172-65318MA-04 (GP10/GT10/GP14/GT14 PowerTrap) 23 Nov 2018
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Causes and Corrective Measures
Category
Cause
Procedure
A.
A valve on
the pipeline
is closed
1. The valve on the
motive medium supply
pipe is closed
2. The valve on the
exhaust pipe is closed
3. The valve on the
condensate inlet pipe
is closed
4. The valve on the
condensate outlet
pipe is closed
- Slowly open the valve, using the proper procedure
B.
The strainer
is clogged
1. The strainer on the
motive medium supply
pipe is clogged
2. The strainer on the
condensate inlet pipe
is clogged
- Clean the strainer
C.
Faulty
motive, back
or pumped
medium inlet
pressure
1. The motive medium
supply pressure is
less than the back
pressure
- When the motive medium pressure is decreasing,
adjust the pressure reducing valve on the supply
pipe or connect to a separate high-pressure line
- If the back pressure has increased, check to see
if a steam trap connected to the pumped medium
recovery line [Sr] is blowing (see drawings on
pages 8 and 9) and check for any valves that
have been left closed on the pumped medium
recovery line
- The motive medium pressure must be about 0.1
MPa (15 psi, 1 bar) higher than the back pressure
(see pages 10 and 11)
2. Insufficient motive
medium
- If the motive medium supply pipe is too small,
change to a larger size pipe; the pipe should be
at least 20 mm (¾ in)
3. When using the
GP10/ GP14, the
pumped medium inlet
pressure exceeds the
back pressure
(See G.1. on page 38)
- When the pumped medium inlet pressure
exceeds the back pressure, “blowthrough”
occurs, i.e., steam flows into the pumped medium
outlet pipe; in some cases, chattering on the
outlet check valve or water hammer may also occur
- The same thing will occur when the back
pressure has decreased in a closed system
- Check the reason that the pumped medium inlet
pressure has increased and the back pressure
has decreased and make any necessary repairs
4. When using the
GP10/ GP14, motive
medium supply
pressure is too high
- If the motive medium supply pressure is twice the
back pressure or greater, “blowby” occurs, i.e.,
residual pressure at the end of the GP motive
medium supply process flows into the outlet pipe;
when the temperature of the pumped medium in
the recovery pipe is low, water hammer may also
occur
- The motive medium supply pressure should be
reduced to a range within which the discharge
flow does not drop below the required level