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 | STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS |
| Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers |
| F16T 1/02 | . | with valves controlled thermally |
F16T 1/04 | . . | by expansion rods |
F16T 1/06 | . . | by expansion tubes |
F16T 1/08 | . . | by bimetallic strips or plates |
F16T 1/10 | . . | by thermally-expansible liquids |
| F16T 1/12 | . | with valves controlled by excess or release of pressure |
F16T 1/14 | . . | involving a piston, diaphragm, or bellows, e.g. displaceable under pressure of incoming condensate { F16T 1/10 takes precedence} |
| F16T 1/16 | . . | involving a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber communicating with one another, i.e. thermodynamic steam chambers |
F16T 1/18 | . . | involving a vacuum chamber |
| F16T 1/20 | . | with valves controlled by floats |
| F16T 1/22 | . . | of closed-hollow-body type |
| F16T 1/26 | . . | of upright-open-bucket type |
| F16T 1/30 | . . | of inverted-open-bucket type; of bell type |
F16T 1/32 | . . | of rocking or tilting type |
F16T 1/34 | . | without moving parts other than hand valves, e.g. labyrinth type |
F16T 1/36 | . | specially adapted for steam lines of low pressure |
| F16T 1/38 | . |
F16T 1/383 | . . | { Valve closing members or valve seats} |
F16T 1/386 | . . | { Actuating mechanisms for lift valves} |
F16T 1/40 | . . | Actuating mechanisms of ball valves |
F16T 1/42 | . . | Actuating mechanisms of slide valves |
F16T 1/45 | . . | Means for venting or aerating (separate devices therefor F16K 24/00) |
F16T 1/48 | . . | Monitoring arrangements for inspecting, e.g. flow of steam and steam condensate |
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