Re: steam trap

A steam trap serves as an automatic valve, which removes the hot condensate, a byproduct of the heat transfer between the steam and the fluid to be heated in a steam system. The hot condensate is returned to the boiler to conserve its available heat. Likewise, it is also important to remove the condensate from the heat system because if

left at the bottom of a system, it reduces the efficiency of the heat transfer and it can cause several types of water hammer and thus, damage the pipe system. Steam traps also remove air and other non-condensable gases as they reduce the efficiency of the heat transfer. Other gases like CO2 and O2 have to be kept out of the system as well because they react to form the corrosive carbonic acid. Steam traps open to release condensate, air and CO2 but close to keep the steam in.

source:
<a href="http://www.azpiping.com/guide/steam-trap-and-drain-trap/">http://www.azpiping.com/guide/steam-trap-and-drain-trap/</a>

• In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, "rao marneni" <marneniy@...> wrote:
  >
  > steam traps used for extracting the condensate from steam. in this
  traps, there are many
  > types of traps available in market like thermodynamic, bucket type
  ctc. these traps are
  > differen according to its design. but basic function is same.
  >
  > rao marneni
  > panipat.
  >
  > --- In PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com, "richard_sr_piping_designer"
  > <richard_sr_piping_designer@> wrote:
  > >
  > > what is steam trap / how it works ??
  > >
  > > Richy,
  > > Jr. Piping Designer
  > > Dubai
  > >
  >