Does anyone have a written Steam Trap Testing procedure using Ultrasound and/or temperature they can share?

Terry O

A good resource is the "Steam System Survey Guide" developed for the U.S. Dept. of Energy Best Practices Steam Program by Greg Harrell, Ph.D.,University of Tenn. Energy, Environment, and Resources Center. Go to section 6.0. Table 6. is Stema Leak Rates & Temps.
I'd like to hear from others about when to perform a steam trap survey.....
What is a good time to perform a leak survey? Does time of the year have a significant role on performing a survey?

My apologize, "Key Word Search" on the internet "Steam System Survey Guide", Dr. Greg Harrell.

Another good resource is the old Navy Facilities "MAINTENANCE OF Steam, Hot Water & Compressed Air DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS" NAVFAC MO-209. This pdf document has much about steam systems in general and a good section on trap inspection methods and documentation. You can download a copy from many places including... NAVFAC MP-209.

What to learn about steam traps?

Read: "The Steam Trap Handbook" by James F. McCauley, P.E. 1995 (321 pages hard cover)
ISBN 0-88173-187-0

Walt

hello walt, Is there anything thing about checking steam traps on the internet that you might know of.

Matt,

I typed {steam trap monitor} into the search field at MSN.COM and got a lot of info. I found it usefull for my education to search for:
Steam trap Manufacturers (see different types and designs and how they work

Monitor and Test Instrument Manufacturers (see Exergen for temperature and SDT, CSI, and UE for ultrasound and TLV)

Maintenance & Technical Forums (test methods, etc.)

Walt

Thanks for the information on the traps Dana

You also walt, sorry