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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2009
Nishal Ramadas, Glasgow, GB;
Richard Quentin Carmichael, Huntley Gloucestershire, GB;
Christopher Michael Roland Agard Poczka, Cheltenham, GB;
Nishal Ramadas, Glasgow, GB;
Richard Quentin Carmichael, Huntley Gloucestershire, GB;
Christopher Michael Roland Agard Poczka, Cheltenham, GB;
Spirax-Sarco Limited, Cheltenham Gloucestershire, GB;
Abstract
A condensate recovery system may comprise a plurality of drain lines for draining condensate from an associated steam plant. Each drain line may incorporate a steam trap and feeds into a common condensate return line running between the drain lines and a condensate receiver tank. The system further may comprise an acoustic sensor positioned along the common condensate return line, upstream of the receiver tank, for providing an acoustic output indicative of the collective steam loss through steam traps upstream of the sensor.