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Steam Traps

Steam Trap. A device used to discharge condensate and non-condensible gases while preventing the escape of live steam. They are, essentially, valves that open, close or modulate automatically. There are three major types: mechanical, temperature, and thermodynamic. Mechanical traps have a float that rises and falls in relation to condensate level, and has an mechanical linkage operates the valve. Temperature traps have a valve that is operated by the expansion and contraction caused by temperature changes. Thermodynamic traps work on the difference in dynamic response to velocity change in flow of compressible and incompressible fluids.

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Maximum operating pressure, Maximum capacity (lbs/hr maximum amount of liquid the trap can pass), Operating temperature, Steam trap type, Connection style and size, Body material, ANSI compliance