In the ones I have seen (small domestic ones only), there is a float that is heavy enough to drop and open the valve when only in steam or air, but floats up and seals the valve when immersed in water.....
In the ones I have seen, there was no "Non return" valve, but I am not widely experienced in such things.....I cannot imagine that there is a need for one, but fully prepared to be wrong on that point. No argument!
The ones I had trouble with had got too much calcium carbonate(?) deposits from hard water, to work and seal correctly, or the float had got blocked from hard water deposits.
A good clean with coffee machine descaler fixed my (and several neighbours over the years) problems....
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Are you operating at about 5 psi (1/3 bar)? If you are too high it will spurt.
Also, check and see if everything is in its proper place inside. Often there is a baffle or deflector plate that isolates the vent from the spray action of the steam injectors.
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What is the flow rate of water and steam. What is the source of steam, what type of extraction (controlled/uncontrolled). When does, the problem that you've mentioned, happens (full load/partial load).
I need answers for these before i can come up with some thing.