Method for removing large amounts of condensate from an underground vault steam system during startup
AssigneeAirgas, Inc.
InventorDarcy Loerch
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Abstract
A method for removing condensate from a steam line during a cold startup is provided, including introducing a dip tube in a substantially vertical orientation within a substantially vertical section of a steam line, wherein the dip tube includes a proximal end and a distil end, immersing the distil end within a volume of condensate, connecting the proximal end to a removal conduit external to the steam line, and removing at least a portion of the condensate through the removal conduit.
Claims18
A method for removing condensate from a steam line during a cold startup, comprising:
- introducing a dip tube in a substantially vertical orientation within a substantially vertical section of a steam line, wherein the dip tube comprises a proximal end and a distil end,
- immersing the distil end within a volume of condensate,
- connecting the proximal end to a removal conduit external to the steam line, and
- removing at least a portion of the condensate through the removal conduit.
A method of recovering condensate from a steam line, comprising inserting a dip tube substantially vertically into a zone of accumulated condensate located within the steam line.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.