Clayton Steam Generators have been producing essential steam for the world’s largest independent provider of catering and provisioning services for airlines and railroads for the last 20 years
If you have every flown out of London’s Heathrow Airport you will probably have eaten a meal prepared by Gate Gourmet who produce 18 million meals per year – with the help of Clayton Steam Generators. They handle more than 3 million airline flights per year and are proud of their average reliability which is over 99 percent. Before a flight can be dispatched, thousands of individual items must be provisioned to make the trip safe and comfortable for passengers. A typical long-haul flight between the U.S. and Asia, for example, requires about 200,000 items, ranging from food to equipment and amenities. Compare that with a new compact car, which typically has between 20,000-25,000 parts. Steam is used in all areas of the modern plant for sanitization, dishwashing, and food preparation 24 hours per day and the high reliability of the Clayton Steam Generators help ensure that the continuous process of receiving, processing and despatching runs faultlessly.
One of the other advantages of the Clayton Steam Generator design in this application is the rapid response to changes in steam demand. This is particularly important to Gate Gourmet who shares their customer’s passion for on-time performance.
The Clayton Steam Generator operates on the principle of forced circulation of water through a heated coil. Only a small amount of water is contained in the steam generator which is therefore small in size and can start-up and respond to changes in steam demand very rapidly.
A feature of the design which is important in the food industry is the very high steam quality. This high quality is due to the use of a vortex type steam separator forms part of the standard design. This ensures typically less than 0.5% moisture in the steam at all load conditions. The Clayton Steam Generator is also small in size, highly efficient and is safe to operate.
