ORIFICE STEAM TRAP

FM-181A-DA-109 Orifice Steam Traps
ORIFICE STEAM TRAPS. SEE DESIGN ALERT NO. 117 FOR UPDATED VERSION OF THIS ALERT. ISSUE:. These have been proposed to VA for use on energy-saving projects.
Date: 9 October 2000 To: All Hoffman Specialty Representatives
The use of a fixed orifice trap does not meet the requirements for most. applications, particularly for heating systems. When selecting which steam trap to
Inspect and Repair Steam Traps: Office of Industrial Technologies
inspection program indicates that a trap on a 150 psig steam line is stuck open. The trap. orifice is 1/8 inch in diameter. The table shows the estimated
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Under start-up conditions, cold condensate jets through the orifice. This study concluded that use of GEM traps results in a 20% steam saving,
Revision to approved baseline methodology AM0017 “Steam system
steam traps. The service factor FS takes into account that the actual steam losses depend on the trap. size (orifice) in relation to the actual load
Design Alert
Fixed orifice and venturi steam traps have no mechanisms to modulate and control the capacity of the trap. Compared to selection procedures for other types
Steam Trap Inspection Methods And Steam Cost Analysis
STEAM FLOW THROUGH STEAM TRAP ORIFICE TABLE. To establish the approximate dollar loss, take the lb./hr figure X 24 hours (for a year X
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For this reason, the utility industry (independent power producers) have adopted the orifice steam trap, excluding most conventional traps.