Using its latest TrapMan TM5
testing equipment, TLV Euro
Engineering is contracted to
provide regular steam trap surveys at
all 13 UK-based BOCM Pauls
animal feed sites.

To gain ISO14001 accreditation
each site needed to monitor energy
use to improve efficiency and reduce
energy. TLV was asked to carry out a
steam survey to not only determine
whether a trap is working correctly,
but to accurately quantify the steam
losses in traps that are leaking.

A total of 552 traps were tested, of
which 89 (16%) were found to be
leaking. TLV estimates the cost of the
leaks at £95,000 and 435t of CO2.