steam traps Armstrong

114 Pages·2003·7.6 MB·English

by  Armstrong International, Inc.

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Steam Trapping
and Steam Tracing
Equipment
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Steam Traps
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nd uip and more attention to the environment. wasted, fuel burned and pollutants released into the air. It’s an
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ppicin energy, which means you burn less fuel and reduce emissions. Bringing energy down to earth in your facility could begin with a
TraTra The results are energy savings and a cleaner, healthier environment. renewed focus on your steam system, especially your steam traps.
m m By helping companies manage energy, Armstrong steam traps Said another way: Zeroing in your steam traps is an easy way to
eaea are also helping protect the world we all share. pay less money for energy—and more attention to the environment.
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As a steam trap wears, it loses efficiency and begins to waste energy. Companies around the world are beginning to realize that rather
But Armstrong inverted bucket traps last years longer than other than being separate challenges, energy and the environment are
traps. They operate more efficiently longer because the inverted and have always been a single mission. And that quality management
bucket is the most reliable steam trap operating principle known. in one area will surely impact the other.
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Armstrong Steam Trap ID Charts
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Max. Max. ConnectionSize tete
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Bucket 212 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) Eqg a
Screwed 250 450 ACSCaTlasMstsIAr3o40n8 221134 225500 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)(cid:2) (cid:2) ST-11 uipmend
Capacitiesto 215 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) nt
20,000lb/hr
216 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series800 800 150 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Inverted
Bucket 811 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
ST-13
812 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
ASTMA48
Screwed 250 450 Class30 813 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
CastIron
814 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Capacitiesto 815 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-15
20,000lb/hr
816 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series880 880 150 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Inverted
Bucket ASTMA48 881 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Screwed 250 450 Class30
CastIron 882 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-17
Capacitiesto
4,400lb/hr 883 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series980
Inverted 981 600 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Bucket Screwed ASTMA216
Socketweld 600 650 WCB
ST-19
Flanged† CarbonSteel
Capacitiesto 983 600 (cid:2) (cid:2)
4,400lb/hr
Series300 (cid:3)(cid:3)
Inverted 770 310 400 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Bucket
600 (cid:3)(cid:3) 312 600 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Screwed
Socketweld 1,080 700 ASTMA105 313 650 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-21
ForgedSteel
Flanged† 1,130 314 650 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Capacitiesto 965 315 650 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
20,000lb/hr
1,050 316 650 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series411G
Inverted (cid:3)(cid:3) (cid:3)(cid:3)
Bucket SSocckreewtweedld 1,000 700 ASTMA105 411G 1,000 (cid:2) (cid:2)
ForgedSteel ST-23
Capacitiesto Flanged†
1,300lb/hr
Series421
Inverted Body
Bucket (cid:3)(cid:3) (cid:3)(cid:3) ASTMA105
Screwed
Socketweld 1,000 700 ForgedSteel 421 1,000 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-23
Flanged† Cap
Capacitiesto
ASTMA216
1,300lb/hr
WCB
Series400 (cid:3)(cid:3)
Inverted 413 1,000 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
1,050
Bucket Screwed (cid:3)(cid:3) ASTMA182
Capacitiesto Socketweld 1,080 850 F22 415 1,000 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-25
Flanged† ForgedSteel
20,000lb/hr
1,350 416 1,000 (cid:2) (cid:2)
(cid:3)(cid:3)SeetablesonpagesST-21,ST-24andST-26forcompletetemperature/pressureratinginformation.
†Operatingpressureandtemperaturemaybelimiteddependingontheclassofflangeselected.
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Steam Trap ID Charts
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InvertedBucket Screwed 316L
Socketweld 1,540 850 StainlessSteel 501-SH 1,540 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-27
Capacitiesto Flanged† ASTMA312
950lb/hr
Series5000 (cid:3)(cid:3)
InvertedBucket Socketweld 1,730 (cid:3)(cid:3) ASTMA182 5133G 1,500 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
900 F22 ST-29
C5,a1p5a0ciltbie/shrto Flanged† 2(cid:3),0(cid:3)70 ForgedSteel 5155G 1,800 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series6000
InvertedBucket (cid:3)(cid:3) (cid:3)(cid:3) ASTMA182
Socketweld 3,090 900 F22 6155G 2,700 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-31
Capacitiesto Flanged† ForgedSteel
6,500lb/hr
Series1000 400 800 1010 150 (cid:2) (cid:2)
InvertedBucket
400 800 1011 400 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Screwed 304L
ST-35
Socketweld 650 600 StainlessSteel 1022 650 (cid:2)
Capacitiesto
4,400lb/hr 450 800 1013 450 (cid:2)
SeriesU-1000
InvertedBucket 400 500 304L U-1010 150 (cid:2) (cid:2)
StainlessSteel
Screwed
400 500 (optional U-1011 400 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-35
Socketweld
Capacitiesto straineris
2,380lb/hr 450 500 carbonsteel) U-1022 450 (cid:2)
Series1800
1810 200 (cid:2) (cid:2)
InvertedBucket
400 800
Screwed 304L
1811 400 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-37
Socketweld StainlessSteel
Capacitiesto
2,380lb/hr 650 600 1822 650 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series2000
2010 200 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
InvertedBucket
400 800
Screwed 304L
2011 400 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-39
Socketweld StainlessSteel
Capacitiesto
1,300lb/hr 650 600 2022 650 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series20-DC 21-DC 250 (cid:2)
Automatic
Differential 22-DC 250 (cid:2)
Controllers ASTMA48 23-DC 250 (cid:2)
Screwed 250 450 Class30 ST-41
CastIron 24-DC 250 (cid:2)
Capacitiesto 25-DC 250 (cid:2)
20,000lb/hr
26-DC 250 (cid:2)
(cid:3)(cid:3)SeetablesonpagesST-30andST-32forcompletetemperature/pressureratinginformation.
†Operatingpressureandtemperaturemaybelimiteddependingontheclassofflangeselected.
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Steam Trap ID Charts
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86-DC 250 (cid:2)
Series
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Automatic
Differential ASTMA48
Controllers Screwed 250 450 Class30 TVS82-DC 250 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-45
CastIron
Capacitiesto
4,400lb/hr TVS83-DC 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Series
1,080 33-DC 650 (cid:2)
30-DC
Automatic
Differential 1,130 34-DC 650 (cid:2)
Controllers Screwed 700 ASTMA105 ST-47
ForgedSteel
1,015 35-DC 650 (cid:2)
Capacitiesto
20,000lb/hr 1,100 36-DC 650 (cid:2)
SeriesB&BI B2,BI2 30 (cid:2)(cid:2)
F&T 125 353 B3,BI3 30 (cid:2)(cid:2)
ASTMA48 B4,BI4 30 (cid:2)(cid:2)
Screwed Class30 ST-51
B5 30 (cid:2)
Capacitiesto 175 377 CastIron B6 30 (cid:2)
8,900lb/hr
B8 30 (cid:2)
SeriesA&AI AI2 175 (cid:2)
F&T
A3,AI3 175 (cid:2)(cid:2)
ASTMA48 A4,AI4 175 (cid:2)(cid:2)
Screwed 175 377 Class30 ST-53
CastIron A5 175 (cid:2)
Capacitiesto A6 175 (cid:2)
8,600lb/hr A8 175 (cid:2)
SeriesJ&K
F&T ASTMA48 J8 175 (cid:2)
Screwed 175 450 Class30 ST-55
C10ap5a,0c0it0ielsb/thor CastIron K10 50 (cid:2)
SeriesL&M L8 250 (cid:2)
F&T Screwed ASTMA48
Flanged† 250 450 Class30 L10 250 (cid:2) ST-57
Capacitiesto (screwon) CastIron
208,000lb/hr M12 250 (cid:2)
SeriesCS
F&T Screwed
Socketweld 600 650 CastSteel CS 465 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-59
Capacitiesto Flanged†
13,281lb/hr
SeriesLS&MS LS8 450 (cid:2)
F&T Screwed ASTMA216
Socketweld 450 650 WCB LS10 450 (cid:2) ST-61
Capacitiesto Flanged† CarbonSteel
280,000lb/hr MS12 450 (cid:2)
(cid:2) SeriesAIandBIforin-lineconnection.
†Operatingpressureandtemperaturemaybelimiteddependingontheclassofflangeselected.
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Steam Trap ID Charts
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TVS4000
TrapValve
Screwed ASTMA351
Station Socketweld 650 600 Gr.CF8M TVS4000 650 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-67
TVS2000
TrapValve 304-L
Screwed
Station 600 500 Stainless TVS2000 600 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Socketweld ST-71
Steel
SeriesCD-33
Disc CD-33 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
ST-75
Capacitiesto
2,428lb/hr CD-33L (cid:2) (cid:2)
ASTMA743
SeriesCD-33S Screwed 915 752 Gr.CA40 600
Discw/Integral CD-33S (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Strainer
ST-75
Capacitiesto CD-33SL (cid:2) (cid:2)
2,428lb/hr
SeriesCD-3300
Disc
Screwed 720 750 Stainless CD-3300 450 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Socketweld Steel ST-78
Capacitiesto
800lb/hr
SeriesCD-40 CD-41 600 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Controlled
Disc Carbon
Screwed 600 500 CD-42 600 (cid:2)
Steel ST-79
Capacitiesto
2,850lb/hr CD-43 600 (cid:2)
SeriesCD-60 CD-61 600 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Controlled
Disc Screwed Forged
600 750 CD-62 600 (cid:2)
Socketweld CarbonSteel ST-79
Capacitiesto
2,850lb/hr CD-63 600 (cid:2)
SeriesWT 304-L
Screwed 400 650 WT-1 400 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Thermostatic StainlessSteel
Wafer
C1018
600 750 WT-3 600 (cid:2) (cid:2)
CarbonSteel
ColdWater Screwed ST-81
Start-up Socketweld 304-L
Capacitiesto 400 650 Stainless WT-2000 400 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
1,600lb/hr Steel
SeriesMT
Thermostatic Screwed 250 400 304-LStainless WMT-1 250 (cid:2)
Wafer Steel 1/4" 3/8"
(cid:2) (cid:2)
ColdWater ST-83
SCtaaprat-cuitpiesto SSocckreewtweedld 350 662 CSartebeoln MT-2 250 (cid:2) (cid:2)
1,000lb/hr Flanged†
†Operatingpressureandtemperaturemaybelimiteddependingontheclassofflangeselected.
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Steam Trap ID Charts
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Max. Max. ConnectionSize teatea
Flow Connection Allow. TMA Oper. Located mm
Illustration Type BodyMaterial Model
Direction Type Press. °F Press. onPage T T
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ModelSH ScrewedNPT ingpin
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Socketweld
Buttweld 900 900 Stainless SH-900 L=650* (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-84
Flanged† Steel H=900*
ColdWater
Start-upCapacities Buttweld (cid:2)
to11,000 lb/hr Flanged†
SeriesTT
Thermostatic
Bellows TTF-1 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Screwed
304-L
300 450 TTF-1R 300 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-85
StainlessSteel
Screwed
TT-2000 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Capacitiesto Socketweld
3,450lb/hr
Series
TS-2/TS-3 50 300 TS-2 50 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Radiator
ST-88
Threaded Bronze
Capacitiesto 65 315 TS-3 65 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
1,600lb/hr
TAVB
Thermostatic
Bellowsw/Integral
VacuumBreaker Straight-Thru 300 450 304-L TAVB-2 175 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-87
Screwed StainlessSteel TAVB-3
SeriesTC
Thermostatic
CleanSteam
Clamped Sanitary 120 350 Stainless TC-C 100 (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Steel
Capacitiesto
3,450lb/hr
SeriesTC Sanitary (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Thermostatic
CleanSteam
Stainless
Sealed Threaded 150 366 TC-S 120 (cid:2) (cid:2) ST-89
Steel
Capacitiesto
3,775lb/hr TubeEnd (cid:2) (cid:2)
SeriesTC Sanitary (cid:2) (cid:2) (cid:2)
Thermostatic
CleanSteam
Stainless
Repairable Threaded 120 350 TC-R 100 (cid:2) (cid:2)
Steel
Capacitiesto TubeEnd (cid:2) (cid:2)
3,775lb/hr
†Operatingpressureandtemperaturemaybelimiteddependingontheclassofflangeselected.
*L=lowpressure, H=highpressure.
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The Inverted Bucket Steam Trap
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aq The inverted bucket is the most reliable steam trap operating principle The inverted bucket has only two moving parts—the valve lever
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ppicin that multiplies the force provided by the bucket to open the valve linkages. Nothing to stick, bind or clog.
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Wear and corrosion resistance Virtually no steam loss
Free-floating guided lever valve mechanism Steam does not reach the
is “frictionless,” and all wear points water-sealed discharge valve.
are heavily reinforced. All working
parts are stainless steel. Valve and
seat are stainless steel, individually
ground and lapped together
in matched sets.
Purging action
Snap opening of the valve
creates a momentary
pressure drop and turbulence
in the unit drained. This breaks
up films of condensate and air
Continuous air
and speeds their flow to
and CO venting
2 the trap.
Vent in top of bucket provides
continuous automatic air and CO
2
venting with no cooling lag or threat
of air binding. Steam passing
through vent is less than that
required to compensate for
radiation losses from the trap
so it’s not wasted.
Dependable operation
Simple, direct operation with
nothing to stick, bind or clog.
Only two moving parts—
the valve lever and the bucket.
Excellent operation
against back pressure Freedom from dirt problems
Since trap operation is governed by Condensate flow under the bottom edge of
the difference in density of steam the bucket keeps sediment and sludge in
and water, back pressure in the suspension until it is discharged with the
return line has no effect on the ability condensate. Valve orifice opens wide and
of the trap to open for condensate closes tightly. No buildup of dirt or close
and close against steam. clearances to be affected by scale.
Resistance to damage from water hammer
Open bucket or float will not collapse as a result of water hammer.
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Inverted Bucket Steam Trap
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operation other than to reduce its capacity by the low differential.
actually improves. The ball valve and seat of the Armstrong trap
The bucket simply requires less force to pull the valve open and
provide essentially line contact—resulting in a tight seal because
cycle the trap.
the entire closing force is concentrated on one narrow seating ring.
An Armstrong inverted bucket trap continues to operate efficiently Freedom From Dirt Problems
with use. Gradual wear slightly increases the diameter of the seat Armstrong designed its inverted bucket to be virtually free of dirt
and alters the shape and diameter of the ball valve. But, as this occurs, problems. The valve and seat are at the top of the trap, far away
a tight seal is still preserved—the ball merely seats itself deeper. from the larger particles of dirt, which fall to the bottom. Here the
up-and-down action of the bucket pulverizes them. Since the valve
Corrosion-Resistant Parts
of an inverted bucket is either fully closed or open, dirt particles
The stainless steel valve and seat of the Armstrong inverted bucket pass freely. And the swift flow of condensate from under the
steam trap are individually ground and lapped together in matched bucket’s edge creates a unique self-scrubbing action that
sets. All other working parts are wear- and corrosion-resistant sweeps dirt out of the trap.
stainless steel.
Armstrong IB Valve Seating/Ball Valve IB Valve Wear Characteristics
Line Contact— Infinite Number of Center Lines and Armstrong IB ball valve continues to seat itself deeper, providing a tight
Single Seat Seating Circumferences seal even in the presence of wear.
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