with valves controlled by excess or release of pressure

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers > with valves controlled by excess or release of pressure

Classification Context

Section:: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:: ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
Subclass:: STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F16T 1/14 involving a piston, diaphragm, or bellows, e.g. displaceable under pressure of incoming condensate
F16T 1/16 involving a high-pressure chamber and a low-pressure chamber communicating with one another, i.e. thermodynamic steam chambers
F16T 1/18 involving a vacuum chamber