Patent ID: 8215358

Claim:
A system configured to process steam, wherein the system comprises: (a) a steam supply line, wherein the steam supply line is configured to communicate steam; (b) a corrugator system in fluid communication with the steam supply line, wherein the corrugator system comprises a first corrugating roll and a second corrugating roll, wherein each of the first corrugating roll and the second corrugating roll have a plurality of bores formed therethrough, wherein the bores extend substantially longitudinally through the first and second corrugating rolls; (c) a heat sink in fluid communication with the corrugator system, wherein the heat sink is configured to draw steam through the corrugator system via a pressure differential when the corrugator system is under a load; (d) one or more return lines, wherein the one or more return lines are in fluid communication with one or both of the corrugator system or the heat sink, wherein the one or more return lines are configured to receive condensate communicated from one or both of the corrugator system or the heat sink; (e) a first steam trap in fluid communication with the heat sink, wherein the first steam trap is positioned between the heat sink and a first return line; and (f) a bypass associated with the first steam trap, wherein the bypass comprises a bypass pathway operable to selectively bypass the first steam trap and communicate with the same first return line.