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EXES 3-2:7-3A Page tot STEAM TRAP APPLICATION, DESIGN EXON Rev. 3 | April1987 DESIGN (Cont) TABLE 2 GUIDE FOR SELECTION TYPE OF STEAM TRAP INVERTED FLOAT BUCKET | BIMETALLIC | BELLOWS | THERMOSTATIC | THERMODYNAMIC SERVICE (a)(e)__ | THERMOSTATIC | THERMOSTATIC |" (a) (0) © ‘Superheated Steam Any Service '00 Pounds Steam (e) 4150 Pounds ené Lower 1 1 2 Saturated Steam Live Steam Mains Low Pressure (20:35 Pounds) 1 1 2 High Pressure (90-180 Pounds) 1 1 2 2 600 Pounds 1 1 2 2 Supply Lines to Turbines 1 1 2 2 Supply Lines to Process | Equipment Low Pressure with Po > 50% Pi 1 1 2 High Pressure or Low Pressure with Po < 50% Pi 4 1 2 2 Tracer Lines Low Pressure with Po > 50% pi 1 1 2 High Pressure orLow Pressure | with Po < 60% Pi 1 1 2 2 Process Rebollers and Closely 2 1 2 Controle Excrangers | Process Heaters, Preneaters, Kettes, Overs Low Pressure 2 1 High Pressure 1 2 Turbine Casings Drains (4) 1 2 Storage Tank Heating Cols o> 60% Pi 1 1 2 Po <50% Pi 1 1 2 Exhaust Steam Lines (Low Pressure) P< 50% 1 1 2 uP > 50% Pi 1 1 2 \P — Difference between pressure at trap inlet (Pi) and trap outlet (Po). 41 First choice 2 Second choice Notes: (@) Inverted Bucket Traps and Flost-Thermostatc— Where intermitent operation mightesultin condensate eezing, ther type traps shall be considered or freeze protection provides. (©) Bellows - and float-hermastatic traps shall not be used where water hammer is expected such as tank steam heating applications. (©) _ Invented bucket traps should not be used where small loads would result in oss of prime. (@) _Aliting.type trap is required for condensing turbines where exhaust steam pressure is below atmospheric. . (@) Type of condensate removal device shail be approved by Owner's Engineer (Steam losses inherent with thermodynamic traps shal be considered in thei application. EXXON ENGINEERING STANDARDS

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