Standard equipment for collecting hot condensate, maintaining a stable water supply, and separating reusable flash steam from pressurized hot-water streams.
Steammaster designs each tank according to the plant's flow rate, pressure, temperature, operating profile, and installation requirements.
This equipment receives hot condensate returning from industrial processes and maintains a controlled water supply for transfer to the feedwater or deaeration system.
The main image and first thumbnail show the condensate receiver tank. The second thumbnail shows a flash tank installed in the field.
Condensate Receiver Tank
The receiver provides the storage volume needed to accommodate variations in condensate return. It also creates a controlled point for make-up water and pump suction.
A condensate receiver tank is not a deaerator. It stores returned water but does not perform the same dissolved-gas removal function.
Flash Tank
When hot pressurized water enters a vessel operating at a lower pressure, part of it immediately becomes flash steam. The tank separates this vapor from the remaining liquid.
How a Flash Tank Works
Actual savings depend on return rate, temperature, pressure, contamination risk, and operating hours.
Each tank must be sized for the plant's real operating conditions, not only by boiler capacity.
Frequently Asked Questions
A condensate tank stores returned condensate before pumping. A flash tank receives hot pressurized water and separates steam generated when pressure is reduced.
Yes. Continuous surface blowdown is a common application, provided inlet flow, boiler pressure, and required flash pressure are considered during sizing.
Yes, when pressure, flow, water quality, and the plant operating balance are compatible with the deaerator requirements.
Yes. They perform different functions and may be integrated into the same boilerhouse project. One does not replace the other.