What are the applications of maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensators?
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Jan 11,2023
What are the applications of maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensators? Maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensators have the following characteristics: Maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensators play an important role in many industrial fields. Different types of compensators have different application ranges and methods. Compensator joints are widely used in heating pipelines to prevent deformation and damage to these pipelines caused by thermal expansion or temperature-induced stresses during heating.
What is the purpose of the maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensator?
The maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensator has the following features:
Maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensators play an important role in many industrial fields. Different types of compensators have varying application ranges and methods. Sleeve compensator joints are widely used in heating pipelines. To prevent deformation and damage to heating pipelines caused by thermal expansion or temperature-induced stresses during heating, it is essential to install compensators along the pipeline to accommodate thermal expansion, thereby reducing stress on the pipe walls and alleviating the load on valves or supporting structures. In recent years, the scope of application for sleeve compensators has been steadily expanding. In summary, sleeve compensators offer three key advantages. The compensator is an important technical parameter in piping systems, and it is also a commonly used type of fitting in pipeline installation. Typically, engineers select appropriate pipes and fittings based on user requirements when carrying out engineering operations, taking into account factors such as pressure and various other performance parameters. Sleeve compensators are extensively employed across a wide range of industrial applications.
This is mainly due to the following advantages:
1. The sleeve compensator boasts a long service life, with a fatigue life comparable to that of the pipeline itself. After undergoing special treatment, its sliding surfaces exhibit excellent corrosion resistance in environments such as saltwater and saline solutions—more than 50 times superior to that of austenitic stainless steel. Moreover, if, after many years, wear causes the sealing performance to weaken, the flanges can be re-tightened to enhance the seal; alternatively, the bolts can be loosened, the pressure ring removed, and one or two additional sealing rings installed, followed by compressing the pressure ring for continued use.
2. The maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensator has no requirements for chloride ion content and is particularly suitable for systems where the chloride ion concentration in the medium or surrounding environment exceeds the standard.
3. The maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensator is available in both unidirectional and bidirectional compensation designs. The bidirectional type features sliding sleeves at both ends of the compensator that remain freely movable regardless of the direction of medium flow through the compensator, thereby enabling bidirectional compensation and increasing the overall compensation capacity. The maintenance-free, directly buried, unidirectional sleeve compensator is one such type of compensator. It boasts advantages such as a long service life, excellent corrosion resistance, no specific requirement for chloride ion content, bidirectional compensation capability, and a large compensation capacity, making it widely used across numerous industries.
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