Food & Beverage
Steam-heated jacketed process & condensate recovery
A jacketed cooking or heating vessel depends on dry, stable steam and effective condensate removal. A separator and correctly sized trap deliver dry steam to the jacket; the right trap type (often a float trap for modulating loads) drains condensate without waterlogging or steam loss; and a condensate recovery arrangement returns hot water to the boiler feed to reclaim energy and treated water.
Common problems are undersized traps that waterlog the jacket (slow, uneven heating) and failed traps that pass live steam. DFT frames the steam load, pressure and condensate arrangement and specifies the Spirax Sarco separators, traps, strainers and control valves to keep the process stable and efficient.