Renewable Energy

The following are considerations associated with steam systems that have special significance for the steam trap user and designer alike. While these are common problems, their adverse effects can be minimized by good planning and equipment selection. To select an appropriate steam trap for your application, review steam trap types and its advantages versus disadvantages . Water Hammer Condensate will always collect in the low points of a steam system unless special effort is made to drain it away or to eliminate the low point. Below figure shows a sagging steam main that has allowed condensate to accumulate. Steam flowing in the main, often at surprisingly high speeds (90 miles per hour is not unusual), will pick up slugs of condensate and slam them into valves, elbows, steam traps or other such equipment with devastating affect. Steam trap designers seek to create robust products that will withstand water hammer. Steam trap users are best advised to correct water hammer at its source...