Trap failure stopped

Keeping on top of repairing and replacing thousands of mechanical steam traps is no longer a problem at KNPC's Shauiba Refinery in Kuwait following the conversion of 1750 mechanical traps to Thermal Energy International's GEM Venturi Orifice design. In addition, KNPC has seen the HP hot condensate header pressure drop from highs of 175psig to just 90psig.

Instead of utilising a valve mechanism to close off steam for maximum energy and water conservation, the GEM steam traps use the venturi orifice design to effectively drain condensate from the steam system. As the GEM steam traps have no moving parts to wedge open or fail, they provide minimal maintenance requiring no spares, testing or monitoring equipment.