Feb 22, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
Steam traps are not normally installed just on their own. To aid maintenance and to protect the trap itself they are installed with other items. These will vary depending on the trap application and location. A standard steam trapping set that will cover most mains...
Feb 8, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
The TLV Cospect valve is an all in one solution to the traditional pressure reducing valve, strainer, separator, and steam trap combination. Built into the single valve is a; strainer, separator, and steam trap, as well as the PRV itself. This makes for a much more...
Jan 31, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
Need to know what symbols to use for your steam system drawing? In the resource section of steammain.com you will find a list of steam and process symbols. These symbols are useful for constructing engineering P&ID drawings, as well as when doing sketches of...
Jan 30, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
BG01 ‘Safe Operation of Steam Boiler Plant’ is a guidance document issued in the UK by the CEA and SAfed, and endorsed by the Health and Safety Executive. INDG436 ‘Safe Management of Industrial Steam and Hot Water Boilers’ is a guide for owners, managers and...
Jan 29, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
Steam traps are an important and often overlooked part of a steam system. They should always be installed correctly to ensure that they operate in the manner that they were designed to do. A large percentage of steam traps fail to work correctly due to incorrect...
Jan 16, 2015 | Steam Engineering and Design
SG iron is a material which is used for valves and other fitting on many steam systems. So what is SG iron? Steammain explains: SG iron is specified as being suitable for use in steam system to PN40. In the USA SG iron is referred to as “semi-steel”. SG iron is an...
