Steam distribution
As part of our cost savings efforts in our company, we are being asked to measure steam usage in different units of the plant. We currently estimate a percentage of the cost to generate the steam for each unit . We would like to measure the steam usage so we can be charged for what we actually used by each unit.
Do you have any experience with measuring steam flow? We were originally going to use orifice plates to measure the condensate sent back to the boilers but we can not find a place to install the orifice plates. We are now looking at putting the orifice plates in the steam mains. Is this a good idea? I’ve used orifice plates in water but never in steam. Are there any concerns with using them with steam?
We are looking at meters from Rosemount.
Is there a better type of meter with comparable cost than an orifice plate?
