Temperature control is vital in many industrial processes and equipment such as safety showers, eyewash stations, process lines, hydraulic and lube oil systems, pumps, and other valves and piping. Temperature changes can affect fluid viscosity in equipment and cause fluid in piping to freeze or overheat. Below are a few applications where temperature control plays a huge role in plant maintenance.
Tepid Water Delivery System
The 100% mechanically operated Therm-O-Mix steam-fired tepid water heater protects plant personnel from exposure to excessively hot or cold temperatures from emergency safety stations. Using a facility’s existing steam and water supply, the Therm-O-Mix Station monitors water temperature in the safety station to provide an instantaneous source of tepid water.
Compact and reliable, the Therm-O-Mix station can easily be added to an existing safety shower, eyewash, or combination station. It is a vital component in any facility where chemicals, gases, or other hazardous materials are handled and is ideal for explosion-proof environments since it requires no electricity or air to function.
Therm-O-Mix StationWashdown Equipment
An essential practice of plant maintenance in dairy, pharmaceutical, food processing, chemical, and industrial plants is cleaning tanks and equipment with high-temperature water to fight bacteria and grime.
ThermOmegaTech® offers a variety of thermostatically controlled washdown stations to deliver a high-temperature wash at the operator’s set temperature. Designed to have a quick startup time and an even shorter downtime, our highly efficient mixing stations combine either steam and water or hot and cold water to provide a steady flow of hot water. All our stations are easy to maintenance when needed and built with safety in mind to keep personnel protected.
Washdown StationsHeating Fluid Control
Piping needs to be winterized during the freeze season to keep industrial processes and equipment functioning optimally. A practical method to prevent these lines from freezing is steam tracing the piping; however, this can become very costly if the steam is not regulated.
Traditionally, plant maintenance personnel would turn the steam on to these trace lines before the first expected day, where temperatures might drop below 32°F (0°C). The steam would not be turned off again until there was no longer any chance of seeing these freezing temperatures (typically from October to April in most locations in the United States).
During this period of time, there will be many hours when temperatures are above freezing. Energy usage can be significantly reduced if the steam is turned off during those warmer periods. ThermOmegaTech® offers several options to automatically control the flow of steam through traced lines and eliminate live steam losses.
Steam Tracing ControlCooling Fluid Control
Cooling control is critical for many applications and equipment in industrial plants, such as compressors, heat exchangers, electrical equipment, die-casting processes, molding, and many others, to prevent overheating. Cooling jackets or coils may be used to prevent this overheating; however, if temperatures are not properly regulated, you could be wasting money or miscalculating the cooling flow requirement, affecting fluid viscosity.
ThermOmegaTech® has developed a multitude of solutions to maintain optimal process temperatures. Our self-operating thermostatic valves can automatically control the flow of the cooling medium to remove heat from equipment or a process economically.
Cooling Water ControlThermal Relief for Pumps
Cold water supply pumps must be sized for maximum expected flow rates even though most of the time, pumps are idling against a deadhead or much lower than design flow. In these cases, the pump energy is transferred into heating the water in the pump casing. When pumps run under such reduced flow conditions, the water temperature inside the pump casing can easily reach dangerous temperatures. The result can be damaged seals or pump damage.
ThermOmegaTech® offers multiple self-operating valves to reduce the water temperature in the pumps. The valves are installed into the pump housing to sense the water temperature. They will automatically open when the temperature exceeds the set-point of the valve to discharge the hot water. The valves will automatically close when the water temperature falls back below the set-point to conserve water and reduce waste.
Thermal Relief