Product Handbook 2026 - Volume 2

Humidification products Steam injection humidifiers

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Step 4 - Select the system Select the system that will handle the known capacity (Type 20 or Type 40) to obtain the required valve Kv. See overleaf and the example below:

1

1.5 to 12

Lance model

Kv 1 Kv 2 Kv 3 Kv 4 Kv 5 Kv 5.8 Kv 7

Type 20 system with multiple lances

Supply pressure

0.25 bar g 0.5 bar g 1.0 bar g 1.5 bar g 2.0 * bar g

0 0 0 0

6

12

18

24 40 60 80

30

36 60 90

42

10

20 30 40

30 45 60

50

70

Steam load kg/h

15

75

105 140

20

100

120

110 kg/h

0

22

44

66

88

110

132

154

* Recommended maximum inlet steam pressure to separator for quiet operation of the humidifier. For operating pressures above 2 bar g consult Spirax Sarco. It will be seen that the Type 20 system for multiple lances requires a Kv value of 5.8 Step 5 - Select the control valve and separator Having selected the required valve Kv, the actual valve size and actuator can now be found from the chart headed 'Valve selection' on TI-P795-03. Always select the next highest valve Kvs, to the Kv required. Recommended control valve is a DN20 LE31 with screwed BSP connections. Recommended actuator is an AEL3E for 24 V operation VMD control signal. Final product selection and specification from the above example: 1 x Spirax Sarco S.I. humidifier for 110 kg/h at 1.5 bar g; 1 x Type 20 separator with DN20 LE31 valve screwed BSP, with AEL3E actuator for 24 V operation VMD control signal, and 3 x Type 20 model 6 lances.

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TI-P795-02 CTLS Issue 6

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Type 20 and Type 40 Sizing Direct Steam Injection Humidifiers

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