Patent ID: 8935126
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: F16T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of monitoring the status of a steam trap comprising: sensing a process condition of at least one of a temperature condition, an acoustical condition, or a pressure condition of the steam trap by taking multiple readings of one or more stream trap parameters, the process condition representing a continuum of values between an uppermost process condition limit and a lowermost process condition limit; selecting a threshold level for the sensed process condition, the threshold level having a adjustable value between the upper process condition limit and the lower process condition limit; processing the multiple readings using an algorithm in a processor mounted in a steam trap monitor positioned in the vicinity of the steam trap, wherein the processing includes: transmitting a signal, based upon the processed multiple readings, indicative of determining one of a transient or steady state status of the process condition of the one or more steam trap parameters.