Flow Conditioner for Nuclear Industry

A Flow Conditioner creates a uniform flow in the piping and pumping systems to eliminate fluid separation, turbulence, vibration, erosion and cavitation. This will prevent pipes bursting, improving worker safety, increase efficiency and reduce plant down time. 

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We provide engineered solutions, fabrication, design services, modeling, inspections, testing, flanges, pipe support and fittings for the Nuclear Industry. N-stamp certifications.

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​Flow Conditioning Solutions for the Nuclear Industry increase pumping efficiency, equipment reliability, eliminates back mixing, flashing, product accumulation, pipe erosion, accidents, etc. Our Flow Conditioning Solutions create increased efficient operations and reduces maintenance, parts replacement and repair services for turbines, pumps and generators to ensure continuous operations. Flow Conditioning Solution create pressure, velocity and uniform laminar flow to increase piping and pumping system efficiency.

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Problem: Pipe Thinning & Pipe Bursting

A recent accident involving a bursting steam pipe in a nuclear power plant killed four people. Pipe bursting is caused by corrosion and erosion of areas inside the pipe which cause the pipe walls to thin down and eventually burst under pressure. Commonly cavitation erosion occurs downstream of an elbow in piping systems and is caused by sudden flash of liquid into vapor bubbles followed by immediate collapse of the bubbles; the subsequent shock-wave generated by the flashing and collapsing of vapor or dissolved gas creates a stress erosion on the pipe wall.

 

Pressure Distribution through an Elbow

As fluid flows through an elbow, the centrifugal forces are inversely proportional to the radius of the elbow’s curvature as shown below. A vacuum is created on the inside radius of the elbow and a high stagnation pressure appears on the outside pipe wall.