These tip sheets were created by the Industrial Technologies Program, funded by the U.S. Department of energy. Each tip sheet details a different steam system energy saving measure, or a process by which a steam system can be evaluated.
Tip Sheet 1 – Inspect and Repair Steam Traps
Tip Sheet 2 – Insulate Steam Distribution and Condensate Return Lines
Tip Sheet 3 – Use Feedwater Economizers for Waste Heat Recovery
Tip Sheet 4 – Improve Your Boiler’s Combustion Efficiency
Tip Sheet 7 – Clean Firetube Boiler Waterside Heat Transfer Surfaces
Tip Sheet 8 – Return Condensate to the Boiler
Tip Sheet 9 – Minimize Boiler Blowdown
Tip Sheet 10 – Recover Heat from Boiler Blowdown
Tip Sheet 11 – Use Vapor Recompression to Recover Low-Pressure Waste Steam
Tip Sheet 12 – Flash High-Pressure Condensate to Regenerate Low-Pressure Steam
Tip Sheet 13 – Use a Vent Condenser to Recover Flash Steam Energy
Tip Sheet 14 – Use Low-Grade Waste Steam to Power Absorption Chillers
Tip Sheet 15 – Benchmark the Fuel Cost of Steam Generation
Tip Sheet 16 – Minimize Boiler Short Cycling Losses
Tip Sheet 17 – Install Removable Insulation on Valves and Fittings
Tip Sheet 18 – Deaerators in Industrial Steam Systems
Tip Sheet 19 – Cover Heated, Open Vessels
Tip Sheet 20 – Replace Pressure-Reducing Valves With Backpressure Turbogenerators
Tip Sheet 21 – Consider Steam Turbine Drives for Rotating Equipment
Tip Sheet 22 – Consider Installing High-Pressure Boilers with Backpressure Turbine Generators
Tip Sheet 23 – Install an Automatic Blowdown-Control System
Tip Sheet 24 – Upgrade Boilers with Energy-Efficient Burners
Tip Sheet 25 – Consider Installing Turbulators on Two- and Three-Pass Firetube Boilers
Tip Sheet 26a – Consider Installing a Condensing Economizer
Tip Sheet 26b – Considerations When Selecting a Condensing Economizer
Tip Sheet 29 – Use Steam Jet Ejectors or Thermocompressors to Reduce Venting of Low-Pressure Steam