Implementation
Stage 1
Technical assessment: select a small number of traps of different types of applications to make sure that the traps work as expected. Typically the applications will include a heat exchanger with a variable load (control valve) and line drainage or trace heating.
The Implementation Process
We proposed a staged implementation and assessment process:
Stage 2
Economic trial: the idea is a larger scale trial (20 to 50 traps for example) to prove the economic benefits of the traps by converting an area of a plant that would be representative of a complete conversion of the whole plant.
Stage 3
Full plant conversion: for smaller plants full plant conversion, for larger plants (refineries or large chemical plants) a roll out program to the whole plant
