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Lateral Expansion Joints - Customized by Flexpert Bellows in India

Where can be lateral expansion joints be used?

LateralExpansion joints can be used as tank settlement bellows, vibration absorbers, and in all piping systems with bends or a change in the pipe direction.

What is the specification of lateral expansion joints?

Lateral Expansion joints are independent expansion systems in contrast to single hinged expansion joints.  They are two practical systems. Lateral Expansion joints are usually installed with a 50% pre-stressing

What is the importance of lateral expansion joint?

Expansion joints efficiently absorb vibration, it holds the parts of construction materials together and allows for the movement of the material because of ground settlement or earthquake.  It also ensures that easy moments of live loads add to isolation from water and moisture.

What are the types of lateral expansion joints?

Lateral with loose flanges and tie rods

Lateral with welded flanges and tie rods

Lateral with weld ends and tie rods

Lateral with loose flanges and tie rods 

What are the requirements of lateral expansion joint?

For absorption of large expansion bellow

Many fix points and guides are needed for the long pipe section

Eliminates presser thrust loads

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Gimbal Expansion Joint India

What is Gimbal Expansion Joint?

Design to absorb the system thurst and torsional twist while allowing angulation in any plane. This is a single expansion joint designed to permit angular rotation in any plane by the use of two pairs of hinges affixed to a common floating gimbal ring.

Gimbal Expansion Joint

Double Bellows Gimbal Expansion Joints with weld ends

Gimbal Expansion Joints are used to absorb angular rotation in any plane direction, using two pairs of hinges attached to a common floating gimbal ring. This type of construction provides close control over the movement imposed up on the bellows and also supports the dead weight of the pipe. The wind and shear loads are also taken care of by the gimbal structure. Gimbal bellows joints are designed to absorb the full pressure thrust load of the expansion joint and thus guard the adjacent equipment against damage due to thrust loading. Gimbal bellows joints are not limited to a single plane, they provide greater usability. 

Gimbal Expansion Joint with Weld Ends

Gimbal Expansion Joint is the most reliable expansion joint since it is capable of absorbing angular motion in all the plane's directions. Although single bellows joints can be used in isolation the most common applications use a pair of gimbal bellows joints to absorb a complex multi-plane motion in a piping system 

Single Gimbal Bellow

The use of gimbal bellows joints results in the best system which eliminates the effects of thermal growth and lowers both reaction forces and reduces the installation costs. Expensive main anchors are eliminated and only minimal guiding is required.

Benefits of Gimbal Expansion Joint

Absorbs angular movements in all plane direction and angular rotations, or any combinations of these.

Eliminates pressure thrust loads.

Positive control over the movements.

Supports dead weight of the intermediate piping.

Transmits external loads like wind loading and shear loading.

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Bellows Expansion Joint in India

A Flexible bellow is also known as an expansion joint is a flexible element that absorbs movements in the pipe system.

Flexible bellows and how they work?

Flexible bellows, are also called expansion joints, are the flexible element that absorbs movements in the piping system.

These movements they absorb are defined by axial, lateral, angular, and universal movements. The flexible bellows can be designed to absorb one of these movements or to absorb more of these movements in combination

Our Product Range can be seen here: Flexible bellows range

Axial Movements

The axial movement is a movement of the flexible bellows in the direction of the longitudinal axis. This movement can be compressive, where the bellows are shortened in length, or extensive were the bellows extend in length. In the majority of applications, the flexible bellows are deemed necessary because of the increasing temperature of the pipe system.

Lateral Movement

The lateral expansion joint is normally equipped with fixtures such as external tie rods, which allows the unit to absorb movements in all lateral directions but also absorbs the pressure thrust

Angular Movements

The angular movement is the rotation of the bellows in the longitudinal axis at one end relative to the other, the axis of rotation is taken at exactly the midpoint of the bellows and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis

Universal movements

The Universal Expansion Joints consist of two bellows elements joined together by a common spool piece so it is also called Double Bellows Expansion Joint or Universal Bellows

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Expansion Joint pipe from India

Expansion Joint pipe — Flexpert bellows Pvt Ltd

What is an Expansion joint pipe?

A rubber pipe expansion joint is a flexible connector of two pipes. That provides stress relief in a piping system due to the thermal and mechanical vibration or movements….Retaining the Ring — Use to compress the expansion joint flange to the mating flange to create a seal. Are also called backing bars

Where is the Expansion joint pipe used?

The Expansion joints are used in the piping systems to absorb the thermal expansion or terminal movement where the use of expansion loops is impractical. Expansion joints are available in a wide range of shapes and materials. Bellows, you will find a short description of metallic, Rubber, and so on.

What is the advantage of an expansion joint pipe?

Reliable and proven in the field of expansion joint pipe

Simple design function

Cost Reduction

Weight Reduction

Better Flexibility in expansion joint pipe

What are the features of expansion joint pipe?

Expansion Joints are also called bellows. Expansion Joints are used to absorb the contraction in cryogenic and to reduce the vibration in piping systems. The Materials of construction for the bellows can be stainless steel or rubber or even a composite material

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Flexible Bellows Expansion Joint in India

Meaning of Bellows –

It is a device for producing a well-built current of air, consisting of a chamber that can be expanded to draw in air through a valve and contracted to expel it through a tube.

Bellows system specifies in manufacturing multi-ply bellows with a high life cycle.

What is the purpose of bellows?

The Basic function of a Bellows is to contain air to expel it at a certain pressure and direction to achieve a different purpose, It is a deformable container or not. Then when compressing it and reducing its actual volume, the air that was kept inside comes out through a nozzle or outlet conduit to achieve a different purpose.

 What is the use bellows in piping?

Expansion Joints (Bellows) Expansion joints are installed in a piping system to absorb the vibration and shock. They also have an advantage such as reducing the noise and compensating caused by misalignment. Expansion joints can also be designed for thermal expansion in hot applications.

 What sounds does a bellows make?

The sound does Bellows make are snorts, coughs, roars & grunts. These bellows have been compared to revving up an old Chevy truck.

 What are the benefits of bellows in expansion piping?

Weight reduction

Cost reduction

Better Flexibility in the Piping