Steam Trap Monitoring Slashes Energy Waste

摘要

In steam distribution systems, steam traps can be blamed for wasting a large amount of energy. Traps are put into place to capture and remove condensate water from the lines in order to avoid problems such as water hammer (pressure rise) and thermal shock (thermal stress) in the system, as well as downtime and off-spec production. When a trap inevitably fails, instead of simply draining the system's condensate, live steam is vented or condensate is allowed to pass back into the system, both of which inhibit heat transfer needed for process temperature control.