F16T

STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS

In this subclass non-limiting references (in the sense of paragraph 39 of the Guide to the IPC) may still be displayed in the scheme.

F16T1/00

Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers

F16T1/02

with valves controlled thermally

F16T1/04

by expansion rods

F16T1/06

by expansion tubes

F16T1/08

by bimetallic strips or plates

F16T1/10

by thermally-expansible liquids

F16T1/12

with valves controlled by excess or release of pressure

F16T1/14

involving a piston, diaphragm, or bellows, e.g. displaceable under pressure of incoming condensate

F16T1/10 takes precedence

F16T1/16

involving a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber communicating with one another, i.e. thermodynamic steam chambers

F16T1/165

of disc type

F16T1/18

involving a vacuum chamber

F16T1/20

with valves controlled by floats

F16T1/22

of closed-hollow-body type

F16T1/24

using levers

F16T1/26

of upright-open-bucket type

F16T1/28

using levers

F16T1/30

of inverted-open-bucket type

of bell type

F16T1/305

using levers

F16T1/32

of rocking or tilting type

F16T1/34

without moving parts other than hand valves, e.g. labyrinth type

F16T1/36

specially adapted for steam lines of low pressure

F16T1/38

Component parts

Accessories

valves in general F16K

F16T1/383

Valve closing members or valve seats

F16T1/386

Actuating mechanisms for lift valves

F16T1/40

Actuating mechanisms of ball valves

F16T1/42

Actuating mechanisms of slide valves

F16T1/45

Means for venting or aerating separate devices therefor F16K24/00

F16T1/48

Monitoring arrangements for inspecting, e.g. flow of steam and steam condensate