Gestra’s steam driers remove moisture and impurities from the steam line, thus extending the service life of control valves, heat exchangers, and other steam consumers, increasing the reliability of the entire plant.

Gestra’s steam driers have no moving parts. The guide element, a two-start helix, is permanently mounted in the housing. The wet, unpurified steam enters the drier and flows down the guide element in a spiral motion. The resulting centrifugal forces separate out the particles and water droplets with a heavier specific gravity. In the lower section of the steam drier, steam flow is deflected by 180°, which provides an additional separation effect. The dirt particles flow into the lower sump of the steam drier and are discharged via a UNA ball-float steam trap.