EDITOR’S CHOICE
ECOFLOW VENTURI STEAM TRAP
EBE ENGINEERING
EBE ENGINEERING LAUNCHES IMPROVED VENTURI
ORIFICE STEAM TRAPS
EBE Engineering, a leading developer and
supplier of Venturi orifice steam traps, has
launched ECOFLOW, a market-leading
steam trap that incorporates the flange
into the main casting. The EFK-F and EFG-F
versions are both cast in one piece, using
CF8 Stainless Steel, which provide the traps
with consistent strength, resilience and
dimensional accuracy.
The new trap’s body comprises of a modular
design to incorporate low and high flow in
the same housing.
Due to a unique and innovative Venturi
concept, the new design extends the trap’s
performance over variable condensate
loads.
Welding has been eliminated, resulting in
a totally homogenous design that makes
the trap physically stronger and safer. It also
simplifies certification; thereby speeding
up production and ensuring consistently
high quality. The streamlined manufacturing
process enables EBE Engineering to pass
on the benefits of economies of scale to its
customers.
“We are now able to assemble and supply
multiple units very easily,” said Nigel
Egginton, Managing Director of EBE
Engineering. “The enhanced scalability
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offered by the new design, gives us far more
scope to offer volume discounts to our
customers”.
Prior to launching ECOFLOW, EBE
Engineering re-evaluated every aspect
of the Venturi trap design. Then, working
with NovaCast, a non-ferrous foundry, it
developed and refined the casting geometry
using 3D modelling and casting simulation
software. A 3D printed prototype was
then produced prior to full Stainless Steel
production samples being commissioned.
“We have converted a complex fabrication
into our castings which has resulted
in a truly unique solution that delivers
exceptional performance to our customers
as well as providing EBE with a commercial,
competitive advantage”, concluded Nigel
Egginton.
The ECOFLOW new flanged connections
are specifically designed and manufactured
to meet European market requirements
allowing EBE Engineering to maintain its
leading position. It has now established
a registered company in Germany (EBE
Engineering UG, based in Essen) to
specifically cater for German and EU
companies by providing them with seamless
ordering and guaranteed supply.
Because the ECOFLOW Venturi Orifice design
has no moving parts to breakdown or wear
out, it provides a lifespan that is the same as
the pipework of the plant and considerably
longer than mechanical traps.
It also offers the ultimate in reliability,
requiring no spares or monitoring
equipment. For larger, nominal pipe sizes,
the ECOFLOW is smaller than mechanical
traps, requires less space and as the traps are
lighter they provide an ideal solution where
there are weight restrictions.
The ECOFLOW Venturi steam traps work
by using the difference in density between
steam and condensate.
Steam is 1000 times less dense than
condensate, so at the entrance of the trap’s
orifice, the low-density steam is literally
squeezed out of the condensate.
The high density, slow moving condensate
is then preferentially discharged through
the orifice, trapping the low-density steam
behind it.
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