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The chemical industry and refineries are major users of steam.
Some applications are:
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Thermal steam crackers require highly superheated steam at typically 40 bar.
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Re-boilers and stripping employ superheated medium pressure steam at typically 10 bar.
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Heat tracing and other applications require superheated low pressure steam at typically 2 bar.
In some processes, a great deal of hot water is recovered after the steam condenses. Hot water from compressors is used as make-up water to supplement the losses.
