Typically, a person’s first thought when it comes to the term redundancy is not positive. The word likely conjures thoughts of something that is no longer needed or, perhaps, is completely unnecessary to the task at hand. Despite this stigma, redundancy is a crucial aspect of any well-planned steam system. Numerous applications depend on redundant systems to keep their processes operating smoothly.
This article will provide a simple explanation of boiler redundancy, demonstrate why it’s so important to a steam system, and list the control methods available to keep a plant running at full optimization.