The following are effective:
n
Fixed and gliding points
n
Expansion equalisation joints (expansion bends)
n
Compensators
Heat expansion co-efficient of copper
Material
Heat expansion co-effi‐
cient
⍺
[
mm
/
mK
]
Example:
Length expansion with
pipe lengths = 20 m
and
Δ
T = 50 K
[mm]
Copper
0.0166
16.6
Fig. 2: Length expansion of copper pipes
1 - Length expansion
⃗Δ
I
[
mm
]
2 - Pipe length
⃗
l
0
[
m
]
3 - Temperature difference
⃗Δϑ
[
K
]
The length expansion
Δ
l can be taken from the diagram or can be cal‐
culated using the following formula:
Δ
l
=
⍺
[
mm
/
mK
]
×
L
[
m
]
x
Δϑ
[
K
]
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