Description: Optimum geometrical arrangement ensures that the deviation of supporting effort is kept to a minimum. Fewer friction points ensure this applies in practice as well as theory. The single most critical factor affecting constancy is the spring for performance and confirmation to space limitations on offshore rigs, power stations and other process plants. Other criteria include the effects of ageing on the spring, the environment that hangers have to work in, requirement for balancing lines during erection, and the capability to provide simple site adjustment to overcome changes or problems. Constant effort supports are used to support pipework or equipment during large vertical movement. Constant effort supports need to be specified when using variable effort, when supports are unacceptable, or where the amount of travel provided by variable effort supports is insufficient. High temperature steam lines in power stations and flow lines on oil production platforms are examples of situations where large relative movement between piping and the supporting structure make the use of constant effort supports essential.
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