Overview
Introducing SteamEye, wireless technology that lets you monitor any trap, anytime, anywhere
Lets face it: At any given time a percentage of your steam traps have failed, and you just dont have the staff to test them frequently. Besides, the trap you check on Tuesday may fail Wednesdayand not be scheduled for a recheck for months or years. You just have to put up with a certain failure rate, right? Wrong. Now theres SteamEye, a steam trap monitoring system that uses a wireless transmitter to detect temperature and ultrasonic fluctuations in steam flow.
SteamEye saves energy, money and time
Show us a steam trap blowing through (losing steam), and well show you potential for huge savings in the dollars spent for energy to generate steam in the first place. Less energy consumed means less waste, fewer emissions and a healthier environment. And with maintenance staffs everywhere shrinking, SteamEye can be a valuable partner in doing more with lessmaking the impossible a reality.
SteamEye protects critical production processes and promotes personnel safety
Anyone responsible for steam trap operation wants to know the moment a trap fails especially closed on any critical process. SteamEye literally keeps an eye on steam traps that drain process equipment, alerting you to a temperature reduction due to condensate backing up. This could signal a process or product at risk.
If you are struggling to maintain your steam trap population, and experience process loss due to trap failures, SteamEye can be a cost-effective solution. SteamEye is ideal for industrial process and high-pressure (up to 600 psi) applications. SteamEye is also ideal for facilities with hard-to-reach trap locations, miles of steam tunnels, and unsafe, confined spaces.
Applications
Critical process traps
High-pressure traps (up to 600 psi)
Hard-to-reach, light-duty traps
Indoor/Outdoor drip traps
Tunnels/Vaults
Confined spaces
Intrinsically safe/hazardous areas
How SteamEye works
SteamEye uses a radio frequency (RF) wireless transmitter mounted at the inlet of any type of steam trap to detect temperature and ultrasonic fluctuations in steam flow. A central receiver then alerts system operators of trap failure.
SteamEye technology is on 24/7constantly reporting the status of your steam traps for optimum energy system management and savings. It can be installed on traps in service without shutting off the steam, and its remote, wireless operation addresses the labor costs and safety issues associated with manual monitoring.
Range of the RF signal
In outdoor installations where the transmitter is within the line of sight of the receiver, the typical range is 1,200 feet. In facilities where the signal must travel through walls or floors, the range varies. Typically, the signal range is approximately 300 feet. If the receiver is out of the range of a transmitter, repeaters can be placed between the transmitter and receiver to repeat the signal from transmitter to receiver.
SteamEye and SteamStar - a profitable combination
SteamEye automatically updates SteamStar, Armstrong's Web-based application, providing instant validation for continuous trap monitoring. If manual trap surveys are more feasible in certain areas, use SteamStar as a stand-alone application. Either way validates the cost.
SteamEye and SteamStar two Armstrong innovations that can eliminate traditional trap monitoring and management problems from your system for good.
