Advantages of the thermodynamic steam trap
- Thermodynamic traps can operate across their entire working range without any adjustment or change of internals.
- They are compact, simple, lightweight and have a large condensate capacity for their size.
- Thermodynamic traps can be used on high pressure and superheated steam and are not affected by waterhammer or vibration. The all stainless steel construction offers a high degree of resistance to corrosive condensate.
- Thermodynamic traps are not damaged by freezing and are unlikely to freeze if installed with the disc in a vertical plane and discharging freely to atmosphere. However, operation in this position may result in wear of the disc edge.
- As the disc is the only moving part, maintenance can easily be carried out without removing the trap from the line.
- The audible ‘click’ which occurs as the trap opens and closes makes trap testing very straightforward.
