itimat Boiler & Machinery Company
Istanbul / Türkiye
Steam Accumulator
Steam Accumulator module is a equipment which storages energy in form of pressurized steam which can be used later when the steam demand of the process goes above the boiler capacity. The module is used for storing a defined energy content that is available as expansion steam during pressure reduction. The application area is the covering of peak loads e.g. if the capacity of a steam generator is exceeded briefly. The greater the water content of the accumulator, the greater the re-evaporation heat is. The steam accumulator is filled 50 % with water and is heated up with steam to the boost pressure. The accumulator is discharged by opening the shut-off devices on the consumer side. Always the exact same steam quantity that was removed previously is fed into the accumulator. As a result, it is generally not necessary to feed additional feed water into the steam accumulator during operation. A float condensate trap is provided to prevent an increasing water level.
