Last month, I wrote about refrigeration design engineering being a lost skill. This month, I’m going to discuss another lost engineering skill: steam systems. When I started out at an HVAC consulting ...

Desteaming — the practice of replacing steam with a right-sized thermal solution like hot water — can improve the efficiency ...

When thermal fluid systems are used to replace steam in a broad range of process applications, there is an increase in years of highly efficient service, human and environmental safety and increased ...

When designing or replacing a low pressure steam boiler, throw out everything you know about hydronic boilers. A steam system is closer in operation to an air conditioning unit than it is to a ...

The Fluid Controls Institute (FCI) recently released Tech Sheet #108: Condensate Line Sizing for Gravity Returns from Steam Traps and Heat Recovery which is available as a free download from the FCI ...