Design and Development of Online Steam Dryness Fraction Measurement Setup

Abstract:

The aim of study is to develop highly reliable and less time consuming steam dryness fraction measuring experimental setup. This method of dryness fraction measurement is based on throttling process which is obtained by using orifice plate. Calculation of orifice diameter was done by using ISO 5167 for given pressure drop. This paper deals with the conceptual design of orifice in a steam pipe line. The objective of the conceptual design is to obtain throttling process. Three parameters are chosen for the conceptual design: the diameter of the orifice, the aspect ratio between length and diameter and the entrance angle to the orifice. This work also deals with validation of calculated orifice diameter through CFD simulation for pressure drop in pipe line. To simulate the throttling process, the inlet condition of the orifice upstream flow is fixed at 10 bar and 180°C. The temperature and pressure is measured at the outlet of the orifice while steam is flowing through the pipe. An orifice diameter of 11.00mm is selected as the optimal value to keep throttling process. The resulting optimal orifice design will be used in steam pipe line.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 592-594)
• Pages: 1472-1476
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.592-594.1472
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Amol Devidas Gawde*, Pradyumna R. Dhamangaonkar
• Keywords: CFD Analysis, Steam Dryness Measurement, Throttling Process

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