve?
Thanks for your reply.
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