How to address common pipeline stresses?
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Some of the overflow pipes for molten salts (sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate) in our company are installed vertically, but stress was generated during installation. Now, in order to eliminate this stress on the assembled pipes, I would like to use the following method: cut the part where the lower end of the overflow pipe is connected to the molten salt tank, lengthen the overflow pipe so that it extends directly into the molten salt tank (this is allowed), and then install supports on the molten salt tank to bear the weight of the entire overflow pipe. Let’s see if there are any other better methods Thank you for sharing.
Indeed, using natural pipeline compensation is the most reliable approach; using bellows expansion joints is not necessarily suitable
The analysis upstairs is quite comprehensive; it should take into account whether the connections are sealed, the load-bearing capacity of the molten salt tank, and the type of supports
Reply to 4# Air_Petal: Well,,, the two people above who don’t top up are really great. This is an aspect that wasn’t considered before; we will take it into account during the actual renovation.