WO2004063620A1 - Condensate trap - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16T—STEAM TRAPS OR LIKE APPARATUS FOR DRAINING-OFF LIQUIDS FROM ENCLOSURES PREDOMINANTLY CONTAINING GASES OR VAPOURS
- 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
- F16T1/34—Steam traps or like apparatus for draining-off liquids from enclosures predominantly containing gases or vapours, e.g. gas lines, steam lines, containers without moving parts other than hand valves, e.g. labyrinth type
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- Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
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- Y10T137/2087—Means to cause rotational flow of fluid [e.g., vortex generator]
- Y10T137/2093—Plural vortex generators
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- This invention relates to condensate traps.
- Condensate traps are commonly employed to remove condensed water from steam utilizing plant and equipment, in which context they are normally referred to as steam traps .
- Many different designs of steam traps have been developed to suit a variety of circumstances. The majority of traps involve a self- actuating mechanism which detects the presence of condensate in the trap, and when necessary opens to allow the condensate to drain. These traps have moving parts and consequently are prone to suffering mechanical failure.
- An alternative form of trap is a fixed orifice trap. These are generally reliable as they have no moving parts, and in the simplest form comprise an aperture through which condensate is discharged. Flash steam produced as the pressure drops during flow through the aperture acts to reduce the amount of steam that escapes through the aperture.
- a condensate trap comprising a vortex chamber, an inlet being provided for admitting fluid into the chamber in a manner to promote a rotational flow of the fluid in the chamber about a longitudinal axis of the chamber, and an escape aperture being provided at an axial end of the chamber.
- the side wall has a substantially circular cross section and may be cylindrical.
- the cylindrical portion adjoins the wider diameter end of a frusto conical portion.
- the escape aperture may be provided at the narrower end of the frusto conical portion, for example on the longitudinal axis of the chamber.
- the chamber may have a circular transverse end wall, the escape aperture being provided in the centre of the end wall.
- the vortex chamber may be provided in a control element supported by a body provided with inlet and outlet passages which communicate respectively with the inlet to the chamber and the escape aperture.
- the body may be provided with means for connecting the inlet and outlet passages to pipework of a steam utilisation plant.
- the control element and the body may abut each other at respective contact surfaces, which are preferably flat and circular. Ports are preferably then provided at the contact surfaces to provide communication between the inlet and outlet passages in the body and the respective inlet and escape aperture in the control element .
- the control element may be engageable with the body at the contact surfaces in any one of a plurality of different rotational positions, for example if the contact surfaces are circular as mentioned above.
- the port communicating with the escape aperture may serve as the centre of rotation between the different rotational positions.
- the port communicating with the inlet may take the form of a circular groove centred on the port communicating with the escape aperture.
- the inlet may be one of a plurality of inlets, for example three inlets, which are equally distributed around the chamber and which are directed tangentially of the chamber to induce the vortex.
- the control element may be secured to the body by means of a cap, which clamps the control element to the contact surface of the body.
- the chamber may open at a face of the control element opposite the contact surface, in which case the cap preferably closes the chamber .
- a second inlet may be provided, which directs the fluid towards the central longitudinal axis of the chamber.
- the second inlet may be provided at the same longitudinal portion along the vortex chamber as the first inlet .
- Switch means may be provided to select either the first or second inlet to introduce the fluid into the chamber.
- the switch means may be responsive to temperature sensing means, such as a bimetallic strip, which senses the temperature of the fluid upstream of the trap .
- the escape aperture may have any suitable diameter, depending on the required discharge rate of condensate . In most circumstances, it is envisaged that the escape aperture diameter will fall in the range 1 mm to 40 mm, although in many embodiments the escape aperture diameter will be less than 30 mm, and possibly less than 10 mm. For example, the diameter of the escape aperture may be 5 mm.
- a method of reducing a flow of steam through an escape aperture of a steam trap comprising the steps of: directing a fluid comprising a mixture of steam and condensate into a chamber in a direction so as to create a vortex within the chamber, and providing the escape aperture directly downstream of a low pressure location within the vortex.
- Figure 2 is a plan view of the fixed orifice steam trap of Figure 1 as viewed from the line II-II in Figure 1;
- Figure 3 is a cross section view of a fixed orifice steam trap in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
- Figure 4 is a plan view of the fixed orifice steam trap of Figure 3 as viewed from the line IV-IV in Figure 3;
- Figure 5 is a sectioned view of another embodiment of a steam trap
- Figure 6 is a plan view of the steam trap of Figure.
- Figure 7 is a plan view of a component of the steam trap of Figures 5 and 6.
- the steam trap 1 comprises an upper flange 2, a lower flange 6, and a main body 4 secured between the upper and lower flanges 2,6.
- the body 4 defines a vortex chamber 8, having an upper portion 10 and a lower portion 12.
- the upper portion 10 of the vortex chamber is cylindrical and closed off at its upper edge by the upper flange 2.
- the lower portion is a conical frustum, continuing from the cylindrical wall of the upper portion 10 and tapering to a smaller diameter at its flat base 14.
- An escape aperture 16 is provided in the centre of the base 14 on the central axis 30 of the trap 1, leading to a conduit 18 extending vertically downwardly from the aperture 16.
- the escape aperture 16 is approximately 5 mm diameter in this example. This communicates at its lower opening to the surrounding environment or to a condensate return pipe (not shown) , via a circular opening 5 in the lower flange 6.
- the conduit 18 has a length which is greater than the diameter of the escape aperture, for example greater than twice the diameter of the escape aperture. In the embodiment shown, the length of the conduit 18 is 12 mm.
- a substantially cylindrical inlet passage 20 is provided in the main body 4, and opens into the wall of the chamber 8 at the lower region of the upper portion 10 of the chamber 8. Referring now to Figure 2, the outermost edge 22 of the cylindrical inlet passage 20 continues tangentially from the cylindrical wall of. the chamber 8. The innermost edge 24 of the inlet passage 20 is offset from the central axis 30 of the chamber 8 towards the outer edge 22. At the end of the inlet 20 away from the chamber 8, a connector 26 is provided to connect the inlet 20 to a source of steam and condensate .
- the vortex naturally generates a low pressure at its centre.
- the vortex thus provides a low pressure region directly upstream of the aperture 16. This reduces the discharge rate through the escape aperture, and accordingly a larger escape aperture can be used, reducing the likelihood of the aperture becoming blocked.
- the self regulatory mechanisms of the vortex provide increased condensate discharge in relation to the discharge of steam leaking from the aperture, as the trap exhibits the following characteristics:
- the low pressure created at the centre of the vortex also reduces the pressure drop from upstream to downstream of the escape aperture 16. Therefore this will also reduce the discharge rate of the aperture 16 as an effect additional to the creation of flash steam as described above .
- the vortex chamber creates an area of low pressure upstream of the escape aperture.
- energy is converted to kinetic energy. From the conservation of energy (Bernoulli) equation, as the velocity increases the pressure falls. Therefore, low pressure results in low density at any given point, in this case the centre of the vortex.
- a fixed orifice trap in accordance with the present invention utilises the Bernoulli effect to provide a naturally self regulating discharge characteristic.
- Cold water is discharged rapidly but the discharge diminishes rapidly as the saturation temperature of the fluid is .approached and flash steam is generated.
- Once the discharge rate exceeds the condensate load some steam is inevitably lost, but the high flow resistance of the vortex minimises this so that at the extreme where no condensate is present, the loss is just 5% of the cold water discharge capacity of the escape aperture. In a more typical application where the hot condensate load is 60% of the capacity of the discharge escape aperture, the loss will be around 2% of the cold water capacity.
- FIG 3 a second embodiment of the present invention is shown.
- Reference numerals in Figures 3 and 4 relate to similar features as in Figures 1 and 2.
- the steam trap shown in Figures 3 and 4 is provided with a second inlet 32 which extends radially of the chamber 8 such that the second inlet 32 directs steam and condensate into the chamber 8 centrally, towards the central axis 30 of the chamber 8.
- a switching mechanism (not shown) is provided upstream of the trap 1, either integrally or as a separate component, and switches the flow between the first 20 and second 32 inlets. This is controlled by sensing means which determines the type of fluid in the pipeline upstream of the trap 1. This may be an electronic system, or a self actuating system which responds to temperature, for example employing a bimetallic element.
- the trap acts as a conventional fixed orifice trap.
- the pressure upstream of the escape aperture 16 is higher than with the vortex, and the aperture is less restricted. In this way the characteristics of the flow trap can be altered according to the load. For example, if the fluid upstream of the inlets is at a low temperature then it is likely to be all, or nearly all, condensate, in which case the second inlet 20 may be used thereby avoiding the creation of a vortex in the chamber 8, and therefore preventing the associated restriction of the escape aperture 16 by the generation of flash steam.
- the first inlet 20 is selected. This creates a vortex in the chamber and restricts the escape aperture 16 accordingly, therefore reducing the amount of steam lost to the environment .
- Figures 5 to 7 show a practical embodiment of a steam trap including a vortex chamber 8.
- the chamber 8 is secured to a body 40 by a cap 42 which is fastened to the body 40 by bolts 44 ( Figure 6) .
- the body 40 comprises an inlet passage 46 and an outlet passage 48 which have aligned threaded bores 50, 52 for connection to further pipework.
- the passages 46, 48 extend to respective ports 54, 56 at a flat, circular contact surface 58 formed on the body 40.
- the chamber 8 is formed in a control element 60 which is of generally cylindrical form having opposite axial end faces 62 and 64.
- the end face 62 constitutes a contact surface and abuts the contact surface 58 of the body 40.
- the chamber 8 opens at the face 64, and the inlets 20 are formed as grooves in the face 64. As shown in Figure 7, there are three of the inlets 20 which are equally distributed about the chamber 8 and are directed transversely of the chamber 8.
- the chamber 8 is generally cylindrical over its full length, although it has a shallow frusto conical end wall in which the escape aperture 16 is situated.
- the frusto conical end wall may be replaced by a transverse, radially extending end wall .
- Each inlet 20 is connected by a respective passageway 66 to a port 68 in the form of a circular groove.
- This groove 68 is centred on a port 70 and the end of the conduit 18 away from the escape aperture 16.
- the arrangement of the port 70 and the groove 68 is such that the control element 60 can be placed on the contact surface 58 in any orientation about the port 70 while maintaining communication between the inlets 20 and the escape aperture 16 and the respective inlet and outlet passages 46 and 48 by way of the ports 54 and 56.
- Seals 72, 74 and 76 are provided to prevent leakage at the faces 62 and 64.
- the cap 42 clamps the control element 60 against the contact face 58 of the body 40.
- the cap 42 closes the chamber 8 and the inlets 20.
- steam and condensate enters the trap as indicated by an arrow 78 and passes through the inlet passage 46 to the inlets 20 by way of the port 54, a groove 68 and the passageways 66.
- flow through the inlet 20 creates a vortex within the chamber 8 which regulates flow through the escape aperture 16.
- Condensate and steam passing through the passage 18 enters the outlet passage 48 by way of the ports 70 and 56, for discharge or return to the boiler.
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AU2004204220A AU2004204220A1 (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2004-01-12 | Condensate trap |
EP04701391A EP1585919B1 (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2004-01-12 | Condensate trap |
US10/541,717 US20060108013A1 (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2004-01-12 | Condensate trap |
DE602004013719T DE602004013719D1 (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2004-01-12 | CONDENSATE |
JP2006500199A JP2006515050A (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2004-01-12 | Condensate trap |
CA002513060A CA2513060A1 (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2004-01-12 | Condensate trap |
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GB0300716A GB2397032B (en) | 2003-01-13 | 2003-01-13 | Condensate trap |
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JP (1) | JP2006515050A (en) |
KR (1) | KR20060031593A (en) |
CN (1) | CN100419332C (en) |
AT (1) | ATE395553T1 (en) |
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CA (1) | CA2513060A1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE602004013719D1 (en) |
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