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Cargo Heating Coil - Steam Pressure

Steam supply pressure required for cargo heating coils to transfer design heat duty - correlates to saturation temperature.

Heating coilSteamHFO
Steam saturation T
85°C
Steam pressure (approx)
59.7bar(a)

Formula, assumptions, and limits

Antoine approximation of IAPWS-IF97. HFO target 65 °C → steam at 85 °C sat → 0.58 bar(a). Low-pressure saturated steam adequate for most cargo heating; superheated for sulphur/wax.

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SymbolMeaningUnitSource
Cargo temperature°Coperating spec
Approach to steam sat. TKheat-exchanger design