An apparatus and a method for removing condensate and unwanted gas from vapor/liquid systems while preventing steam loss are provided. The steam trap apparatus replaces the automatic valve type steam trap with an efficient, controllable, and programmable steam trap. Plug ValvesIn addition, the improved steam trap apparatus allows for real-time data collection during sterilization and other operations. A steam trap apparatus for removing condensate, air, or non-condensable gas from steam space in a steam system while preventing the loss of steam,Forged Steel Valves the apparatus comprising: a first temperature sensor, a second temperature sensor, at a position in the steam system where condensate, air, or non-condensable gas collect, and which position is different from the position of the first temperature sensor, GATE VALVESa pressure sensor, an actuated valve in a position allowing for the release of condensate, air, or non-condensable gas from the steam space, and a control system which receives output from the first and second temperature sensors and from the pressure sensor and determines whether to open the actuated valve to release condensate, air or non-condensable gas from the steam space based on temperature reading from the temperature sensors and the pressure reading from the pressure sensor. In industry, steam, the vaporized form of water, is often used as a repository of energy due to water's high heat of vaporization. Energy is introduced and extracted by heat transfer, and transported in the form of steam from one area of a manufacturing plant to another through pipes. Steam trap apparatuses are necessary elements of any steam system because they allow steam to reach its destination in as dry a state as possible to perform its task efficiently and economically. Steam trap apparatuses release condensate, air, and non-condensable gas from a steam space while preventing the loss of steam. Inadequate steam trapping can lead to various undesirable results from steam system inefficiency to waterhammer, corrosion, leakage, and high maintenance costs.

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