In steam systems that have not been maintained for three to five years, between 15 percent to 30 percent of the installed steam traps may have failed - thus allowing live steam to escape into the ...

Steam distribution systems support manufacturing across a huge range of industries, from craft brewing to oil refining and most everything in between. Steam can carry enormous amounts of energy, and ...

It has been a recurring phenomenon in my career with boilers (more often steam than hot water). This job was a classic case. I guess I should have seen it coming, even though it happened after the ...