Armstrong inverted bucket trap

Armstrong Inverted Bucket Steam Trap

The Armstrong Inverted Bucket Steam Trap is the most reliable steam trap currently known and can be used for almost all steam transfer lines, heat tracing lines and steam traps. The device provides efficient hydrophobicity. The inverted bucket works stably and reliably in the cast iron shell for a long time, which not only reduces maintenance costs, but also saves steam energy.
The unique lever mechanism amplifies the gravity of the bucket to open the valve disc affected by the system pressure difference. The lever mechanism is free-floating and has no wear caused by a fixed fulcrum.
Since the valve disc and valve seat are located on the top of the valve body, dirt will not accumulate in the valve hole. Small impurities are suspended in the valve. When the bucket sinks to open the valve hole, the impurities will be quickly discharged from the body along with the condensed water under the action of pressure difference.
The trap discharge port is completely surrounded by a water seal to prevent loss of fresh steam. The vent hole on the inverted bucket ensures continuous and automatic discharge of air and other non-condensable gases at steam temperatures.
Although the discharge action of the inverted bucket trap is intermittent, its condensate discharge is continuous, and there is no problem of condensate accumulation. At the same time, the inverted bucket trap can withstand water hammer.
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