Gleason Gauge™

Waterhammer
- Injury
- Death
- Damaged Components
- Failed Pipe Supports
- Ruptured Piping
- Site Shutdowns
- Legal Settlements
Freezing
- Damaged Components
- Site Shutdowns

"Wet" Steam
- Erosion
- Corrosion
  - Flow-Accelerated Corrosion
  - Steam Trap/ Strainer Pluggage
- Lost Heat Transfer
- Lost Production
  - Lost Revenue
  - Lost Customers

Turbine-Driven Equipment Failures
Damaged Flare Ring or Flare Tip
- Loss of Flare
  - Compliance Fines
Steam System Leaks
- Increased Ops Costs
  - Fuel
  - Water
  - Chemicals
- Increased GHG Emissions

At-a-glance, Point-of-use Temperature Indication Enables Continual Monitoring of the System:

In a perfect world, the only thing we ever want in a saturated steam system is dry saturated steam. Since we certainly don't live in a perfect world, we always have to be diligent in working to remove the condensate.
Regardless of the style of steam trap, the desire should be to evacuate condensate before it can negatively affect the system (preferably as soon as it is formed). Subcooled condensate causes the overwhelming majority of problems in saturated systems.
Each patented Gleason Instrument™ is calibrated for a specific system pressure and should be utilized for applications that are non-modulating - such as steam tracing, drip legs, etc - where the steam pressure isn't purposefully modulated. (An example of a modulating application would be a heat exchanger whose control valve opens/closes based on the leaving temperature of a process fluid.)
The Gleason Instrument™ is designed to be used upstream of any style of steam trap or at any other point in the steam portion of the system (tracers, on drip legs, upstream of isolation valves, strainers, piping, vessels, unit heaters, process heaters, reboilers, etc.) where it is important that we have a quick, easy, at-a-glance means to determine if the steam temperature is where it should be - not subcooled (or any more subcooled than it should be).
Gleason Instruments can provide indication of plugged or reduced-capacity steam traps, plugged or reduced-capacity Y-strainers, low steam quality ("wet" steam), excessive entrained air / non-condensibles, reduced system pressure, superheat, inaccurate instrumentation, etc.
100% USA made, USA Patented
Each unit is individually calibrated and serialized
Available: Certification w/ NIST traceable equipment - A2LA Accreditation
NO BATTERIES REQUIRED

Subcooled

Indicates any temperature below saturated temp for that pressure. Operators need to know their system so they won't be alarmed if the needle is reading just a little bit in the red. This can happen if there are pressure fluctuations or significantly windy conditions. Very effective if used by itself but exceptionally effective if bunched with others (such as on a condensate-return tree) as this allows comparison.

Range

(Most intuitive): Indicates the temperature - in a green zone - within +/- 50 degrees of saturated temp for that pressure. There is little, if any, system knowledge required. (If it's not reading in the green zone, attention is required.) The green zone allows for system pressure fluctuations, changing ambient conditions, etc. (These are also calibrated with a simulated slight wind.) Very effective if used by itself and exceptionally effective when bunched with others (such as on a condensate-return tree) as this allows comparison.

Indicator

Simply indicates the system temperature anywhere in the system. These can be used in modulating (as well as non-modulating) applications. Operators need to know their system and be comfortable using a steam table (provided with each gauge). Provides a much more accurate surface temp reading than an infrared device - especially on shiny stainless steel.

IDEAL APPLICATIONS

Steam tracing - Where traps are bunched together on steam trees, the patented Gleason Instrument enables personnel to very quickly, at-a glance, check many traps instantly. (In many cases, personnel would normally have to use infrared and ultrasound to check the steam traps. This takes time plus - due to emissivity - it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get an accurate temperature reading on shiny stainless steel tubing or steam traps.)
Drip legs - Where, from a safety aspect, condensate removal is critical, personnel can quickly and easily verify that their drip legs are not dangerously subcooled.
Reboilers, steam piping and vessels, unit heaters, process heaters, corrugators, etc.

CAN HELP YOUR PERSONNEL...

Quickly determine if steam traps are backing up condensate which could jeopardize production (tracers) and/or safety/steam quality (drip legs)
Reduce amount of time required to test steam traps
More easily troubleshoot your steam system

Why The Gleason INSTRUMENT™ ?

The Gleason Instrument™ is custom-designed to help identify a failed-closed, plugged, or partially plugged steam trap. It is important to remember that while the monetary losses of a failed-open steam trap can be significant (and are much easier to calculate), the costs of a failed-closed steam trap far outweigh them.

These high-quality instruments can have a dramatically positive impact on a facility - safety, production, and reduced man-hour requirements.

A couple of years ago, a major chemical manufacturer contacted us with a need to easily monitor, at-a-glance, the condition of their steam (specifically tracing applications). We developed a very simple solution that can not only be used for steam tracing, but also for many other saturated steam applications.

Our instrument is a very simple device that measures the surface temperature of steam piping or tubing and provides operators an easy indication of the condition of the steam - upstream of the steam traps and throughout the system. "Is the temperature where it should be for a given pressure?" Each instrument is designed for a specific saturated steam pressure range. It provides a very quick, at-a-glance, indication for non-modulating applications.

"94% of all steam system problems can be avoided if we keep the water out of it."

If your steam traps are failed closed between testing intervals, how do you know?

At-a-glance, Point-of-use Temperature Indication Enables Continual Monitoring of the System:

"No subcooling, no waterhammer." - Wayne Kirsner, P.E.

YOUR Options:

Subcooled

Range

Indicator

" 'Red Light-Green Light' - for today's marginally-trained workforce...BRAVO!!!" - M. Cronin, P.E.

IDEAL APPLICATIONS

CAN HELP YOUR PERSONNEL...

Inexpensive, Compact, and Simple. Easily installed on exterior of steam piping or tubing.

Individually calibrated and serialized

Installs in seconds on exterior of pipe or tube

Why The Gleason INSTRUMENT™ ?

CLICK BELOW to REQUEST A PROPOSAL or pose a question

Gleason Instrument: The mark of the most well-managed steam systems.

"94% of all steam system problems can be avoided if we keep the water out of it."

If your steam traps are failed closed between testing intervals, how do you know?

At-a-glance, Point-of-use Temperature Indication Enables Continual Monitoring of the System:

"No subcooling, no waterhammer." - Wayne Kirsner, P.E.

YOUR Options:

Subcooled

Range

Indicator

" 'Red Light-Green Light' - for today's marginally-trained workforce...BRAVO!!!" - M. Cronin, P.E.

IDEAL APPLICATIONS

CAN HELP YOUR PERSONNEL...

Inexpensive, Compact, and Simple. Easily installed on exterior of steam piping or tubing.

Individually calibrated and serialized

Installs in seconds on exterior of pipe or tube

Why The Gleason INSTRUMENT™ ?

CLICK BELOW to REQUEST A PROPOSAL or pose a question

Gleason Instrument: The mark of the most well-managed steam systems.

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