Energy is getting more important day by day. According to the diminishing of energy sources all the industry sectors searching for alternative sources for increasing the productivity.

In this case steam which is one of the energy carrier is also getting more important. Trapping of steam and using more heat of steam is up to choosing right steam traps. Although steam traps look simple and small their obligation is very complex. Saving more energy is related to the right chosen steam trap type and sizes. Working principles should be known well for choosing the right steam trap for the process.

As Ayvaz, we are working for to produce best quality steam product in our factory in Istanbul in order to help our customers and the users to get the most efficiency from their steam systems. We aimed to explain our audit experiences and technical knowledge to partners and introduce different type of steam traps and all related products in detail in this book.

Purpose of Steam Traps;

The aim of a steam trap is discharging the condensate from the steam pipe line while trapping the steam. Steam use its potential heat during the applications and by the radiation heat loses on pipelines, steam turns to condensate. In case this condensate not discharged from the pipeline, it causes cavitation and water hammer beside reducing the quality of the steam.

An ideal steam trap should have the ability of air venting together with discharging the condensate. There is no “Universal Type Steam Trap” that has no disadvan-tages according to the application conditions. All the steam trap types have different working principles that has advantage and disadvantages. In general there is always a best trapping solutions for all kind of steam applications with its alternative. This solution depends on the temperature, pressure and amount of the condensate.

In principle steam traps have to do the followings;

1- Discharging the condensate from the pipeline
2- Trapping the steam
3- Discharging the air and gas.