Steam Trap Selection Tables

        THERMOSTATIC    
SYSTEM Float Type (SK50-SK51-SK55- SK60-SK70) Inverted Bucket Type (BT-16) Thermodynamic (TDK-45) Thermostatic (TKK- 2Y-2N,TKK-21,TKK-41) Thermostatic With 3 Capsules
(TKK-3)
Bimetallic (TK-1) Super Condensate Discharger
(HK-23)
Main Steam Lines B   A        
Horizontal Lines B B A B      
Before Seperator A B B B      
Line Ends B B A B      
Line Discharge       B      
Trace Lines       A      
Collector (Collect- Distribute ) B B A        
Volume Heating Equipment A B          
Heat Exchanger A       B   B
Plate Tanks A       B   B
Fuel-Oil Pre Heaters A       B   B
Water Heaters A B         B
Heating Batteries A B B        
Panel Or Plate Heaters B     A   B  
Radiator Or Convector B B   A B   B
Roof Heating Serpantine B     A B   B
Drying Rooms B     A B   B
Green House Heaters B     A B   B
Air Tool B     A B   B
Sugar Drier A     B      
Kitchen Appliances A   B B      
Fixed Cooking Boilers A     B      
Movable Cooking Boilers B     A      
Standing Cooking Boilers       A      
Steam Oven B     A      
Hot Plates A   B B      
Medical Equipment B B   A      
Autoclaves B B   A      
Sterelizers A   B     B  
Pressurized Cookers B   A B      
Process Tools A   B B      
Fixed Boilers A     B      
Movable Boilers A B          
Beer Boilers A B B        
Grinders A B          
Evaparators     B A     B
Hot Plates (Jacketed) A B          
Distillation Equipment A B          
Tanks A B          
Dip Oil Boilers A     B B   B
Cheese Boilers A     B B   B
Candy Boilers A     B B   B
Drying Cylinders A     B      
Constant Drying Serpantines A B   B   B  
Grid Drying Serpantines   B   B   A  
Drying Cylinders A B          
Multiple Drying Serpantines A B   B      
Multi Cylinder Driers A B          
Rotating Driers A       B   B
Paper Dough Driers A       B   B
Fabric And Paper Drier Cylinders A       B   B
Laundry Equipment A     B      
Apparel Presses B B A        
Irons B B A B      
Solvend Collecting Unit A B B        
Drum Driers A B          
Tanks A   B B      
Process Tanks (Upper Outlet) B B A B      
Process Tanks (Bottom Outler) A B B B      
Short Serpantine Heating Tank (Fast) A B   B      
Oil And Asphalt Tanks A       B   B
Paint And Polish Tanks A       B   B
Evaparators A       B   B
Mixer Tanks A       B   B
Fuel-Oil Tanks A       B   B
Presses B   A        
Multi Plate Preeses (Parallel) B B A        
Multi Plate Preeses (Serial)   B A        
Tyre Presses B A B        
Vulcanization Presses     B A   B B
Moulding Presses     B A   B B
Plywood Presses     B A   B B
Fuel Heating A     B      
Main Fuel Tank Heaters   A B        
Line Heaters A B          
Straight Line Heaters, Jacketed Pipelines     B B   B B
Turbines     A     B B
Marine Applications     A B   B B

A: Best Option
B: Acceptable, Alternative