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ElbowPressureBalanced
Whenthermalexpansionorothermovementswanttobendapipe,inordertolower
stresses,acontrolledbendingpointcanbeaddedwithahingeorgimbalpipe
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expansionjoint.Thehingedunitwilllimitbendingtoonlyoneplane,andthegimbal
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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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