The three important functions of steam traps are.
Bucket steam trap.
With check valve fitted in the inlet they can be used with superheated steam.
Inverted bucket steam trap is a density operated steam trap which operates on the difference in density between steam and water.
When steam or air enters the bucket the bucket gains buoyancy and closes the valve.
Inverted bucket steam traps.
Condensate causes the bucket to lose buoyancy and sink opening the valve and allowing the removal of the condensate.
Energy efficient because it s so reliable.
Discharge condensate as soon as it is formed unless it is desirable to use the sensible heat of the liquid condensate.
Inverted bucket traps are the most robust type of the mechanical traps.
In this trap an inverted bucket floats in the condensate that has filled the strap.
The liquid expansion steam trap employs a liquid expansion device to discharge condensate at a predefined temperature.
The bucket trap uses an inverted bucket as a float device and a linkage connects the bucket to the valve head.
Liquid expansion steam traps.
An inverted bucket floats in condensate that surrounds the bucket.
Startup only condensate open position.
A steam trap is a device used to discharge condensates and non condensable gases with a negligible consumption or loss of live steam steam traps are nothing more than automatic valves they open close or modulate automatically.
The inverted bucket within the trap will rest on the bottom of the trap body keeping the valve open and allowing condensate to be discharged figure a in the top of the bucket there is a small bleed hole which allows air to escape from inside the bucket and exit through the outlet port figure b when steam arrives through the inlet of the trap it fills the inverted.
Inverted bucket traps are the most robust type of the mechanical traps.
The inverted bucket is the most reliable steam trap operating principle known.
In inverted bucket steam traps the bucket within the trap is attached to a lever that opens and closes the trap valve in response to the bucket s motion.
As the bucket moves up and down in the condensate a linkage connected to the bucket closes or opens a discharge valve trapping the condensate or allowing it to escape.
Inverted bucket traps rely on the density difference between steam and water to drain condensate as it forms.
Able to resist waterhammer.