The Importance of Thermostatic Air Vents
As a steam user, you understand the importance of condensate removal from steam distribution piping. But have you considered air removal from these lines as well? Nearly all steam traps handle discharge of air and?non-condensable gasses on start up, but only those gasses that actually arrive at the trap. And being low point drains, air is unlikely to be fully removed by the steam trap.
On cold startup, air must be removed from steam spaces to quickly reach operating temperatures as well as preventing the formation of corrosives. Our friends at TLV offer the LA21 thermostatic air vent just for this purpose. This all-stainless steel device is designed to be installed at high points in steam distribution lines as well as at dead ends.?And they are ideal for use with air heating coils, shell and tube heat exchangers and other steam spaces subject to start up / shut down procedures.
Faster temperature rise and reduced corrosives formation are yours when you use #TLV LA21 thermostatic air vents.?For more details about how these rugged air vents can help your system, give us a call!
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3 年This is a great article/reminder by Rodney about the importance of thermostatic air vents for automatic air venting from your steam system. Here is some additional information from the Steam Theory pages of the TLV website discussing negative consequences of air in the steam system and illustrating some of the common locations for installing thermostatic air vents to alleviate these problems https://www.tlv.com/global/US/steam-theory/removing-air-from