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These expansion joints were designed at 170 PSIG and 450 degrees F. to absorb lateral movements and tested per B31.3. They were made with Inconel® 625LCF bellows and A105 300 lb. RFSO flanges. The entire assembly was hydro-tested at 255 PSIG and held under pressure for four hours. In order to detect any leaks, each expansion joint and its welds were subjected to the dye penetrant-test and the X-ray test, each of which were 100%, prior to and following forming.
U.S. Bellows, Inc. fabricated three, 24″, inline pressure balanced expansion joints for a petrochemical plant in Venezuela. In order to absorb partial axial and lateral movements, these expansion joints were designed at 175 PSIG and 610ºF. The bellows are composed of Inconel® 625LCF material and the flanges and liners are constructed from SA516 Grade 70 material.
U.S. Bellows, Inc. manufactured 87, rectangular fabric expansion joints for a furnace application at a chemical plant in Texas. The joints were designed at 11″ W.C. and 750 degrees F for ½ ” axial and lateral movements. The fabric belts on these joints are composed of three layers. They were equipped with a telescoping liner and 2″ thick insulation pillows to reduce the heat transfer.
U.S. Bellows, Inc fabricated and installed a clamshell bellows for a shell and tube heat exchanger. The clamshell bellows are designed and fabricated per ASME VIII Div. 1 Appendix 26. It has a 14″ diameter and was designed at 150ºF and 150 psig. In order to detect any leaks, prior to and following forming, the heat exchanger and its welds were subjected to a series of tests such as the dye penetrant test (100%), X-ray test (100%) and air test
U.S Bellows, Inc, the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., recently designed and fabricated three elbow pressure balanced expansion joints for a power station in Canada. These joints are designed at 150 PSIG and 450ºF to allow lateral and axial movements in a 42″ steam line. Expansion joints were designed and fabricated per EJMA and B31.1 code. The expansion joints were hydro-tested at 225 PSIG and 75ºF. In order to detect any leaks in the weld, prior to and following forming, bellows long seam welds and attachment welds were 100% dye-penetrant tested.
These expansion joints were designed at 170 PSIG and 450 degrees F. to absorb lateral movements and tested per B31.3. They were made with Inconel® 625LCF bellows and A105 300 lb. RFSO flanges. The entire assembly was hydro-tested at 255 PSIG and held under pressure for four hours. In order to detect any leaks, each expansion joint and its welds were subjected to the dye penetrant-test and the X-ray test, each of which were 100%, prior to and following forming.
U.S. Bellows, Inc., the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., designed and fabricated 14″ diameter, tied universal expansion joints for a steam application at a power plant in Illinois. The expansion joints were designed at 350 psig, 780° F and constructed from Inconel® 625 bellows, A105 300# RFSO flanges, A106 GR. B spool, and SA193 B7 tie rods. The expansion joints were hydro-tested at 525 PSIG
U.S. Bellows, Inc., the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., specially designed and manufactured fabric expansion joints reaching sizes up to 32′ x 12′ for a power station in New York. The largest of the expansion joints that are to support the air ducts of the power station, was designed at 32′ x 12′, while the others measured at 10′ x 12′. The expansion joints were fabricated with high-temperature fabric belts and 4″ thick insulation pillows. The designing conditions were at 30″ WC and 950°F.
U.S. Bellows, Inc., the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., specially designed and fabricated a 12′ x 30′ x 12″ face to face, high temperature, fabric expansion joint. The expansion joint was fabricated with a 3-layered fabric belt, A516 Gr. 70 telescoping liners / frame, and insulation pillows. It was designed at 650°F and 30″ WC for 1/2″ compression and 1/4″ lateral. This expansion joint will be installed in an exhaust system at a power plant in New York. EJMA standards, Fluid Sealing Association standards, and B31.3 code were used in the design and fabrication of these joints.
54″ Diameter Tied Universal Expansion Joint for NASA Space Center
U.S. Bellows, Inc., the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., specially designed and fabricated a 54″ diameter tied, universal expansion joint for NASA Space Center. The expansion joints were designed at full vacuum and 450° F and constructed with 304 SS bellows, liner and A516 Gr. 70 spool, weld ends and carbon steel tie rods. The bellows’ attachment welds were 100% dye-penetrant tested.
Three-day Emergency Fabrication of a 40″ I.D., Clamshell Expansion Joint for a Chemical Plant in Texas
Within a three day span, U.S. Bellows, Inc., the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., fabricated a 40 I.D., single coded, clamshell expansion joint for a chemical plant in Beaumont, Texas. The chemical company utilized U.S. Bellows’ 24 x 7 Quick Turn/Emergency service.
Quality Control Performing Dye Penetrant Test.
After the representative from the chemical plant completed the online form, the U.S Bellows’ on-call team was immediately paged. Three days later the bellow had been successfully fabricated, welded to an A516-70 heat exchanger shell and shipped to the chemical plant to resume operation. The bellow was fabricated from A240 tp 321SS and designed at 50 PSIG and 750oF. In order to detect any leaks in the weld, the bellow’s long seam weld was 100% x-rayed and its attachment weld was 100% dye-penetrant.
U.S. Bellows/PT&P specially designed and fabricated 40 externally pressurized expansion joints for the piping system of a steam plant in Kent, Ohio. The sizes of the expansion joints ranged from 10 to 24. The expansion joints were designed at 150 psig and 350 °F for a maximum of 4 compressions and fabricated with 304 SS bellows and carbon steel shell and flanges. The joints were leak tested before shipment.
U.S. Bellows, Inc., the expansion joint division of Piping Technology & Products, Inc., designed and fabricated a 71 x 143 rectangular expansion joint for an oil refinery in India. The expansion joint was fabricated from SS 316 L, designed at 18 psig at 417°F. It is equipped with a liner and rounded corner bellows design. EJMA Standards and B31.3 code were used in the design and fabrication of this joint.
