STAPS Wireless steam trap monitoring

Total acoustic performance solutions The STAPS Wireless steam trap monitor from Spirax Sarco has been designed for easy, non-intrusive installation with accurate wireless monitoring and reporting to help improve your steam system performance. Hassle-free monitoring without cables With energy targets set out by governments and authorities, as well as the pressing need to reduce costs, monitoring the performance of equipment in industry is more important than ever. The monitoring of steam trapping equipment has previously been a potentially time consuming and costly task, with productivity interrupted...

Why monitor your Steam Traps? A healthy steam trap population allows condensate to be removed from the steam system effectively which means it can be re-used. We call this ‘condensate recovery’ and it saves money in a number of different ways: Reduced fuel costs Normally, condensate will contain around 25% of the usable energy of the steam from which it came. Returning this to the boiler feedtank can save thousands of pounds per year in energy alone. Energy saving Condensate returned to the feedtank reduces the need for boiler blowdown, which is used to reduce the concentration of dissolved solids...

STAPS Wireless monitoring will: • Notify you of steam trap condition and approximate steam loss totals Assess trap performance at set intervals and report when a steam trap isn’t working efficiently Identify steam leaks from traps which if left undetected, are a missed opportunity to save money and reduce environmental impact. Easy, non-intrusive installation at virtually any point in your steam system STAPS Wireless is quick and easy to deploy as it is generally unnecessary to shut off the steam line in order to install it. Confined, remote or previously inaccessible locations are no longer...

Monitoring your steam trap population with STAPS Wireless helps ensure the maximum level of condensate is recovered, and minimum amount of steam is lost.

How STAPS Wireless works A head unit assembly mounted on the pipe upstream of the trap to be monitored ‘listens’ to the sound signature of the trap in operation. This sound signature is categorised and transmitted via 2.4 Ghz wireless network to a central PC. The PC determines the trap condition and calculates any steam loss. Each STAPS head unit assembly is powered by a long life Lithium battery. It can communicate directly to a receiver that is connected to the PC software via LAN connection or via another intelligent head or a head unit acting as a repeater. The PC software can be installed...

Wireless architecture without access to customer LAN network Building 1 Head Unit Assembly Building 3 Head Unit Assembly acting as a repeater Steam Trap Repeater Unit Control room Network switch

Purpose built software The STAPS Wireless system is supplied with purpose built STAPS software which has been developed to allow interrogation of incoming data. With performance monitoring you can easily access information about any steam wastage and the associated costs, as well as details of individual traps and their performance over a given period of time. Steam trap system performance Trend view of trap performance

Certification and Approvals • EMC Emissions and immunity: - EN 61326-2-1: 2006 - EN 61326-2-3: 2006 • Emissions class B and Industrial immunity. • Complies with FCC rules CFR 47 (1st October 2011). • Safety to IEC / EN 61010-1 2001 (second edition). • CSA 22.2 • approved (contact us for more details) Spirax Sarco service and support Full installation and commissioning is available as part of the Spirax Sarco service. Once fully operational, maintenance should be minimal, but you have the reassurance of knowing that our global network of specialist engineers will provide all the support and advice...

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