Transcript SteamEye - Armstrong International

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Why Test Steam Traps?
• Eventually all traps fail
• Average failed steam trap
• Loses 400,000 lbs. (181,000 kgs) of steam
• Costs $2,000/yr
• If a facility has:
• 100 Steam Traps
• 25% Failure
• $50,000/yr in Steam Loss
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Traditional Methods of
Testing Steam Traps
• Test Valve
• Mechanical Stethoscope
• Ultrasonic Stethoscope
• “Trap Man”
• Temperature
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Accuracy
Test Valve
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Trap Man
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Armstrong Solution
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• SteamEye (Radio Frequency)
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Most Accurate Method
• SteamEye
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• Used in Armstrong Inverted Bucket
Traps
• 100% Accurate
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What is SteamEye®?
• Instantaneous and accurate steam trap
monitoring system
• Many options available for different applications
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Options Available
• SteamEye® Stand Alone
• SteamEye® Mobile Unit
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SteamEye® for Building Automation Systems
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SteamEye® Stand Alone
• Used for smaller systems
• Allows for trap monitoring only (only two reports)
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SteamEye® Mobile Unit
• Monitors wherever the unit is placed
• Monitors as long as left in an area
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• Can be downloaded to SteamEye Software
• Can add/delete traps without extra software
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SteamEye® and Building
Automation System (BAS)
• Used on large trap populations
• Used for reporting capabilities thru BAS
• Instantaneous Failure Notification from BAS
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Transmitter
• 902-928 MHz frequency
• Temperature & conductivity
• Standard & modulating
• Adjustable temperature & conductivity setpoint
• Logic for Blow Thru
• Must be programmed
• NEMA 4 & IS group C, D, F, & G
• 4 year battery life
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Repeater
• Used where transmitter signal won’t reach
receiver
• Receives transmitter signal and passes
transmission on
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Receiver
• Receives transmitter signals
• Screens out non-relevant signals
• Must be programmed
• Used to program transmitter
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SteamEye® Monitoring Program
• Data input directly
• Continuously monitoring
• Used to program transmitters
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SteamEye® Installations
• Bronson Hospital
• Henry Ford Hospital
• Pharmacia (& Upjohn)
• Cytec
• General Mills
• Kraft
• Steelcase
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Benefit to Customer
• Ability to monitor steam traps for steam loss
• Ability to monitor process steam traps and
quickly pinpoint process problems and
eliminate/reduce down time
• Improve employee safety
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Testing Benefits of SteamEye®
• Monitor Up to 2000
Steam Traps at Once
in a Matter of Minutes
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1 Minute
• Would Take 160 Hours
with Conventional
Method
Conventional
Testing:
160 Hours
• No Technician
Experience Required
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Cost Benefits of SteamEye®
• Man hour reductions for testing
• No technician training required
• Can achieve short ROI
• Human Safety
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