Ithangi Eliphethwe Inhlangano
Ingaphakathi le-inverted bucket steam trap: le valve isebenzisa izimiso zokusebenza zokwehluka kobuningi phakathi kwamanzi aqinile (condensate) nomhwamuko, futhi uhlelo lwe-leverage luxhuma ne-inverted bucket ukwakha isakhiwo sayo sangaphakathi, ngaleyo ndlela ilawula ukuvula nokuvala kwengcindezi yomhwamuko. Ingaphakathi le-inverted bucket steam trap iyibhakethe elihlanekezelwe (inverted bucket), ingxenye ezwa izinga loketshezi, lapho ukuvuleka kwebhakethe kubheke phansi. Lapho umshini usanda kuqala, umoya namanzi aqinile ashisayo (low-temperature condensate) avela emapayipini, ngaleso sikhathi i-steam trap ivula ngokuphelele, umoya namanzi aqinile ashisayo akhishwa ngokushesha futhi izinga lokushisa lomshini likhuphuka ngokushesha. Lapho noma yimuphi umhwamuko ungena ebhakedeni elihlanekezelwe, ibhakethe lithola amandla okuntanta (buoyancy) futhi i-lever emisiwe yebhakethe iqhuba i-valve core ukuvala i-valve. Kukhona imbobo encane ebhakedeni elihlanekezelwe, ekwazi ukukhipha umoya ngokuzenzakalelayo. Njengoba omunye umhwamuko ukhishwa kulowo mbobo, kuyilapho omunye umhwamuko ukhiqiza amanzi aqinile (condensate). Ibhakethe elihlanekezelwe lilahlekelwa amandla okuntanta futhi licwilise phansi futhi i-lever yalo emisiwe iqhuba i-valve core ukuvula i-valve. Lapho umhwamuko uphinde ungene ebhakedeni, i-valve izovala futhi. Iphinda lezi zinqubo ezishiwo ukukhipha amanzi ngezikhathi ezithile.
I-siphuni se-steam sebhakede eliphendukile ingenye yeziphuni eziqinile kakhulu zemishini ye-steam. Inezinzuzo ezilandelayo: ayesabi ukushaywa kwamanzi, ingakwazi ukukhipha ngokuqhubekayo amagesi angahlanganisi, futhi inokusebenza okuhle kokulwa nokungcola; umfutho omkhulu wemuva ungaphezu kuka-90%, zonke izingxenye zangaphakathi zenziwe ngensimbi engagqwali, zimelana nokugqokwa futhi zivikela ukugqwala; i-ball valve core kanye nesihlalo se-valve kuxhumene ngomugqa, zisebenza kahle ekugcineni ukungavumi ukuvuza futhi zinesikhathi eside sokusebenza; ukukhipha amanzi ngezikhathi ezithile kanye nokukhipha amanzi okuqhubekayo kungakhipha amanzi ajiyile asondelene nezinga lokushisa lokugcwala futhi kwenza imishini yokushisa ifinyelele ukusebenza okuhle okulindelekile. Isihlalo se-valve se-siphuni se-steam sebhakede eliphendukile singaphansi kokuvikelwa kwesivalo samanzi, futhi akukho ukuvuza kwe-steam ephilayo ngesikhathi sokusebenza, ngakho-ke umphumela wokonga amandla muhle.
Lo mkhiqizo usebenza emishinini yokushisa ye-steam yezimboni ezifana ne-petroleum, amakhemikhali, ukuphrinta, ukwenza amaphepha kanye nemithi kanye nokukhipha amanzi ajiyile emapayipini e-steam.