Gimbal Expansion Bellows
The gimbal expansion bellows are offered by Flexican Bellows & Hoses, an ISO 9001-2000 certified company, who was the first to introduce metal bellows expansion joints in India. These bellows, which can permit angular rotation in any plane, consist of two pairs of hinges affixed to a common floating gimbal ring. When thermal expansion or other movements want to bend a pipe, in order to lower stresses, a controlled bending point can be added with a gimbal expansion joint. The hinged unit will limit bending to only one plane, and the gimbal will permit bending in all planes. The piping is always in tension because the pressure thrust is contained within the system. The main pressure thrust anchors are not required. Generally, only guides and intermediate anchors are needed. The full weight of the pipe between these expansion joints can be carried by them. The bellow has the following features: absorbs angular rotation, conserves space, supports dead weight, eliminates pressure thrust forces, transmits shear and wind load and prevents torsion on bellows. It doesn't require any main anchors, but requires only minimum guiding and low forces on the piping system.
Other Catalogs (From Flexican Bellows & Hoses Pvt. Ltd.) :
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