Re: Information About flexiable connectors

normally this problem can be solved by using rubber bellows if the temperature isnt too hot
as this takes care of settlement

-----Original Message-----
From: Dereb derebi <dereb1@yahoo.com>
To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com> Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:05 PM Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Information About flexiable connectors

>Satish, I agree with Ralph, but would add, depending
>on the configuration of the pipework .... I am
>assumming the pipework is above grade. A vertical
>flanged sacrificial spool piece could be incorporated
>into the piping system. When/if the pipework is over
>stressed due to the settlement a new length of flanged
>spool piece can be inserted to account for the
>settlement.
>regards.
>Derek Littleford
>--- "SARE, RALPH H." <SARERH@YANPET.SABIC.com>
>wrote:
>> Satish
>> The problem is not the piping but rather the AST.
>> The settlement of the tank
>> is more serious than the routing of the piping. Fix
>> the settlement (using
>> API 653 Tank Inspection Code), then maybe u dont
>> have to modify the
>> piping..Currenlty we're doing bottom plate
>> replacement, shell repair and
>> correction of settlement in about 4 process tanks -
>> the whole works such
>> NDE, geotechnical survey, CUI, CP upgrade,
>> fitness-for-purpose assessment,
>> etc.
>>
>> My recommendation is check first the mech'l
>> entigrity (suitability for
>> service) of the AST then focus on the piping.
>>
>> > ----------
>> > From: Satish N[SMTP:n.satish@pg.siemens.co.in]
>> > Iam doing pipe routing around a water storage
>> tank area, in which we
>> > have a settlement of tanks as 150mm,so in order to
>> over come
>> > that settlement i may have to do some flexiable
>> routing of pipe,so please
>> > provide some information about the flexiable
>> connenctions which
>> > have to be used for this purpose.this is a cold
>> water service lines.
>> >
>> > regards,
>> > Satish.N
>> >
>> >
>>
>
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Received on Wed Oct 31 13:47:00 2001