Steam Solutions

Proper Sizing: Ensuring that steam traps, valves, and other system components are correctly sized is critical to maintaining optimal performance and energy efficiency. Undersized components can restrict flow, cause pressure drops, and lead to system bottlenecks, while oversized components may result in short cycling, increased wear and tear, and unnecessary energy consumption. Proper sizing helps maintain consistent steam quality, reduces maintenance costs, and extends equipment lifespan. It also ensures that the system operates within its design parameters, minimizing the risk of failures and safety hazards.

Quality Control: Using high-quality steam components minimizes the risk of leaks, internal wear, and premature failure. Precision manufacturing and compliance with industry standards ensure consistent performance under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions. This reduces energy losses, improves system reliability, and lowers maintenance frequency.

Durability: Selecting robust, high-performance steam components reduces the frequency of failures, minimizing unplanned downtime and maintenance interventions. Reliable products maintain consistent operation under demanding conditions—such as high pressure, temperature fluctuations, and corrosive environments—ensuring system stability and reducing lifecycle costs. This leads to improved operational continuity and better resource allocation for maintenance teams.

Compatibility: Ensuring that all steam system components—such as traps, valves, piping, and instrumentation—are compatible in terms of pressure ratings, materials, connection types, and control logic is essential for smooth operation. Incompatible components can lead to mechanical stress, corrosion, control instability, or even system failure. Proper integration supports safe operation, simplifies maintenance, and ensures that performance specifications are met across the entire system.

Pressure Control: Properly selected pressure regulators and safety valves are essential for maintaining safe and stable operation in steam systems. These components ensure the system operates within its designed pressure limits, preventing overpressure conditions that could lead to equipment damage, steam leaks, or safety incidents. Accurate selection and calibration help protect both personnel and infrastructure while supporting consistent system performance.

Temperature Management: Accurate temperature control is vital for safe and efficient steam system operation, particularly in processes requiring precise thermal regulation. Properly selected control valves, sensors, and monitoring systems help maintain target temperatures, prevent overheating or underheating, and ensure product quality and process consistency. In Lakeside steam applications, this precision supports both operational safety and energy efficiency.

Reduced Maintenance: High-quality, properly specified steam components are engineered for durability and consistent performance, reducing the frequency of failures and service interventions. This minimizes unplanned downtime, lowers labor and replacement costs, and extends the overall lifecycle of the system. For Lakeside steam solutions, this translates into more predictable operations and reduced total cost of ownership.

Energy Savings: Efficient steam products—such as precision control valves and well-calibrated traps—help minimize energy losses and optimize heat transfer. By maintaining proper steam quality and reducing condensate buildup, these components lower fuel consumption and utility costs. Lakeside technologies are designed to support energy-efficient operation without compromising performance or safety.

Process Efficiency: Selecting the correct steam products—such as control valves, traps, and regulators—ensures the steam system operates at peak performance. This enhances heat transfer, maintains consistent pressure and temperature, and supports precise control across processes. In Lakeside applications, optimized performance translates to improved throughput, reduced variability, and better overall system responsiveness.

Heat Transfer:
Efficient heat exchangers and properly functioning steam traps are critical to maximizing heat transfer rates in steam systems. High-performance components ensure that steam condenses effectively at the point of use, delivering consistent thermal energy to the process. This not only improves system responsiveness and throughput but also reduces energy waste and supports tighter process control—key benefits in Lakeside’s steam technology applications.

Emission Reduction:
Efficient steam systems reduce fuel consumption by optimizing heat transfer and minimizing losses through leaks or poor condensate management. This directly lowers greenhouse gas emissions and supports compliance with environmental regulations. Lakeside’s high-efficiency steam technologies contribute to sustainability goals without compromising performance.

Resource Conservation: Properly selected steam components help conserve water, fuel, and treatment chemicals by ensuring effective condensate recovery and minimizing blowdown. This not only reduces operational costs but also supports responsible resource management—an important consideration in modern steam system design and Lakeside’s solution offerings.

Steam traps have a single purpose but come in various models. User need and preference influence the choice, with efficiency and reliability being key to selection. Selecting the right trap requires careful evaluation, as a wrong choice can lead to missed savings or production disruption. Emerson offers a variety of steam traps for different applications. These include thermodynamic, thermostatic and mechanical steam traps. Yarway™ steam traps have a strong reputation for reliable operation and are suitable for a wide range of applications. Many Yarway traps feature in-line renewable internals, allowing for easy maintenance without removing the trap from the line—minimizing downtime and labor costs.

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Thermodynamic Traps

Thermodynamic Traps are actuated by the principals of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics. Yarway 721 and 711 Unibody steam traps are designed for applications such as steam tracing and drip.

Data Sheets: Yarway Steam Traps 711/721


Thermostatic Traps

Thermostatic traps are actuated by temperature sensitive devises, responding to changes in condensate temperature. The Series 151 Dual Range Steam Trap is designed for
use on both batch and continuous applications such as batch stills, autoclaves, reboilers, storage tanks, shell and tube heat exchangers and tank coils. The Dual Range Steam Traps are capable of handling high startup and running loads and provide maximum air venting.

DATA SHEET: Yarway Thermostatic Stream Traps 151
 

Mechanical Traps

Mechanical traps are actuated by a float, responding to changes in condensate level. Lever less Float & Thermostatic Steam Traps are designed for low to medium pressure steam applications, including unit heaters, heat exchangers, dryers, jacketed vessels and other applications where continuous drainage is essential.

DATA SHEET: Yarway FXT300 SERIES vARIABLE ORFICE Steam Trap 


Inverted Bucket Trap

The INB100 Series inverted bucket steam traps utilized in a variety of light condensate load applications such as drip, tracer, and small air heaters and unit heaters. These traps are simple and reliable while discharging condensate close to the saturation curve.

DATA SHEET: Yarway INB100 Series Inverted Buck Steam Trap

EMERSON Steam Safety Relief Valves are highly regarded for their reliability, safety, and engineering excellence. Designed to protect equipment like boilers and steam lines from overpressure, these valves meet stringent global and local safety standards. EMERSON offers a wide range of valve types, including direct spring and pilot-operated models, tailored for various pressure and temperature conditions. Their advanced features—such as leak-tight soft seat designs, high-pressure capabilities, and adjustable blowdown—enhance operational efficiency and reduce lifecycle costs. Backed by over 135 years of innovation and rigorous testing, EMERSON is a trusted leader in pressure management across industries.

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Direct Spring Safety Valves

Crosby H Series Direct Spring Safety Valves provide comprehensive overpressure protection for ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I, and Section VIII steam safety applications. H-Series direct spring-operated safety valves are the proven solution for comprehensive overpressure protection on steam safety applications including economizers, steam drums, superheaters, reheaters and more. They have ASME/NB certified capacities for steam, are Set and tested on steam, have a Full nozzle flanged option, offer Restricted lift for customized capacity, have Long service life with Low maintenance.

The Crosby HSJ safety valve is a full nozzle, reaction-type valve engineered for saturated and superheated steam applications, including use on drums, superheater outlets, reheater inlets and outlets, and economizers. It features the FLEXI-DISC® seat design, which enhances sealing performance by allowing pressure and temperature equalization across the seat, ensuring a flat, tight seal. This design improves operating efficiency and reliability, especially under high-temperature conditions. The HSJ valve is built for durability and ease of maintenance, with Emerson offering comprehensive support including spare parts, field service, and training programs to ensure optimal performance and safety.

Data Sheets: Crosby H-Series, Pressure and Safety Relief Valves 


Full Nozzle Reaction-Type Valve

The Crosby HSL safety valve by Emerson is a full nozzle, reaction-type valve specifically designed for saturated and superheated steam applications. It supports set pressures up to 725 psig (50 barg) and temperatures as high as 1000°F (538°C), making it suitable for demanding steam service environments. Certified under ASME Code Section I and VIII, the HSL valve features the Crosby FLEXI-DISC® design, which ensures a tight seal and precise opening at set pressure, even after repeated use. Its simple, robust construction allows for easy maintenance, and it includes options like test gags, weather hoods, and drip pan elbows. The valve’s single bonnet design enables pressure adjustments without replacing internal components, enhancing operational flexibility and reducing downtime.

Brochure: Crosby HSL Safety Valve

Control valves play a vital role in steam processes, acting as the final control element responsible for controlling flow, pressure, and temperature. Their precise operation ensures the system remains safe, efficient, and responsive to changing conditions.

Fisher control valves are highly regarded in steam applications due to their exceptional reliability, precise control, and robust construction. Designed to handle the high pressures and temperatures typical of steam systems, these valves offer excellent throttling capabilities, ensuring stable and efficient flow regulation. Their advanced trim designs minimize erosion and wear, which is critical in steam environments where cavitation and flashing can occur. Additionally,

Fisher valves integrate seamlessly with digital valve controllers, enabling accurate diagnostics and performance monitoring, which enhances system safety and efficiency.

Fisher control valves offer broad process versatility and solve your application needs, from general to severe service. Key applications in a steam process where Fisher control valves are used are Condensate Recirculation, Boiler Feedwater Startup, Boiler Feedwater Pump Recirculation, Turbine Bypass, Soot Blower Steam Service.

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Fisher regulators are engineered for accurate pressure control even under fluctuating load conditions. This ensures consistent steam delivery, which is critical for processes like steam tracing, injection, and pressure reducing stations. Many models include built-in features to protect against overpressure, reducing the need for additional safety devices. Fisher designs emphasize low maintenance requirements and long operational life, which helps reduce downtime and total cost of ownership.

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Pressure Reducing Regulator

Type 92B Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV) is the standard steam valve for the industry. It can withstand dirty operating environments while providing accurate and stable pressure control. Type 92B steam valve is designed to provide decades of continuous service. Type 92B steam valve is applied as a main pressure reducing valve in industrial process heating applications such as heat exchangers, evaporators, digesters, and reactors.

Data Sheet: 92B Pressure Reducing Valve
 

Direct Operated Pressure Regulator

MR95 Series regulators are compact, large-capacity, direct-operated pressure regulators. Typical applications include superheated steam, steam injection, steam tracing, nitrogen purging, boiler feed water, process chemicals, cooling water, test fixtures, wash tanks, sterilizers/autoclaves, fuel lines, pneumatic supply, and many others.

Data Sheet: MR95 Figure Regulator
 

Back Pressure Regulator


MR98 Series regulators are used for backpressure or relief applications in liquid, gas, air, and steam service. Type MR98L, MR98H, and MR98HH are direct-operated and spring-loaded. The MR98LD, MR98HD, and MR98HHD use additional pressure loading to maintain relief differential pressures, backpressures or for remote setpoint adjustment.

Data Sheet: Fisher MR98 Series Regulator

A desuperheater injects a controlled, predetermined amount of water into a steam flow to lower the temperature of the steam. To achieve this efficiently, the desuperheater must be designed and selected correctly for the application. Although it can appear simplistic in design, the desuperheater must integrate with a wide variety of complex thermal and flow dynamic variables to be effective.

Steam conditioning valves control steam pressure and temperature by combining both functions within one integral control unit. These valves address the need for better control of steam conditions brought on by increased energy costs and more rigorous plant operation.

The sizing, selection, application, and installation of the proper desuperheating or steam conditioning equipment are critical to optimum performance.

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Penberthy, now part of Clark-Reliance, offers a robust portfolio of industrial products focused on steam applications, level indication, and boiler systems. Their steam products include jet pumps and steam heaters that utilize fluid entrainment for efficient heating, mixing, and pumping—ideal for industries like oil and gas, chemical processing, and power generation. Penberthy also provides liquid level gauges, such as magnetic level indicators and flat glass gauges, which offer reliable alternatives to traditional mechanical and electronic level technologies. Additionally, their boiler product line includes specialized level indication solutions like the Yarway series, designed for high-pressure steam service in boiler drums and feedwater heaters

LEARN MORE: Penberthy Process | Level and Process Flow Indication


Jet Pumps

Penberthy G Series steam operated jet pumps are designed for low discharge head (Model GL) and high discharge head (Model GH) conditions to assure optimum performance over a wide range of operating conditions.

Data Sheet: Penberthy G Series Jet Pumps for Pumping Liquids


Liquid Level Gauges

Penberthy (Yarway) TSL, TSM level gauges are suitable for use in steam service for boiler drum, feedwater heater and other vessel level indication applications. Series TSL and TSM are especially suited to IP and LP combined cycle HRSGs.

Data Sheet: Penberthy (Yarway) TSL, TSM Liquid Level Gauges


Color-Port Gauges

Penberthy (Yarway) Color-Port gauges provide continuous indication of boiler water levels as required by the ASME Boiler and Pressure Code PG-60. A complete Color-Port system includes the gauge, a water column or tie bar, two gauge valves and an illuminator/display

Data Sheet: Yarway Color Port Water Level

Emerson isolation valves are well-suited for steam applications due to their durability, tight shutoff capabilities, and resistance to high temperatures and pressures. These valves are engineered with materials and designs that withstand the harsh conditions of steam systems, ensuring long-term reliability and minimal leakage. Their precise sealing mechanisms help maintain system integrity and safety, which is critical in steam environments where pressure containment is essential. Additionally, Emerson offers a wide range of valve types and configurations, allowing for optimal selection based on specific application needs, whether for maintenance isolation or emergency shutdown scenarios.

Triple Offset Valves 

Vanessa Triple Offset Valves (TOV) play a crucial role in steam applications due to their exceptional performance in providing positive isolation with their zero leakage capabilities. When steam isolation valves fail to seal, valuable steam is lost, requiring reprocessing that increases production costs, energy use, and the site’s carbon intensity.  High-temperature, high-pressure steam represents a significant hazard, and an inferior steam isolation valve can put plant personnel at risk during operation and maintenance events.  The TOV's metal-to-metal torque-seated design and triple offset geometry ensure no room for leakage even in high-pressure and high-temperature applications. 
Valves are the leading source of a site’s fugitive emissions, and outdated technology, such as rising stem valves, is the primary cause and places producers at risk of non-compliance penalties.  The TOV design eliminates the need for gaskets and reduces wear and tear, resulting in longer valve life and reduced maintenance costs.  By using TOVs, end-users can rest assured that there are no leaks or unintended steam loss through the valve, keeping personnel, equipment, and the environment safe.

LEARN MORE: Vanessa Series 30,000 (Basic Configuration)
 

Gratite Seat Ball Valves

KTM GRATITE® Seat Ball valves incorporate a proprietary and proven carbon-infused graphite seating material that delivers the high-temperature performance of a metal seat with the zero leakage sealing characteristics of a soft seat. This seating design is inherently resilient to thermal cycling and can withstand destructive steam “wire draw”, thus increasing reliability at high temperatures and pressures.  The advanced stem sealing technology provides certified Fugitive Emissions control to API 641 and ISO 15848-1 with adjustable packing.  In addition to the zero leakage capability, the GRATITE® seats provide a more economical solution versus a metal-to-metal design, especially when automating, due to the lower torque requirement.   The quarter-turn operation also provides faster operating times when compared to a conventional rising stem valve. In most cases, a fail stroke of less than 1 second can be achieved. 

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Controlling water quality is critical for efficient boiler operation. Continuous blowdown controls the concentration of dissolved solids in the boiler, to prevent foaming or carryover of impurities, and intermittent blowdown (or blowoff) removes sludge from the bottom of the boiler. These processes help maintain the boiler water quality within the prescribed limits.
Emerson offers durable blowoff and blowdown valves that meet ASME Section I code requirements for these applications and are designed to resist wear by minimizing the risk of erosion, dirt damage, plugging, and leaks.


Blowoff Valves

Yarway blowoff valves are available in Seatless, Hardseat, and Unit Tandem designs. They are designed in conformance with all code requirements (ASME Section l, ASME B31.1, ASME B16.34). Their rugged construction enables them to withstand this service, where high pressures result in high velocities, which can cause wire drawing and cavitation of metal surfaces.

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Blowdown Valves

The Hy-Drop throttling valve is designed for continuous blowdown, but also excels for sampling, high pressure vents, boiler feed pump bypass relief, high pressure drop services associated with erosive and wiredrawing characteristics - or where velocity is sufficient to destroy valves of conventional globe or even venturi designs.

LEARN MORE: Yarway Hy-Drop Throttling Valve

Emerson’s measurement products are highly valued in steam applications due to their precision, durability, and integration capabilities. Designed to withstand the demanding conditions of high-pressure and high-temperature steam systems, Emerson instruments—such as the Rosemount 8800 Vortex and 3051 Annubar—offer accurate and stable flow, pressure, and temperature measurements. These devices often feature multivariable capabilities, allowing for real-time mass and energy flow calculations, which are essential for optimizing steam usage and improving energy efficiency.

Emerson’s solutions are also known for their robust construction, minimal maintenance requirements, and seamless integration with digital control systems, enabling predictive diagnostics and enhanced process visibility. This combination of performance, reliability, and smart technology makes Emerson a trusted choice for steam measurement in power generation, chemical processing, and industrial utilities.
 

Vortex Flow Meters

The Rosemount 8800 Series Vortex Flow Meters are highly regarded for steam applications due to their robust design, accuracy, and reliability in harsh conditions. One of their standout features is the non-wetted sensor design, which eliminates potential leak points and reduces maintenance needs—critical in high-pressure steam environments. These meters also offer excellent vibration immunity and stable measurement performance, even in fluctuating flow conditions typical of steam systems. Additionally, the integrated temperature and pressure compensation capabilities ensure precise mass flow measurement, which is essential for energy management and efficiency in steam applications. Their ease of installation and minimal straight pipe requirements further enhance their suitability for compact or retrofit steam systems.

Learn More: Rosemount 8800 Flanged Vortex Flow Meter
 

Annubar Flow Meters

The Rosemount 3051 Annubar Flow Meter is an excellent choice for steam applications due to its ability to deliver accurate, reliable, and cost-effective flow measurement in high-temperature and high-pressure environments. Utilizing averaging pitot tube technology, the 3051 Annubar measures differential pressure across multiple sensing ports, providing a more representative and stable flow profile—ideal for the turbulent nature of steam. Its integrated multivariable transmitter can simultaneously measure differential pressure, static pressure, and temperature, enabling real-time mass and energy flow calculations without the need for additional instrumentation. This not only simplifies installation but also reduces overall system complexity and maintenance. The meter’s rugged construction and minimal intrusion into the flow stream also help reduce pressure drop and energy loss, making it a highly efficient solution for steam flow measurement.

Learn More: Rosemount 3051SFA Annubar Flow Meter

Condensate Pump

Yarway CondenSaver™ Series non-electric pumps efficiently conserve energy and reduce CO2/NOX emissions by collecting and returning hot condensate for reuse as boiler feedwater. This treated condensate reduces the need to add cold make-up water and chemicals and reduces energy loss from boiler blowdown.

DATA Sheet: YARWAY CONDENSAVER™ SERIES STEAM CONDENSATE RETURN PUMPS