TLV Steam Traps aid refurbishment of Marshall steam engine

TLV Euro Engineering (Cheltenham, UK)

Marshall — Lilleshall steam engine

Steam traps from TLV Euro Engineering have been used in the refurbishment of a 300hp vertical triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine at the Museum of Power near Maldon, Essex.

The steam engine — known as Marshall — dates back to the 1930s and was fitted with a refurbished 30-year-old steam boiler from Felixstowe Docks using equipment and services from TLV.

The company supplied its cast stainless steel J3S-X free-float steam traps and brass-bodied LV13N balanced-pressure thermostatic steam traps.

Product information

J3S-X free-float steam traps

• These steam traps can be installed on equipment that uses steam as a heat source; they provide continuous, smooth, low-velocity condensate discharge as loads vary.
• They have a single moving part — the Free Float® — preventing concentrated wear and therefore the requirement for maintenance.
• The steam traps are compact and feature large condensate discharge capacities.
• They are equipped with an X-element air vent to provide an automatic air-vent function.

LV13N balanced-pressure thermostatic steam traps

• These steam traps feature a ‘fail-open’ design.
• They are operated by the temperature difference between steam and condensate.
• They incorporate a multi-diaphragm construction for long service life.