The issue of steam pipe thrust
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May I ask: Is it sufficient to install only fixed supports at the thrust points of the steam piping network shown in the diagram? Or do both the fixed support and the compensator need to be installed?
Why not use a rotary compensator?
Why not use a rotary compensator?
The drawing only shows the fixing brackets; it does not indicate whether compensators are needed, so it’s not entirely clear!
In general, fixed supports are used in areas where there is high pipeline thrust; therefore, unless specified in the drawings, a fixed support is used here as well
Whether a fixing frame is required should be specified in the construction drawings; the construction party has no right to decide this.