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Installation
5.7
Expansion Joint
Dimensional changes in piping and equipment, caused by variations in the working temperature of the piping system and the
pump, either by the temperature of the pumped fluid or by exposure to changing environmental conditions, result in large
magnitude stresses and forces that are transmitted to the pumping equipment and can damage it. That is why VOGT S.A.,
recommends the use of expansion joints as part of the piping system that connects to the pump, when conditions warrant it, see
figure 12.
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EXPANSION JOINT
EXPANSION JOINT
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Although the absorption of axial movements, caused by temperature changes, is the main job performed by expansion joints,
they also act as vibration isolators reducing the propagation of vibrations, produced by the operation of the equipment, through
the piping system and also act as compensators of lateral, angular and torsional movements.
Installation
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