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Steam Trap Safety Factor
Selection of steam traps and safety factors
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A steam trap must be properly sized to handle full load of condensate during startup.
| Steam Trap Type | Safety Factor |
| Balanced Thermostatic Steam Trap | 3 |
| Bimetallic Steam Trap | 2.5 |
| Float Steam Trap | 2 |
| Inverted Bucket Steam Trap | 2.5 |
| Liquid Expansion Steam Trap | 3 |
| Thermodynamic Steam Trap | 1.5 |
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Related Topics
- Control Valves and Equipment - Sizing and dimensions of control valves & equipment in steam and condensate systems
- Pipe Sizing - Sizing steam and condensate pipes - pressure loss, recommended velocity, capacity and more
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Related Documents
- Back Pressure and Steam Trap Capacity - Back pressure in a condensate systems will reduce the steam trap capacity
- Condensate Generation in Cold Steam Pipes - Imperial Units - When cold steam pipes are heated up they generate huge amounts of condensate that must be drained away from the pipe
- Condensate Load Generated in Insulated Steam Pipes (kg/h per 100m) - The heat loss from steam pipes generates condensate which must be drained from the system - A table indicating the amount of condensate generated in insulated steam pipes
- Insulated Steam Pipes - Condensate Load Generated - The heat loss from steam pipes will generate condensate which must be drained from the system - a table indicating the condensate generated in insulated steam pipes (lb/h per 100 ft)
- Sizing Condensate Pipes - SI Units - A table for sizing condensate return lines in steam distribution systems
- Steam Trap Selection Guide - A steam trap selection guide - Float & Thermostatic, Inverted Bucket, Bimetal Thermostatic, Impulse and Thermodynamic Disc steam traps
