Desuperheater Applications

Power generation		Thinner pipe and lighter flanges		Protecting downstream equipment
Process controllability		Preventing lubricant degradation		Gas desuperheaters

Power generation

Boilers running at reduced loads, or with high cycling, produce variable temperature steam. Desuperheaters can stabilize superheat over wide flow ranges.

Surface condensers work most efficiently when supplied with saturated steam. This eliminates the need to add tubes for cooling superheated steam, and prevents stresses caused by thermal expansion when hot, dry steam enters the condenser.

Turbine bypass systems require systems of pressure reducers and desuperheaters to reduce the pressure and temperature normally handled by the turbine.

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