STEAMGARD® helps
reduce your energy
consumption 8-20%
now – with immediate
gains in productivity

STEAMGARD®: With no
moving parts, you're
assured of long-term
performance – plus
guaranteed reliability

STEAMGARD's® 5-year
product warranty
saves money – there's
no need to inventory
spare parts, repair kits

www.steamgard.com
STEAMGARD, LLC
730 Forest Edge Drive
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
847-913-8400
800-258-6771

THE STEAMGARD SYSTEM® benefits food and food-related processors by encompassing an array of economic, operational and personnel-utilization opportunities – from minimal maintenance to higher product quality to greater organizational productivity

STEAMGARD® Technology/Applications

• Steam Distribution
• Cooking
• Kettles
• Pasteurizers
• Stills
• Dryers
• Bakers
• Clean In Place (CIP) Subsystems
  
  

STEAMGARD® Technology/Summary

Major midwest soybean processor reduces steam consumption money saving 9.9% and earns cost-effective six-month payback.

Working with a major Midwest soybean-processing mill, we established three objectives:

• Optimize condensate flow
• Maximize thermal efficiency
• Eliminate losses through conventional steam traps
  
  

Before and after the project, plant operation was monitored to determine actual plant savings/process improvements. All project goals were achieved by reviewing and evaluating existing operating conditions and providing a turnkey project engineered to the facility's specific needs.

All conventional steam traps were replaced with THE STEAMGARD SYSTEM®. Project payback was 0.45 years; overall steam consumption was reduced 9.9%.

STEAMGARD® Technology/Results

Our work included a comprehensive audit, engineering analysis and recommendations, followed by STEAMGARD® installation:

• Production: 1.41% higher
• Raw bean temperature: 9.3% lower
• 24% more water evaporated
• 30% less Btus consumed per pound of water evaporated
• Evaporation performed by utilizing 30% less heating area
• Increased thermal efficiency of Dryer/Cooler steam coolers by 56%
• Reduced temperature in condensate return tank by 8%
• Reduced flash steam in condensate return tank by 1.5 OR 2.5%
• Reduced DT steam consumption by 2.8%
• Reduced overall steam consumption in Extraction by 0.25 lb per bushel of beans processed
• Reduced steam consumption by 8.6%
• Reduced total steam consumed per bushel crushed by 9.9%
• Lowered extraction condensate return tank temperature and pressure by 16% and 80%, respectively