STEAM TRAP
EDUCATION CENTER

In this fossil fired power plant, oil atomization drains are used to remove condensate from steam supply lines. This steam main is a high pressure / high temperature line in the plant. Oil atomization drains are situated on this line to remove start-up loads, hot running loads, and cool-down loads.

On oil atomization drain applications, the best steam trap design in the marketplace is the Velan Multi-Segmented Bimetallic Steam Trap. The oil atomization drain application will have a “large” start-up curve, followed by a “moderate” hot running load. The only other load that will be encountered will be a “large” cool-down load when the line is de-energized.

Due to the fact that soot blower drains can be very high in pressure and temperature, customers weld these applications. Velan offers steam traps and “Piping Kings” in for oil atomization drains in A105 Carbon Steel.

Velan will offer the “N” Series or “SPF” Series steam traps for oil atomization drain applications.

Click on the following pressure range for the appropriate Velan Series Steam Trap: