CONDENSATE TRAP Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: heat power engineering. SUBSTANCE: condensate trap has vertical housing 1 with bottom 16 and cover 2. Mounted in bottom 16 is inlet branch pipe 3 made in form of Laval nozzle with supply tangential passage 4. Laval nozzle is secured to housing 1 by means of blind transverse partition 13 forming chamber 14 which is connected with housing 1 by means of recirculation pipe line 6. Mounted in top portion of housing 1 is vertical shaft 10 with disc provided with end blades 9. Plate 12 is mounted on shaft 10 for longitudinal displacement. Condensate is removed from chamber 14 through discharge pipe line 5. EFFECT: enhanced efficiency. 3 dwg