Steam separator

• In all engines, wet steam reduces the thermal efficiency
• In piston engines, water can accumulate in the cylinders and cause a hydraulic lock which will damage the engine
• In thermal power stations, water droplets in high velocity steam coming from nozzles in a steam turbine can impinge on and erode turbine internals such as turbine blades.
• In other steam-using industrial machinery, water can accumulate in piping and cause steam hammer: a form of water hammer caused by water build up 'plugging' a pipe then being accelerated by the steam flowing through the pipe until it reaches a sharp bend and results in catastrophic failure of the pipe.

Applications

• Engines
• Boilers
• Turbines
• Rubber vulcanizing machines
• Steam-powered irons
• Cooking processes using a steamer
• Atomizers
• Catalyzing systems
• Other steam systems