What is different between vertical steam trap and horizontal steam trap?
Dears
Good days
I have question i need your support please:
What is different between vertical steam trap and horizontal steam trap?
how can i know from shape is vertical and horizontal?
can vertical steam trap work as horizontal trap?
Awaiting your help
Mahmoud
The difference in the configuration of a horizontal [1] and a vertical [2] steam trap is the orientation direction for the flow in and out of the trap as noted in the two references provided.
Base on this difference they really can not be used interchangeably, but would be a straight for process to redesign or configure the piping system so that either one could be used.
Niel Leon
Community Developer – Engineering.com
What type of steam trap are you using?
Orientation affects some steam traps more than others. For e.g. mechanical steam traps MUST be installed in the proper orientation because they depend on buoyancy and gravity. On the other hand, thermodynamic and thermostatic steam traps offer more leeway.
The webpage used in my source explains it well.
