Vapor Balancing Line The purpose of vapor balancing line, as its name implies, is to equalize the pressure of condensate pot with heating equipment, prevent vapor blanketing the condensate pot and minimize the static head difference between liquid level in the heat exchanger and corresponding level in pot (H 2 ). Search for used balancing line exchanger. Find Calca, O.M.T., Ocean Alexander, Sachman, Alfa-Laval, APV, Axile, Bassanina, and Fong Ho for sale on Machinio. The attachment with this post provides an article on the correct configuration of the pressure balancing line as I have discussed above. Please feel free to share your views and comments. Typical Pid Arrangement Heat Exchanger - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. The document outlines the typical arrangement shown on Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PIDs) for heat exchangers. In general, reboiler balance line is a line connecting the condensate pot to the reboiler inlet in order to pressure equalization between mentioned pot and the reboiler. Such balancing allows the condensate will be easily conducted to the pot from the reboiler. The equalization line is connected between the pot and the region in the exchanger above the liquid level of the condensate in the exchanger so that the pressure at the condensate outlet of the exchanger is close to the pressure of the vapor in the pot so gravity flow would occur. The main items to consider are that there are no low points in the balance line where water can collect, the line is properly sized, and it is balanced to an appropriate top of shell location. Explore the critical role of balance lines in steam reboilers to prevent bottlenecks and ensure efficient operation in petrochemical plants. Stall is the phenomena where heat transfer ceases to operate. Lets discuss what is Stall and how to prevent it in Heat exchangers ? LMTD and ε-NTU methods are equivalent LMTD is easier to use when desired fluid outlet conditions are given ε-NTU is better when heat exchanger size and performance (i.e., UA) is given