Jan 9, 2022 | Steam Engineering and Design
Steam turbines work by converting the energy of high-pressure steam into mechanical energy to turn an electrical generator or other piece of equipment. The exhaust from the steam turbine being low pressure steam. There is however a type of technology which is worth...
Aug 6, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
These are tables that allow steam designers and users to look up data on the properties of steam. This allows calculations to be made to ensure the best use of steam, and to help in identifying and diagnosing problems. The tables themselves are a collection of data on...
Jul 10, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
This article is a comprehensive explanation of steam traps and trapping and includes explanations of what they are, details of the relevant technical standards, describes the various types explains the importance of maintenance What is a steam trap? Very simply it’s a...
May 15, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
The long term price of energy continues to rise, and organisations are under constant pressure to save energy and drive costs down. Sustainability has become a hot topic, and for many organisations a focus area. This has understandably led to energy hungry items such...
May 7, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
Steam is the common source of heat in many process industries. There is a financial cost associated with the generation of this steam, so it is therefore imperative that its use is optimized as much as possible. One way on large industrial plants which often vent...
Apr 11, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
Carryover is the generic term that is most commonly used to describe the situation when any solid, liquid or vaporous contaminant leaves a steam boiler and goes into the attached steam system. Clearly a high level of steam purity is a good thing, each and every steam...
