2. THERMAL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL INC.
Steam systems were the backbone of the industrial revolution, and
continue to drive our world more than 100 years later.
The GEM®
Condensate Return System
featuring GEM®
Steam Traps
The most reliable and efficient steam traps ever made
The ultimate in reliability and productivity
The permanent steam trapping solution
10% to 30% permanent energy savings
Backed by a 10 year No-Fail Performance Guarantee
Today’s steam users are facing big, new challenges:
Ever-rising production targets
Escalating fuel costs
Shrinking margins and global price pressures
Emission limits and regulations
Growing maintenance costs
Low steam trap reliability and high failure rates
Out with the Old – in with the New
The job of a steam trap is to trap, or hold steam
within the steam system while draining condensate
out of it.
It sounds simple.
In the past, only mechanical traps were available
to tackle this task. These traps with large orifices,
various bucket and float valve mechanisms – have
varying degrees of success. But in time, all these
moving parts fail.
Thermal Energy is the exclusive provider of the GEM®
Condensate Return System in Canada and key
U.S.markets.GEM®
steam traps have been certified by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Simply – Excellence in steam
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3. THERMAL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL INC.
The GEM®
Trap has changed all that.
Condensate receiver vent at
a hospital laundry before and
after fitting GEM®
Traps.
BEFORE GEM®
Traps AFTER GEM®
Traps
The GEM®
Trap difference
GEM®
Traps have a revolutionary venturi orifice design, which enables
them to perform the job of a steam trap without the need for moving
parts. This means that GEM®
Traps will not wear out and fail.
As the GEM®
traps used in the GEM®
Condensate Return System cannot
jam open and have no moving parts, they all come with a TEN YEAR
PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE, and typically outlast the systems they serve.
Advantages
Increased Production
No moving parts = No trap failure =
minimal downtime
Faster warm-up = quicker batch times
t1 > t2
No back pressure from failed traps
Less thermal shock = Increase plant durability
More control and heat output
No trap valves opening and closing,
altering exchanger output independently
of control valve
Constant, rather than intermittent drainage
also gives increased exchanger output from
thinner condensate film (t1 >t2) and smaller
condensate pipework
Permanent energy savings
Users typically benefit from 10% to 30%
permanent energy savings
Short paybacks
Typically under 2 years and usually
between one month and a year
Elimination of waterhammer
and enhanced safety
No parts or valves to fail closed
and cause water hammer, condensate
back-up or explosions
Ultimate reliability
No moving parts = No failure
Cannot freeze, solid stainless steel
No ‘Wire draw’/wear of orifice – Hence
guarantee
Minimal maintenance
No spares required
No kits to fit
No endless trap surveys or test equipment
and devices required
Simple periodic cleaning of strainer and
easy-to-clean bodies
Superior product and service
Full range of traps available ex-stock
Full traceability – Each trap has a serial
No./Batch No
Compact size – Less heat loss and space
requirements
Flexible orientation
Tailor made insulation bags – GEM Traps
do not need to loose heat to operate
Free exchange of trap bodies part of standard
support, until optimum performance is achieved.
We can even tune the performance of GEM
Traps to your requirements
We are committed to giving our
customers what they want, simple and
reliable steam traps which do not cost
the earth to use and maintain. We don’t
rely on profits from spare parts and
replacements.
Cross section
of GEM®
Sapphire Trap
4. An Innovative Technology Company Providing
Custom Energy and Emission Reduction Solutions
Thermal Energy International, Inc.
36 Bentley Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2E 6T8
E-mail: sales@thermalenergy.com
Telephone: 613/723-6776 Fax: 613/723-7286
www.thermalenergy.com
Contact Thermal Energy today to discover how
GEM®
steam traps can revolutionize your
company’s production efforts!
GEM®
is a trademark used under exclusive license from Gardner Energy Management
Allied Distillers
Avecia
BASF
Bayer
Bombardier
BP Oil
Cadbury
CIBA Speciality Products
Chivas Brothers
Coca-Cola
Corus
Diageo (Distilling)
Dow Corning
Dupont
Eli Lilly
Exxon
Fruit of the Loom
GlaxoSmithKline
Glenmorangie
Heinz
Interbrew
International Paper
McCain Foods
Michelin
Nestle
Novartis
Pfizer
Rolls Royce
Sappi
Shell
Tate & Lyle
Unilever Uniqema
United Beverages Voridian
Whyte & McKay
Wrigley
Thermal Energy: Supplying Innovative Award-Winning
Energy Recovery, Conservation, Bioenergy and
Emission Reduction Solutions.
TEI is a full service, design-build firm with engineering accreditation,
established in 1986. We have designed and built many energy and emission
reduction solutions on a design-build basis for our customers.
Our team of professionals is highly experienced in plant and process energy
efficiency evaluations & innovative solution development. We conceptualize,
design, manufacture and deliver custom solutions which reduce your energy
costs, improve energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of
your facility.
We pride ourselves on working with customers to gain an in-depth
understanding of their business, corporate, social and fiscal challenges.
With this sound footing, our team of professionals provides complete
solutions from initial design concept to installation, to financing and servicing
of varied technology solutions.
Typical applications include:
Waste energy recovery (FLU-ACE®
and other);
Biomass and waste stream drying solutions (DRY-REX™
and Other);
Steam and condensate system solutions (GEM®
and Other);
Ozone systems (THERMALOZOMAX™
), and;
Burner/Boiler system improvements.
Hundreds of thousands of GEM®
Traps have been installed
worldwide over the last decade, permanently cutting costs for
blue chip international companies.
