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EXPANSIONJOINTS
DownloadMetallicPipeExapnsion
JointCatalog[PDF]
ElbowPressureBalanced
Whenthermalexpansionorothermovementswanttobendapipe,inordertolower
stresses,acontrolledbendingpointcanbeaddedwithahingeorgimbalpipe
DownloadFabricExpansionJoint InlinePressureBalanced
expansionjoint.Thehingedunitwilllimitbendingtoonlyoneplane,andthegimbal
Catalog[PDF]
ExternallyPressurized
willpermitbendinginallplanes.Thepipingisalwaysintensionbecausethe
ExpansionJointDeflection
RectangularMetallic
pressurethrustiscontainedwithinthesystem,andmainpressurethrustanchors
AxialDeflection
arenotrequired.Generally,onlyguidesandintermediateanchorsareneeded,as
ThickWallMetallic
shownintheexamples.Thefullweightofthepipebetweenthesepipeexpansion
LateralDeflection
jointscanbecarriedbythem.Withproperhingeandgimbalstructure,theweight
RefractoryLined
AngularDeflection
ofadditionalpipescanalsobesupportedaswellaswindloading.

UniversalExpansionJoint

ToroidalExpansionJoint

CombinedDeflections
TorsionalDeflection

EXAMPLE17
SlipTypeExpansionJoint
FabricExpansionJoints

CyclicDeflections
PressureBalancingExamples
HingedorGimbalExamples

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Twohingedexpansionjointsinastraightpiperunwillpermitlateraldeflectionof
thepipe,justasauniversalexpansionjointwill.However,theaxialthermalgrowth
willnotbeabsorbedwithinthepipeexpansionjoints.Thisexampleusesaflexible
straightpipesectionbetweentwoelbowstoacceptthelargethermalexpansionof
longpiperunsoneitherside.Planarguides,orguideswhichpermitmovementina
planeperpendiculartothepipeaswellasaxially,shouldbeaddedbecausesome
pipebendingmayoccur.
EXAMPLE18

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Inthisexampleahighlyflexiblepipeloopiscreatedwithadoublesetofthe
arrangementshowninExample17.Thetopoftheloopisanchoredwithan

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intermediateanchor,andeachsideoperatesindependentlyoftheother.
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Ahighlyefficientreplacementforarigidpipeloopisdepictedherewiththree
hingedexpansionjoints.Usingfour90degreeelbows,this"loop"hasonlytwo
"legs"withshortpipelengths.Thesefeaturesdevelopmuchlowerflowlossesthan
acommonpipeloopforthesameaxialtravel.Pipeguidesshouldbeusednearthe
outerpipeexpansionjoints.Onlyintermediateanchorsareneeded.
EXAMPLE20

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Thethreepinarchsystemshowninthisexampleacceptsdeflectionsinall
directionsandoperatesinthesamemannerastheloopshowninExample19.
Becausethemovementofeachbellowsishighlycontrolled,andlimitedtobending
only,itisoneofthemostreliablearrangementsforlargepipeandvessel
deflections.Whenhingedexpansionjointsareused,themovementsareconfined
toasingleplane.Whenatleasttwogimbaljointsareused,themovements
acceptedcanbeinalldirectionsandinanyplane.

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