November 11, 2020
No. 68: High Steam Quality
HIGH STEAM QUALITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE STEAM SYSTEMUNDERSTANDING AND TESTING
1. WHAT IS STEAM QUALITY?
Steam quality is the proportion of saturated steam (vapor) in a saturated condensate (liquid)/steam (vapor) mixture. A steam quality of 0 indicates 100% liquid (condensate), while a steam quality of 100 indicates 100% steam. One pound of steam with 95% steam and 5% of liquid entrainment has a steam quality of 0.95.Do you want this article in PDF format? Download it here:
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