Figure 11 3 3 shows the method of operation.
Inverted bucket mechanical steam trap.
Mechanical traps will have a bucket or float that rises and falls in relation to condensate level and this usually has a mechanical linkage attached that opens and closes the valve.
Inverted bucket steam trap.
Mechanical traps operate in direct relationship to condensate levels present in the body of the steam trap.
When steam or air flows into the underside of the inverted bucket and condensate surrounds it on the outside the steam causes the bucket to become buoyant and rise.
The top of the bucket is attached to a valve rod b which permits the discharge valve c to open and close as the bucket falls and raises.
As its name implies the mechanism consists of an inverted bucket that is connected by a lever to a valve.
Able to resist waterhammer.
An essential part of the trap is the small air vent hole in the top of the bucket.
Inverted bucket steam trap.
The inverted bucket steam trap is shown in figure 11 3 3.
When the bucket is at rest it hangs downward with the valve open.
As its name implies the mechanism consists of an inverted bucket which is attached by a lever to a valve.
Figure 11 3 3 shows the method of operation.
A newer and more commonly used mechanical steam trap is the inverted bucket steam trap.
Inverted bucket steam trap.
The inverted bucket is the most reliable steam trap operating principle known.
As its name implies the mechanism consists of an inverted bucket which is attached by a lever to a valve.
Figure 11 3 3 shows the method of operation.
An essential part of the trap is the small air vent hole in the top of the bucket.
The inverted bucket steam trap is shown in figure 11 3 3.
An essential part of the trap is the small air vent hole in the top of the bucket.
A necessary a part of the trap is that the little air vent hole within the top of the bucket.
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.
The heart of its simple design is a unique leverage system that multiplies the force provided by the bucket to open the valve against pressure.
Operation and description of an armstrong inverted bucket steam trap the inverted bucket is the most reliable steam trap operating principle known.
The inverted bucket steam trap is shown in figure 11 3 3.
With check valve fitted in the inlet they can be used with superheated steam.
As its name implies the mechanism consists of an inverted bucket which is attached by a lever to a valve.
Inverted bucket traps are the most robust type of the mechanical traps.