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    A steam trap is a device used to discharge condensates and non-condensable gases with a negligible consumption or loss of live steam. Steam traps are...
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    Autoclave (redirect from Steam sterilizer)
    stop. Flow is usually controlled by a steam trap or a solenoid valve, but bleed holes are sometimes used. As the steam and air mix, it is also possible to...
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  • turbo-expanders, pig traps (see 'symbols' below) Bursting discs, restriction orifices, strainers and filters, steam traps, moisture traps, sight-glasses, silencers...
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  • "spin" to the steam so that water droplets are thrown outwards by centrifugal force and collected. All separators require steam traps to collect the...
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    as weight and derrick, gunpowder, flywheel, air pressure, hydraulic, and steam power, and solid fuel rocket boosters. The U.S. Navy is developing the use...
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    and machine works, and in 1870 he invented a steam trap that vastly improved the efficiency of the steam engines then largely in use in factories and...
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    who in turn formed the New Haven Trap Rock Company, which became operator of both the quarry and the Branford Steam Railroad. Following a route dispute...
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  • entry of steam into the cylinder from the boiler plays a crucial role in the control of a steam engine. Once the valve has closed, steam trapped in the...
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    thermohydraulic model, similar to RELAP. Steam hammer can be minimized by using sloped pipes and installing steam traps. On turbocharged internal combustion...
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  • accessibility in education, focusing on STEAM fields. As part of a $1.5 million Department of Education grant, Wolf Trap's Institute of Education trains and...
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