Flash Recovery Vessels

L IMITING O PERATING C ONDITIONS

Flash steam, which is formed when a
portion of the high pressure conden- Model ➪ Flash Recovery Vessels Max. Operating Pressure (PMO) 150 psig (10 barg)
sate discharged from a steam trap re- PMO 150 psig
evaporates, is separated from the Max. Operating Temperature 500˚F (260˚C)
condensate and piped away from the Sizes 6", 8", 12", 16"
top of the vessel. The remaining
condensate drains from the bottom Connections ANSI 150 RF & NPT
of the vessel to a steam trap. The Flash Steam Outlet
flash is usually added to the low- Construction Mild Steel
pressure steam system.

H
ANSI 150 1/2" NPT
Condensate
Recovery

G
J
Non-Electric

NPT
Pumps

A C
D
B E 3 - 9/16 dia. holes on
a "K" dia. bolt circle.

H 7/8"
ANSI 150
120˚ Typ.

Inlet

L 1/4"
NPT

D IMENSIONS ( NOMINAL ) IN INCHES AND MILLIMETERS

Size A B C D E F G H J K L M Weight
6 6 47 38.6 13 8 9 25.5 2-1/2" 3/4" 8.8 1-1/2" 2.5 75 lb
152 1194 980 330 203 229 648 224 64 34 kg

8 8 48 39.6 14.6 8.6 9.5 25.8 4" 3/4" 10.8 2" 3.5 105 lb
203 1219 1006 371 218 241 655 274 89 47.6 kg

12 12 49.5 41.2 19.9 11.8 11.5 26.8 5" 1-1/2" 14.9 3" 5 165 lb Condensate Outlet
305 1257 1046 505 300 292 681 378 127 74.8 kg

16 16 58 49.7 23.5 13.4 12.5 32 6" 2" 18.9 3" 5 215 lb

406 1473 1262 597 340 318 813 480 127 97.5 kg

Local regulation may restrict the use of this product below the conditions quoted. Limiting conditions refer to standard connections only.
In the interests of development and improvement of the product, we reserve the right to change the specification. TI-5-401-US 03.94
 Flash Recovery Vessels

S AMPLE S PECIFICATION S TANDARDS

Flash Recovery Vessel shall be mild steel construction ASME Code Stamped for 150 These vessels are designed in accordance with ASME Code, Section VIII, Div. 1,
psig steam service with ANSI 150 RF flanges. Connections for a pressure gauge and and are ASME Code Stamped for 150 psig steam service.
a Safety Relief Valve shall be provided in the shell.

I NSTALLATION H OW TO S IZE
The vessel should be installed with the flash steam outlet at the top as shown. Fig. 1 shows the proportion by weight of flash steam formed from condensate
Each size vessel incorporates a 1/2" NPT connection for the fitting of a pres- with various pressure drops. From Fig. 1, find the weight of flash per unit
sure gauge. If a Safety Relief Valve is required, it should be fitted in the NPT weight of condensate. Multiply this by the maximum condensing rate to get the
connection provided in the side of the shell. For drainage, a properly sized maximum weight of flash steam expected from the flash vessel. Select the
float type steam trap must be connected to the condensate outlet at the bottom appropriate size flash vessel from Fig. 2 by finding the area within which both
of the vessel. the condensate rate and the flash steam weight fit.

F IG . 1 P ROPOR TION OF F LASH S TEAM

200

180
IG IG IG
PS PS PS IG IG
160
20 10 PS PS
40 5
Pressure on Traps PSIG

0
140

Condensate
Recovery
120

100

80
Flash Steam Pressure
60

Non-Electric
40

Pumps
20
10
0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.10 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18 0.20
Lb Flash Per Lb Condensate

F IG . 2 R ECOVERY V ESSEL CAPACITIES

20,000
Size 16

Example:
A plant operating at 80 psig condenses 6000
Condensate Lb/H

lb/h of steam. Flash steam from this is to be

recovered at 5 psig. Fig. 1 shows that the con-
densate at 80 psig produces approximately 10,000
Size 12
.105 lb of flash steam per lb of condensate
when the pressure is dropped to 5 psig. From
6000 lb/h of condensate, 630 lb/h of flash
steam will be produced. From Fig. 2 it will be 5,000
seen that 6000 lb/h of condensate meets the Size 8
line of 630 lb/h of flash steam in the Size 12
© Spirax Sarco, Inc. 1994

area, so a Size 12 Flash Recovery Vessel is 2,000

Size 6
necessary for this duty. 0
500 1000 2000 3000
Flash Steam Lb/H
For kg/h, multiply above by 0.454
TI-5-401-US 03.94

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