Horace Heffner wrote:
This is what I was talking about when I wrote: "The earlier noted flow measurement of 0.9 g/s, by Lewan, was at the output of the water/steam from the condenser heat exchanger. It might have had nothing to do with with the actual pump rate. . . .
So you did say that! You are way ahead of me.
It only had to do with the volume of steam being output, which is independent of the volume of water being pumped in - unless overflow is occurring, which seems unlikely at the early stage."
I don't get what you have in mind about overflowing, and the "slug of hot water" idea. Total enthalpy would be the same whether it overflows or not, wouldn't it? I don't see how it would affect the outlet thermocouple temperature. As I said, putting the thermocouple on the pipe which is a large heat sink will blur out any fluctuations.
Perhaps I should just do away with the bias correction.
How much is your correction? You probably indicate it but I don't see the number. Is at 0.5°C?
- Jed
