Hydrastep 2468
Steam & Water Monitoring System
- Reliable and continuously monitor steam drum level, without missing an incident
- Minimize your costs with minimal maintenance
- Gain peace of mind knowing this system is installed and proven in over 6000 critical applications globally
- Fault tolerant — no single fault will cause system failure or loss of monitoring
- Trips the boiler when low-water conditions occur
- Will not trip the boiler on a false alarm
- Upgrade path available for Hydrastep 2457 and 2467 systems.
Hydratect 2462
Steam & Water Detection
- Detect the unwanted presence of water or steam in lines, columns, and condensate pots
- SIL 3 certified to IEC 61508 as required by IEC 61511
- Commonly used on steam drums, drain pots, or for steam Turbine Water Induction Protection
- Electrodes for use up to 1040 °F (560 °C) and 4350 PSI (300 bar)
- Patented design, phase detection and triple redundancy for ultimate reliability.
- Relay outputs in varying options, for status and fault alarms
- Configurable steam / water thresholds to adjust for water purity
- An electronic alternative to conventional water level switches for steam raising plant.
- Hydratect can be used in a wide variety of situations wherever the detection of water or steam is vital for safe and efficient plant operation.
- According to Factory Mutual Research, the probability of Hydrastep missing an actual trip is less than 1 in 300 million.
- The probability of creating a nuisance trip is less than 1 in 10 million.
Example of Hydratect 2462 system with the electronics control unit and the horizontal pipe run with mounted electrodes and covers
Control unit &
local display
Optional remote display -
3 types available
Water Column
Designed according
to each installation
Electrodes -
Low & High pressure
options available
Hydratect 2462 Control Unit
Electrode connection - welded into customers pipework / vessel
- More than 1,000,000 instruments sold world-wide
- Sales in more than 50 different Countries
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in Process Instrumentation