In one of our Project in Middle East, Client was specifically asking for
20mm rod on Pipe Rack Steel and on Sleepers. The reason given by Client was
accumulation of sand and water on the flat mating surface without rod. The
water accumulation between shoe (or bare pipe) and pipe rack steel could
cause external corrosion to both shoe and rack steel. In such corroded
condition shoe or bare pipe can't move freely during expansion. Presence of
sand could make the things worse.
Co-efficient of friction is also less with 20 mm rod in line contact ( with rod & shoe) or point contact (with rod & bare pipe).
For bare pipe it is recommended to put doubler pad at support location for 10" & above size to reduce local bearing stress.
Regards, Brajendra Majee
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Subject: [PipingDesign] Re: PTFE plate and other friction issues.
That was very well put Steve!
As an offshoot of the discussion, I find that several organizations have norms requiring welding of a ~20mm dia rod on top of supporting beams of piperacks as well as on pipe sleepers. Theoritically it ensures a point contact for load transfer, if pipe were bare. I am yet to receive a satisfactoray explanation for this practice. Possibility of rust at the interface does not appear to be a good enough reason. On the flip side the local bearing stresses become very high.
I would welcome the group's views on this.
regards
Sanjay Laturkar
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Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:14:57 +1200 From: "Steve McKenzie" <Mechproj@xtra.co.nz> Subject: RE: PTFE plate
Hi Sachin
your query almost answers itself; the "laws of friction" are only an
approximation to what happens in practice. They are useful in many
circumstances, but ignore factors such as heat dissipation, gross
deformation and many other effects.
For example, fast cars have wider tyres for more grip. If the coefficient of
friction was a constant then there would be no point as narrow tyres would
produce the same lateral resistance.
Two pieces of very clean very flat steel will actually bond together,
producing a friction coefficient orders of magnitude higher than the
coefficient normally given, even when the reaction is negative.
A sewing pin resting head down on a block of teflon will have a much lower
coefficient than the same pin point down.
The reasons for the above are fairly self evident, but make the point that
values for friction coefficients should be treated with caution and used
only within the stated range of application .
In the case you state a reasonable load on a 100X100mm teflon block would
squash flat a 1X1mm block to the point where it would fail to support the
reaction.
Cheers
Steve McKenzie
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Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] PTFE plate
Importance: High
Graphite plate on SS plate, are good option for reducing friction for temperatures more than 200 deg C , but they have one problem their bonding with metal palte is very sensitive to loading & it often crushes under huge loading so better to check loading at the point of support before using them.
QUERY -If we go through "laws of friction" we find that friction at a point
is independent of area of contact ,so my PTFE plate of dimension 1X1 mm2
should be as effective as 100X 100 mm2 plate , even then the manufactures
mention some specific
dimensions of PTFE plate , why is it so ?
Regards
Sachin
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