Cost of Steam Analytics

The platform calculates the financial and environmental impact of steam loss from failed traps so your team can prioritize repairs by dollar value, not just condition state.

What Gets Calculated

Metric	Description
Steam loss rate	Volume of steam escaping through a failed trap (using Napier's equation)
Potential savings	Estimated dollar value recoverable if the trap is repaired
Realized savings	Savings attributed to completed repairs
CO₂ impact	Carbon equivalent of the steam loss (using EPA conversion factors for natural gas)

Inputs You Configure

These values are set at the customer account level and affect calculations across all your traps. Configure them in Account Settings.

Parameter	Default	Description
Cost of steam	$10 / 1,000 lbs	Your facility's actual steam cost
Inspection interval	365 days	How frequently traps are manually inspected
Boiler efficiency	85%	Your boiler's thermal efficiency rating
Repair lag	14 days	Average time from detection to completed repair
Seasonality dates	—	Seasonal operation window (if applicable)
Steam shutdown flag	—	Declare planned shutdowns to suppress unexpected cold alerts

Inputs the Platform Calculates Automatically

Parameter	Source
Orifice diameter	Steam trap configuration (required — must be set per trap)
Inlet PSI	Steam trap configuration (required — must be set per trap)
Steam loss rate	Calculated from orifice diameter, inlet PSI, and Napier's equation
Steam enthalpy	Derived from inlet pressure using thermodynamic steam tables
CO₂ equivalency	Standard EPA conversion factor

note

Orifice diameter and inlet PSI are required for cost calculations. Traps missing either value will not have cost estimates shown. See Steam Trap Configuration for how to set these and other trap fields.

Where to Find Cost Data

Cost of steam metrics appear in:

• The Steam Trap dashboard in Shoplogix IMS — per-trap and aggregate views
• The REST API — available via the steam traps endpoints for programmatic access