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F16T　STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS

F16T 1/00 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 1/165 ・・・{of disc type}

F16T 1/18 ・・involving a vacuum chamber

F16T 1/20 ・with valves controlled by floats

F16T 1/22 ・・of closed-hollow-body type

F16T 1/24 ・・・using levers

F16T 1/26 ・・of upright-open-bucket type

F16T 1/28 ・・・using levers

F16T 1/30 ・・of inverted-open-bucket type; of bell type

F16T 1/305 ・・・{using levers}

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 ・Component parts; Accessories {(valves in general F16K)}

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