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EXPANSION JOINTS FOR PIPING SYSTEM

- METALLIC EXPANSION JOINTS

- NON METALLIC EXPANSION JOINTS

TubeHose- Industrieweg 18 - 4214 KZ Vuren – The Netherlands –T +31 85 4014714 - [email protected] – F +31 85 4014715

- EXPANSION JOINTS -

ExpansionJointisadevice

usedtoallowmovementina

pipingsystemwhilecontaining

pressureandthemedium

runningthroughit.

Frequently,thermalgrowth,

equipmentmovement,

vibrationorpressurepulsation

cancausemovementina

pipingsystem.Whenflexibility

forthismovementcannotbe

designedintothepiping

systemitself,theExpansion

Jointistheidealsolution.


1. Single Expansion Joint

(Free Type)

SingleExpansionJointhasabellowselementwith

endconnectionsaslikeflange,weldend,landing

barandothers.

Itisthelowestpricetypeanditcanabsorball

movementsininanydirectionorplane.

Thisexpansionjointcan’tresistanydeflections

withanyforceexcepttheresistanceofthebellows,

whichisafunctionofthespringratetimesthe

deflectionamount.

Single Expansion Joint Technical Data

Nominal Diameter

BellowsThickness

P X H(mm)

No. of Convolutions

Overall Length(mm)

Movement Spring Force

Axial(mm) Lateral(mm) Angular(Deg.) X(Kg/mm) Y(Kg/mm)

50A 2” 0.4 10X12 10 240 ±12 5.5 20.2 5 3

65A 2½” 0.4 10X12 10 250 ±12 4.4 16.5 6 6

80A 3” 0.4 10X16612

250340

±12±25

3.915.8

14.128.1

53

92

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Nominal Diameter

BellowsThickness

P X H(mm)

No. of Convolutions

Overall Length(mm)



100A 4” 0.4 23X24612

250360

±12±25

3.313

11.823.6

63

152

125A 5” 0.6 20X26510

250360

±15±30

3.112.5

10.822.3

9.05.0

32.05.0

150A 6” 0.8 35X35510

300440

±15±30

4.015.9

9.919.9

16.98.5

43.15.4

200A 8” 0.8 45X3848

300440

±16±32

2.610.7

7.615.3

14.07.0

83.410.4

250A 10” 1.0 45X4247

300440

±18±32

2.98.8

7.112.4

25.214.4

164.630.7

300A 12” 1.0 50X50357

300440524

±18±30±42

2.36.512.7

6.09.913.9

27.416.411.7

269.658.221.2

350A 14” 1.0 50X50356

300440524

±23±37±45

2.98.011.6

6.611.113.3

18.811.39.4

189.040.823.6

400A 16” 1.0 50X50356

300475545

±23±37±45

2.67.110.3

5.99.811.8

21.312.810.6

271.858.734.0

450A 18” 1.0 50X50356

300475545

±23±37±45

2.26.18.8

5.18.410.1

24.814.912.4

434.293.854.2

500A 20” 1.0 50X50356

300475545

±23±37±45

2.15.88.4

4.88.09.6

626.115.613.0

500.9108.262.6

600A 24” 1.2 60X60356

300475545

±16±40±48

1.06.08.7

2.87.08.3

48.219.316.1

2199.6140.881.5

700A 28” 1.2 60X60356

300475545

±16±40±48

0.85.27.5

2.46.07.2

55.622.218.5

3381.0216.4125.2


Nominal Diameter

BellowsThicknes

s

P X H(mm)

No. of Convolution

s

Overall Length(mm)



800A 32” 1.5 60X60356

400580640

±24±40±48

1.64.66.6

3.25.36.4

82.049.241.0

2839.7613.4355.0

900A 36” 1.5 60X60510

400580640

±24±40±48

1.54.16.0

2.94.85.8

90.454.245.2

3809.5822.9476.2

1000A 40” 1.5 60X60510

400580640

±24±40±48

1.33.75.4

2.64.35.2

100.560.350.2

5225.71128.7653.2

1100A 44” 1.5 60X6048

400580640

±24±40±48

1.23.45.0

2.44.04.7

110.166.155.1

6884.11487.0860.5

1200A 48” 1.5 60X6047

400580640

±24±40±48

1.13.24.5

3.23.64.4

119.171.559.6

8714.31882.31089.3

1300A 52” 1.5 60X60357

400580640

±24±40±48

1.02.94.2

2.03.44.1

128.577.164.3

10939.72363.01367.5

1400A 56” 1.5 60X60356

400580640

±24±40±48

1.02.74.0

1.93.13.8

138.082.869.0

10542.92925.31692.9

1500A 60” 1.5 60X60356

400580640

±24±40±48

0.92.53.6

1.72.93.5

148.489.074.2

16850.03639.62106.3

2000A 80” 1.5 60X60356

420600660

±24±40±48

0.71.92.8

1.32.22.7

194.9116.997.4

38132.56236.64766.6

2500A 100” 2.0 70X75245

460620700

±18±36±45

0.31.42.1

0.81.62.0

444.3222.1177.7

196380.224547.512568.3

3000A 120” 2.0 70X75245

560720800

±18±36±45

0.31.11.6

0.61.31.6

530.5265.3212.2

334427.041803.421403.3


DesignTemperature

220°C

Design Pressure FullVacuum~10㎏/㎠

Usage

AbsorptionElasticityofLow

PressureGasPipe,ExhaustPipe,

Duct,SmokePipeetc.

ProtectionAgainstTheVibrationOf

TheGateFromTheEngineExhaust

Pipe,Bloweretc.

Part Material Quantity

Bellows STS304/STS316L 1

Flange SS400/STS304/STS316L 2

EndPipe SS400/STS304 /STS316L 2

Sleeve STS304/STS316L 1

Bracket SS400/STS304/STS316LCustomer

Specifications

Bolt /Nut SS400/STS304/STS316LCustomer

Specifications

Tiedsingleexpansionjointsaddtiedrods

toaSingleExpansionJointstoincrease

designflexibilityinapipingsystem.

Thetierodsareattachedtothepipeor

flangewithlugsthatcarrythepressure

thrustofthesystem,eliminatingtheneed

formainanchors

1. Single Expansion Joint

(Free Type)


UniversalExpansionJointconsistsoftwobellows

connectedbyacenterspoolpiecewithflange,

pipeendsandothers.

UniversalExpansionJointabsorbsgreateraxial,

lateralandangularmovementsthanSingle

ExpansionJoint.

TheamountoflateraldeflectionoftheUniversal

ExpansionJointisafunctionoftheamountof

angulation ofeachbellowsandthedistance

betweenthebellows.

UniversalExpansionJointscanbesuppliedwith

orwithouttierods.Tierodsconnecttheendsof

theexpansionjointtoeachotherandresistthe

pressurethrustload.

Theadditionoftierodstoanuniversalexpansion

jointincreasedesignflexibilityinapipingsystem.

2. Universal Expansion Joint



Universal Expansion Joint Technical Data (Axis Angular Direction)

Nominal Diameter

Face to Face Length (mm)

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000

200A 8” 45 80 120 150 200 250 - - -

250A 10” 50 100 140 200 250 280 - - -

300A 12” 50 100 150 200 250 300 - - -

350A 14” 40 80 120 190 220 250 - - -

400A 16” 30 75 100 150 200 230 300 - -

450A 18” 25 70 100 150 170 200 290 - -

500A 20” 20 65 100 150 160 200 280 - -

550A 22” 15 60 100 150 165 200 270 - -

600A 24” 15 55 100 150 150 180 250 242 274

650A 26” 10 50 100 140 150 170 220 227 257

700A 28” - 50 80 120 150 - 200 269 305

800A 32” - 40 75 110 150 173 200 238 270

900A 36” - 35 65 100 150 156 175 215 244

1000A 40” - 30 60 85 125 136 160 188 215

1200A 48” - - 50 70 100 115 150 159 181

1500A 60” - - 40 60 80 89 120 124 142

2000A 80” - - 30 50 75 73 100 104 120


2. Universal Expansion Joint

DesignTemperature

220°C

Working Pressure FullVacuum~20㎏/㎠

UsageSinkingOfTheGroundForOilTank,

Steam,OilPiping,PowerPipingetc.

Part Material Quantity

Bellows STS304/STS316L 2

Flange SS400/STS304/STS316L 2

EndPipe SS400/STS304 /STS316L 2

MidPipe SS400/STS304 /STS316L 1

Sleeve STS304/STS316L 2

Holder STS304/STS316LCustomer

Specifications

MidHolder STS304/STS316LCustomer

Specifications

Guide Bolt

/NutSS400/STS304/STS316L

Customer

Specifications

Thetieduniversalexpansionjointcan’t

absorbaxialmovement.Onlylateraland

angularmovementcanbeabsorbedwith

thetieduniversalexpansionjoint.

Thethermalexpansionofthedistance

betweenthetierodswillbecontrolledby

thebellowselement.Thetierodsusually

comeinsetsoftwoormore,equally

distributedaroundthecircumferenceof

theexpansionjoint.



3. Control Ring Expansion Joint

TheControlRingType,withthetie-rod

assembly,isanimprovementonthe

SingleTypeExpansionJoint(FreeType).

Thismodelisdesignedforpipelineswith

lateralmovements.Tie-rodsaredesigned

tosustainthethrustgeneratedduring

operation.

Itmakesexpansionfunctionsevenby

insertingaringbetweenthetwobellows

andmainlybeusedforhighpressured

environmentandalsocanadjust

expansionlimitswithtie-rods.


Control Ring Expansion Joint Technical Data

Nominal Diameter

Overall Length(mm) Movement(mm) Spring Rate(kg/mm)Effective Dia (mm)

Effective SectionalArea (㎠)Single Dual Single Dual Single Dual

32A 1¼” 360 680

+1030

+20-60

1 0.5 44.8 16

40A 1½” 400 700 2 1 54.8 24

50A 2” 400 700 3 1.5 68.0 36

65A 2½” 450 800 5 2.5 83.0 54

80A 3” 450 800 3 1.5 102.0 82

100A 4” 450 800 4 2 122.0 117

125A 5” 500 900 16 8 153.0 185

150A 6” 500 900 16 8 180.0 255

200A 8” 550 1000 22 11 239.0 449

250A 10” 550 1000 30 15 292.0 670

300A 12” 550 1000 38 19 346.0 942

Part Material

Bellows STS304/STS316L

FlangeSS400/ SF45/STS304

/STS316L

Control Ring GC20,SS400

DesignTemperature

300°C

WorkingPressure

FullVacuum~30㎏/㎠

Usage

HighPressureAnd

HighTemperature

AirLine,SteamLine,

OilLine,GasLine,

HeatExchangeretc.



4. Hinged Expansion Joint

TheHingedExpansionJointshavehingesorpivots

whichallowthedevicetobendinasingleplane.

Thesedevicesaredesignedtorestrictaxial

movement,eitherinextensionorcompression

andtoresistfullpressurethrustandshearloads,

suchasfromtheweightofadjacentpiping.

Andso,ifthefullaxialrestraintoftheHinged

ExpansionJointisrequired,the

designengineershouldconsiderthatthereisno

allowanceintheexpansionjointforanyaxial

movement,includingnoneforanyinstallation

misalignment.

Theslottedhingepinholesmaybedesignedto

permitlimitedaxialtravel.Theseslottedhinged

expansionjointswillnotresistpressurethrust

forces,andanchoringmustbeprovided.


Hinged Expansion Joint Technical Data

Nominal Diameter

SingleType

Face To Face(mm)

Angular (Deg.)

Double Type Face To Face(mm)

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

200A 8” 400 4.3 52 90 128 153 203 240 278

250A 10” 400 5.3 63 109 155 201 248 295 341

300A 12” 500 6.0 66 118 170 222 274 326 377

350A 14” 500 5.5 59 107 155 203 251 298 346

400A 16” 600 4.6 48 88 117 169 210 250 290

450A 18” 600 4.2 42 78 115 151 187 224 260

500A 20” 700 4.0 - 74 108 142 178 213 247

600A 24” 700 3.6 - 63 95 126 159 190 222

700A 28” 800 3.1 - 52 79 107 135 162 189

800A 32” 800 2.9 - - 70 95 119 143 167

900A 36” 1000 2.5 - - 64 85 107 129 150

1000A 40” 1000 2.3 - - 53 73 94 113 133


4. Hinged Expansion Joint

Part Material


Flange SS400/ STS304/STS316L

HingedArm CustomerSpecifications

HingedPin CustomerSpecifications


UsageHighPressureAndHighTemperature

AirLine,SteamLine,OilLine,GasLine,

HeatExchangeretc.

Ifpipingsystemneedaxialmovement,the

slottedhingedexpansionjointmayberequired

indesigning,andpressurethrustanchoring

shouldbeprovided



5. Gimbal Expansion Joint

Gimbal ExpansionJointisbasicallythesameasthe

HingedExpansionJoint,exceptthatinsteadofbeing

limitedtodeflectioninonlyoneplane,theGimbal

ExpansionJointcanacceptbendingorangulation in

anyplane.

Gimbal ExpansionJointcontainstwosetsofhinge

pinsorpivots,theaxisofeachsetperpendicular

totheother.

Eachsetofpinsisconnectedtoeachotherwitha

centralgimbal ringorband.Thisdeviceprovidesthe

sametypeofrestraintandresistancetoaxialforces,

suchasthepressurethrust,andtoshearforcesasthe

HingedExpansionJoint.


Nominal Diameter

SingleType

Face To Face(mm)

Angular (Deg.)

Double Type Face To Face(mm)

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

200A 8” 400 4.3 52 90 128 153 203 240 278

250A 10” 400 5.3 63 109 155 201 248 295 341

300A 12” 500 6.0 66 118 170 222 274 326 377

350A 14” 500 5.5 59 107 155 203 251 298 346

400A 16” 600 4.6 48 88 117 169 210 250 290

450A 18” 600 4.2 42 78 115 151 187 224 260

500A 20” 700 4.0 - 74 108 142 178 213 247

600A 24” 700 3.6 - 63 95 126 159 190 222

700A 28” 800 3.1 - 52 79 107 135 162 189

800A 32” 800 2.9 - - 70 95 119 143 167

900A 36” 1000 2.5 - - 64 85 107 129 150

1000A 40” 1000 2.3 - - 53 73 94 113 133

Gimbal Expansion Joint Technical Data



5. Gimbal Expansion Joint

Part Material



HingedArm

HingedPin


UsageHighPressureAndHighTemperature

AirLine,SteamLine,OilLine,Gas

Line,HeatExchangeretc.

DoubleGimbal ExpansionJointaresimilarto

thehingeduniversalexceptthatthetwo

jointsaregimbal type.

Theadvantageofthisarrangementisthe

abilitytoabsorbalargelateralmovementin

anyplaneateachend.

Becausethegimbalsareattachedtoeachend

ofthebellows,thethermalexpansionofthe

intermediatepipewillnotbeabsorbedby

theuniversalbutmustbeacceptedbythe

adjacentpiping.


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6. Rectangular Expansion Joint

TheRectangularExpansionJointshaveavarietyofapplicationsinthepower,

petrochemical,refining,chemical,andsteelindustries.EveryRectangularExpansion

Jointiscustom-designedtoabsorbthethermalmovementsofthesysteminwhichitis

installed.

TheRectangularExpansionJointsabsorbthreetypesofmovement(axial,lateraland

angular)aslikecircularexpansionjoints.

Forthepurposeofdesigningrectangularbellows,itiscriticaltoknowinwhich

directionthelateralandangularmovementswilloccur,i.e.paralleltothelongand/or

shortsideofthebellows.


Bellows TypeMax.

Working Pressure

ConvolutionsAxial

Movement(mm)

Length(mm)

L50 L65 L75 L100

Double Miter Corner TypeRound Corner Type

0.5 kg/㎠

1 ±10 150 180 200 260

2 ±20 220 250 270 320

3 ±30 280 300 330 380

Camera Corner Type 0.5 kg/㎠

2 ±20 200 230 250 300

3 ±30 250 280 300 350

4 ±40 400 430 450 500

Rectangular Expansion Joint Technical Data

Unlikecircularbellowswherethepressurestressisacircumferentialmembrane

(hoop)stress,therectangularbellowsmustbedesignedforlongitudinal(beam)

bendingstresses.

Mainly,therearetwotypesofconvolutionprofiles,VprofileandUprofile.

TheVconvolutionprofilemustbeconstructedwithsinglemitercorners,unless

otherwisespecified.

RoundcornerbellowswillalwaysbeconstructedusingtheUconvolutionprofile.


Part Material



Sleeve STS304/STS316L

Bracket CustomerSpecifications

Bolt&Nut CustomerSpecifications

MiddlePipe

(DoubleType)SS400/ STS304/STS316L

Working Pressure FullVacuum~0.5㎏/㎠

UsageDustCollectionDuct,

LowPressureGasPipeLine,

Blower

6. Rectangular Expansion JointRoundedCornersUProfile Shouldbeconsideredin

applicationsupto30psig,andwherevibrationand

cyclelifeareimportantfactors.Roundedcornersare

themostexpensivetomanufacture.Thisdesign

resultsinthelowestcornerstressiffitupand

weldingofthecornerseamsarecarefullycontrolled.

SingleMiterVProfile isthemostcommonand

economicaltypeusedtocompensateforthermal

expansionandcanreadilybeboltedorweldedinto

theconnectingductwork.Thesearepreferredin

lowcycleandvibration-freeapplications.

DoubleMiterVprofileisslightlymoreexpensive

tomanufacturethanthesinglemiterdesign.

However,theydoprovideagreatercyclelifeunder

thesamesetofoperatingconditions.

CameraCornersVProfile isusedmainlyonlow

pressureapplication.



7. The others :

(1) Elbow Pressure Balanced Expansion Joint

Theelbowpressurebalancedexpansion

jointisreallyacombinationofseveral

typesaslikeuniversalexpansionjoint

andsingleexpansionjoint.Themain

functionofthisexpansionjointisto

retainandbalancethepressurethrustso

thatmainanchoringofthepipeor

adjacentequipmentisnotrequired,and

forcesandmovementsonattachment

flangesofdelicateequipment,suchas

turbines,arekepttoacceptablylow

levels.

(2) In-Line Pressure Balanced Expansion Joint

Thein-linepressurebalancedexpansionjointisverygoodwaytosolveadifficultdesign

problemwhenaxialdeflections

exist,andanchoringisimpossibleforstructuraloreconomicreasons,suchashighintheair

orshortstraightpiperunsbetweentwolargevessels/equipment.


Theprincipleofin-linepressurebalanced

expansionjointisbasicallysameasthe

elbowpressurebalancedexpansion

joint,inthattheaxialpressurethrustis

reactedbythepressureactingonacross-

sectionalareaequaltotheareaofthe

workingbellows.

(3) Engine Exhaust Expansion Joint

Materials

Bellows-AllpliesAISI321(AlternateMaterialAvailableOn

Request)

Flanges-ASTMA36orA515toANSIB16.5,150#Class

Pipe-ASTMA53,A106orA285C,sch.STDorsch.40

Notes

Materialsofconstructionmaybechangedtomeetspecific

requirements.

Optionalfeaturesavailableinclude-Liners,shroudsand

longerlengths.

IncreasedCycleLifemaybecalculatedbyusingtheenclosed

graph.

ShorterLengthsmaybecalculatedbytheminimum

installationlengthFormula


(4) Burial Type Expansion Joint

Nominal

Diameter

OverallLength(mm)

Single Dual

Single Dual X Y X Y

300 600 1500 ±10 10 ±20 100

350 600 1500 ±10 10 ±20 100

400 700 1500 ±10 8 ±20 100

450 700 1500 ±10 8 ±20 100

500 800 1500 ±10 8 ±20 100

Nominal

Diameter

OverallLength(mm)

Single Dual

Single Dual X Y X Y

600 800 1500 ±10 7.5 ±20 90

700 800 1500 ±10 7 ±20 80

800 1000 1500 ±10 6 ±20 75

900 1000 2000 ±10 6 ±20 100

1000 1000 2000 ±10 5 ±20 100

1100 1200 2000 ±10 5 ±20 90

1200 1200 2000 ±10 4 ±20 80

1350 1200 2000 ±10 3.5 ±20 75

1500 1200 2000 ±10 3 ±20 75

1650 1200 2140 ±10 2 ±20 65

1800 1500 2140 ±10 1 ±20 65

2000 1500 2140 ±10 1 ±20 50

2200 1500 2540 ±40 ±20 50

2400 1500 2540 ±40 ±20 50

2800 1500 2540 ±40 ±20 50


The Advantages

1.LargeMovements:Thenon-metallic

expansionjointoffersmulti-planemovementin

ashorterface-to-facedimension.

Theabilitytoaccommodateaxial,lateral(intwo

planes),torsional andangularmovements

concurrentlyisaninherentcapabilityofthe

non-metallicexpansionjointdesigns.

2.LowLoad:Thespringratesgeneratedbythe

movementsorrequiredtomovetheexpansion

jointsareverylow.

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3.CorrosionResistance:Thenon-metallicexpansionjointindustry'suseofthewide

varietyofelastomers,fabricsand

fluoroplastics allowstheselectionofthecorrectmaterialsforeachapplication.The

superiorcorrosionresistanceof

variousrubbersandfluoroplastics canextendthelifeoftheexpansionjoint.

4.SoundandVibrationElimination:Theoutstandingvibrationandsoundattenuation

characteristicsofelastomers helppreventprematuresystemdegradation.

5.HighTemperature:Withtheuseofspecialmaterialsanddesigns,non-metallic

expansionjointscanwithstandover2000℉operatingtemperatures.


6.LowerSystemDesignCosts:Sincenon-metallicjointscanaccommodatemovementsconcurrently,

theresultantsystemcostcanbereduced.

7.LowMaterialCosts:Theuseofhighalloymetalsmaynotberequiredtomeetthecorrosion

resistancerequiredtomeetthecorrosionresistancerequiredbytheapplication.Thevarietyof

elastomers andfluoroplastics availablewillallow

theselectionofthepreciseandleastexpensivematerial.

8.LowerShippingandinstallationcosts:Thenon-

metallicexpansionjointcanbefactorypre-

assembledandshippedtothejobsiteforeaseof

installation.Theexpansionjointsarerelatively

lightweightandcanbehoistedintoplacewitha

minimumoffieldassemblyrequired.

9.NoGasketsRequired:Sincemostinstallationsare

eitherweldedintoplaceoruseintegralflanges,the

useofgasketsmaynotberequired(forthose

installationsutilizingmetalflangesboltedinto

place,gasketswillberequired).

10.LowerReplacementCost:Changingnon-

metallicexpansionjointscanbedonewiththe

minimumofdowntime.Theexpansionjointcanbe

providedeitherfactorysplicedoropenendedfor

fieldsplicing.

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