THERMO DIAGNOSTICS
RECOVER STEAM FLOW AND SAVE ENERGY
This steam flow can often be recovered to save energy and the environment.
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Steam Testing Services, System Analysis & Sterilizer Stain Testing
Why is it Important to the CS Department?
by Walter T. Deacon
An overview of revisions to the ANSI/AAMI ST79 Standard
by Walter T. Deacon
Healthcare Purchasing News- The December 2013 issue reviews troubleshooting
steps to take when stains occur on instruments after steam sterilization.
by Walter T. Deacon
Healthcare Facilities Management - The April 2012 issue reviews the steam quality
requirements of the new AAMI Standard ST-79, written from the facility engineers point of view.
by Walter T. Deacon
Materials Management in Healthcare - The June 2007 issue features questions and answers about steam quality, wet packs, and specks, in the feature section "Infection Control Hotline".
by Walter T. Deacon
Healthcare Purchasing News - Noncondensible gases are one of the causes of
failing Bowie-Dick type tests. Where do the gases come from? Why do they end up in the sterilizer? What problems do they cause with the sterilization process? How can they be eliminated?
by Walter T. Deacon
Heating, Piping, Air Conditioning Engineering Magazine - This article focuses on wet steam, steam quality and sterilizer problems. It explains how an 8 inch steam line can fill with water in only nine hours. It spells out basic troubleshooting steps for solving wet steam problems.
by Walter T. Deacon
ASHRAE Transactions - The Alliance to Save Energy called this a "seminal article".
(We had to look it up. Seminal = Highly influential in an original way.) This article presents actual energy and performance improvements, and HOW they were accomplished. Not just the technical, but the "people" side as well.
by Walter T. Deacon
Energy Engineering Journal - This article studies the traditional meaning of steam quality and applies to the steam user. If steam arrives at the user all wet, perfect steam from the boiler becomes meaningless. Why does steam get dirty and wet, and how to find the sources of poor quality.
by Walter T. Deacon
Chemical Processing Magazine - Air and non-condensible gases in steam behave
in peculiar ways. They are heavier than steam, but steam velocity can push them around. Trapping and venting large AUTOCLAVES has to take this behavior into account, or poor temperature control will result.
by Walter T. Deacon
Plant Services Magazine - Temperature, sound, and visual methods of steam trap testing have varying effectiveness. For example, temperature can tell when a trap is failed closed, but NOT when it is failed open. All methods need experience to get around each shortfall, and they work best in COMBINATION.
by Walter T. Deacon
Contracting Business Magazine - Frozen steam coils, water hammer, and poor temperature control are annual headaches. Airflow, piping, and drainage pressures all matter. How to spot the problem is tricky, then solving it is simple.
by Walter T. Deacon
Contracting Business Magazine - Frozen steam coils, water hammer, and poor temperature control are annual headaches. Airflow, piping, and drainage pressures all matter. How to spot the problem is tricky, then solving it is simple.
by Walter T. Deacon
ASHRAE Transactions - This article applies to any humidifier moisture problems. It explains how a humidifer can cause wet spots on the air side alone. Two good solutions presented can also be applied to operating rooms, animal research areas, or any air stream with typical 55F temperatures.
by Walter T. Deacon
THERMO DIAGNOSTICS
This steam flow can often be recovered to save energy and the environment.
It's good PR, too! How many people on the street would call this a SMOKESTACK?
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