Product Handbook 2026 - Volume 1

General information Useful calculation data

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Condensate pipe size mm

500

400 350 300

250

200

100 000

100 150

50 000

15 20 25 32 40 50 65 80

20 000

Example 3

10 000

5 000

2 000

1 000

500

10

200

100

6

50

20

10

Example 2

Example 4

250

50

5 10 20 30 40

20 10 15 5

200 180 160 140 120

2 1

1 2

0 0.5

0.5 0

100

7.5 22

Example 2 - Discharge lines from traps: Scenario: Discharge 200 kg/h from 15 bar g to 0.5 bar g. How to size: Enter the bottom of the chart at 15 bar g and draw a line to the 0.5 bar condensate pressure line. Draw a line vertically upwards to meet the 200 kg/h line on the upper half of the chart. Result: If the line is rising choose the larger size (32 mm), if the line falls choose the lower size (25 mm). Example 3 - Pumped lines: Scenario: Pump 2 000 kg/h from the pump to the hotwell tank. If it is an electrical pump use the pump discharge rate, not the collection rate. For pressure powered pumps and APTs use 4 x the collection rate. For this example we will use an APT which has the following discharge rate = 4 x 2 000 kg/h = 8 000 kg/h. How to size: Enter the upper half of the chart at 8 000 kg/h and draw a line horizontally to the pipe size. Result: If the line is less than 100 m use the lower size, if it is longer than 100 m, use the larger size.

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Example 4 - Discharge lines from thermostatic traps: Scenario: Condensate at 120 °C is discharging to atmosphere (300 kg/h at 120 °C).

How to size: Using the temperature scale, enter the lowest half of the chart at 120 °C and draw a line horizontally to the atmospheric condensate pressure line (0 bar g). Proceed by drawing a line vertically upwards to meet the 300 kg/h line on the upper half of the chart. Result: If the line is falling, choose the lower size; if the line is rising, choose the larger size.

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Condensate Pipe Sizing

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