Product Handbook 2026 - Volume 1

Flowmetering Target flowmeters 3

Sizing the TFA flowmeter for saturated steam - Horizontal orientation Notes: 1 - Maximum steam flowrates are calculated at maximum differential pressure. 2 - For vertical capacities please contact Spirax Sarco. 3 - The tables below are a guide only. Flow in kg/h Maximum flowrates in kg/h at different pressures bar g.

Steam pressure bar g

Size

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

12

15 20

25 30 32

Maximum flow

155

187 215

239

260

281 299

316 333

349

378

418 479

534 584 603

DN25

Minimum flow

15

19 21

24

26

28 30

32 33

35

38

42 48

53 58 60

Maximum flow

254

307 352

391

427

460 490

519 546

572

621

686 786

876 957 989

DN32

Minimum flow

25

31 35

39

43

46 49

52 55

57

62 69 79

88 96 99

Maximum flow

396

480 550

611

667

718 765

809 853

894

969 1 071 1 227 1 367 1 494 1 544

DN40

Minimum flow

40

48

55

61

67

72 77

81 85

89

97

107 123

137 149 154

3.3 10

Maximum flow

619

749 859

955 1 042 1 122 1 196 1 265 1 333 1 396 1 514 1 673 1 918 2 136 2 335 2 412

DN50

Minimum flow

62

75 86

95

104

112 120

126 133

140

151 167 192

214 233 241

Flow in lb/h Maximum flowrates in lb/h at different pressures psi g.

Steam pressure psi g

Size

14.5

29 44

58

73

87 102

116 131

145

174

218 290

363 435 464

Maximum flow

342

412 474

527

573

619 659

697 734

769

833

922 1 056 1 177 1 287 1 329

DN25

Minimum flow

33

42 46

53

57

62 66

71 73

77

84

93 106

117 128 132

Maximum flow

560

677 776

862 941 1 014 1 080 1 144 1 204 1 261 1 369 1 512 1 733 1 931 2 110 2 180

DN32

Minimum flow

55

68 77

86

95

101 108

115 121

126

137

152 174

194 212 218

Maximum flow

873 1 058 1 213 1 347 1 470 1 583 1 687 1 784 1 881 1 971 2 136 2 361 2 705 3 014 3 294 3 404

DN40

Minimum flow

88

106 121

134

148 159 170

179 187

196

214

236 271

302 328 340

Maximum flow

1 365 1 651 1 894 2 105 2 297 2 474 2 637 2 789 2 939 3 078 3 338 3 688 4 228 4 709 5 148 5 318

DN50

Minimum flow

137

165 190

209

229

247 265

278 293

309

333

368 423

472 514 531

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