Alberta Oil Sands Fact Sheet

PERMANENT VENTURI TECHNOLOGY DELIVERS WATER & FUEL SAVINGS WITH NO
FREEZING FOR MANY FORT MCMURRAY AND PEACE RIVER WINTERS

Unlike mechanical steam traps, properly sized venturis have not failed even after multiple Fort McMurray and Peace River winters.  Mechanical steam traps often fail within 3 years.

Since being retrofitted in 2004 and 2008 in one major oil sands Utility Area facility in Ft McMurray, 300+ venturi steam traps have been demonstrating superiority over mechanical traps in safety, reliability and quality assurance – minimizing maintenance costs and increasing efficiency and water savings. They have proven to be especially beneficial for the freezing conditions at the site, eliminating ice issues that created safety concerns.

Summary of Benefits that Venturi Technology Delivered