Correct sizing of pipework and valves for steam applications ensures reliable and efficient operation.

Ian Webster, Hygienic Processing Segment Manager at Bürkert UK offers industry leading steam training courses; here he looks at some of the basic calculations that should be understood by design and maintenance engineers in order to achieve a safe and efficient process.

‘Modern production environments require the maintenance team to be experts in a vast range of fields and while many areas may be adequately covered, steam equipment can sometimes be overlooked. This can lead to costly breakdowns or repairs which could have been avoided if some basic principles were better understood.’

Initially, it is important to understand a few basic principles, such as pressure measurement, which in the main, is quoted as gauge pressure, which reads zero at ambient air pressure and would be displayed as 3 bar(g) for example.

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