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AsdiscussedinmypreviouspostBalancepressuretrapisclassifiedundertemperature
operatedtraps.
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Duetorobustdesignoftheinternalsbalancepressuresteamtraphasagoodlifeexpectancy.
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BalancedPressureisanimprovementontheLiquidExpansionThermostaticTrapinthesense
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thattheaboveTrapisselfadjustingtovaryingoperatingsteampressureconditionswithinits
designedpressurerange.Thatmeansthattheabovetrapiscapableofdischargingthe Subscribe
Condensatewithsmallamountofsubcooling(irrespectiveofsteampressure),atthesame
timeitdoesnotallowblowingoflivesteam.
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Theaccompanyingsketch(referFigure1,Exhibit34.8)belowshowstheschematic
arrangementoftheconstructionaldetailsofaPressureBalancedBellow.Thethermostatic PipingLayoutDrawingsAbbreviationsand
flexibleelement(asincaseofLiquidExpansionTrap)isreplacedwithasuitablydesigned Legends
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Bellow,whichissensitiveenoughtorespondtotheinternalandexternalpressuresactingonit. NozzleOrientationDrawing
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ofsomesortofliquid,whichhasaboilingpointsomewhatlowerthanwater.Thisallowsthe
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filledliquid(onseeingthesteam)toboiloffandgenerateaninternalvapourpressureinexcess May15,2015
ofthesteampressuresurroundingit,byanamountrequiredforexpandingthebellowtoclose
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betweentheinternalandexternalpressureappliedonthebellow)itisindependentofthe
operatingpressureofthesteam.TheaboveTrapisthereforereasonablyresponsivetothe
varyingsteampressureconditions.DuetothethinwalloftheBellowelement,itisableto
respondtotemperaturechanges(duetovaryingsteampressures)fairlyquicklyresultinginto
theresponselineshowninthecurveshownbelow(referFigure1,Exhibit34.9).Theabovetrap
isalsofairlyquickwithregardstofreeventingofcoolairduringinitialstartup,duetothe Pipingengineering
unobstructedpassageofflowintheshrunkpositionoftheBellow. 11,667likes

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Balancedpressuresteamtrap

Figure1(Exhibit34.9)

Balancepressuresteamtrapresponsecurve

AdvantagesofBalancedPressureTrap:
Highairventingcapacityforstartup.
Selfadjusting,tofunctionsatisfactorilyundervaryingsteampressure(withinits
operatingpressurerange)conditionswithoutanyexternaladjustments.
Doesnotrequirefreezingprotectionundersubzeroambientconditionswhenitsdischargeis
pipedasafreedrainingline.
SimpleandcompactdesignforlargecapacityTrap.

DisadvantagesofBalancedPressureTrap:
TheTrapisgenerallynotsuitableforsuperheatedsteam
Limitedresistancetowaterhammer.
Someamountofsubcoolingofcondensatecannotbeavoided.
Susceptibleforcorrosionattack,whenhandlingcorrosivecondensate.

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