While we're on the subject of steam traps, here is a photo of a steam trap cart Marspec developed for a customer that unloaded railcars of asphalt. The previous practice was to simply allow the steam to blow through the coils. In addition to causing a great deal of noise, it took almost 48 hours to bring the asphalt to pumping temperature. The cost of steam used for each car was staggering - about $2,600.00.Marspec showed the customer how much could be saved on each railcar by using properly sized and selected steam traps - nearly $2,300.00 per car. Marspec even devised an innovative steam trap solution that eliminated the need to spot the cars precisely to connect the steam traps.
A rubber-tired platform became a portable steam trap station. With two TLV JS7X steam traps, each car could be brought to temperature in less than 6 hours.
Marspec can design an energy saving solution for your tough challenges, too.
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