feedwater preheater

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21 August 2019 at 13:13 #425329
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I am considering fitting a feedwater preheater to a small marine type engine. The heater would be of the "concentric pipe" type whereby the feedwater will pass through a 3/32" copper tube which is jacketed by a larger bore tube.

What bore should I make the jacketing tube ?

What would be minimum length of jacket to be effective ?

How long & piece of string come to mind but if it is of any assistance the pump bore is 5/32" with 3/16" stroke.

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21 August 2019 at 13:13 #26790
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21 August 2019 at 15:17 #425342
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I have no idea how long to make it, but I suggest you put a curl in the inner pipe to allow for differential expansion. If you are using exhaust steam to do the preheating, the surface will get covered in oil, so you need to be able to get it apart for cleaning
22 August 2019 at 07:07 #425434
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Hallo Duncan. There does not appear to be much interest in this topic. I take your point about the oil. The preheater will have union fittings so that it can be soaked and blown through but it might be wise to also allow a bit more space in the jacket bore. I have already made a condenser and in hindsight maybe the preheater would have been better incorporated into the condenser. Positioning it on the outgoing side of the condenser would cause some problems of space.

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