Steam is used in many industry applications mainly to transfer heat to different sections of a production. Steam boilers come in many sizes and work with many different kinds of fuel, but TSOP manufactures only electrically heated steam boilers. The trends of the industry in many parts of the world is to focus on electricity as a more clean energy source that can be obtained by renewable sources such as wind and solar. With more than 50 years of experience in steam boiler manufacturing we have gained the necessary knowledge of what is best for each production line.
This is the number one priority. All the features of the boiler should be designed with safety in mind. In EU, where we produce, and all over the world there are provisions that govern the safety of pressurized vessels. Electric boilers are in general safer since there is no fuel lines or fuel tanks to supply the energy, just electric power lines.
Water and steam under pressure cause corrosion to every part they contact. The heating elements are constantly submerged while they heat up and they constantly expand and contract every time they turn on and off. Heat and humidity also affect the electric and electronic parts. Ions of calcium and magnesium that are usually present in the water supply also build up in the internal surfaces of the steam boiler and the peripheral fittings as well as on the heating elements.
Energy use comes at a cost, both in terms of money that we spend and in terms of environmental sustainability. Electrical boilers certainly have an advantage over oil or gas burning steam boilers. Burning gas and oil releases fumes and heat into the atmosphere. Also, the heat source cannot come in direct contact with the heated water. That is why, oil and gas boilers can only achieve energy efficiency of around 60%.
Electrical heating elements on the other hand have no fire, no fumes, no escaping heat. All heat they produce comes in direct contact with water and this gives energy efficiency close to 99.5%.
Getting steam at the right place, at the right quality and right quantity exactly the moment you want it is not always an easy task. The oil and gas burning steam boilers cannot compare in reaction time with the electric ones.
How much steam do you need? It is not always a straightforward answer. Installing a gas or oil burning unit requires a lot of installation work. So, most companies tent to invest sometimes double the capacity they need at any given time because they are worried about the costs of installation in case they need more in the future.
