Why does this pipeline require so many short connectors, and why are their diameters different?
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There are many short flanged pipe sections, and the pipe diameters vary – why is that?
The media involved are quite special; it could be lined pipes, or slurries or solids-containing media, and the radius of curvature of the elbows appears to be relatively large
This elbow might be a 3D or 4D elbow. The ability to use elbows with such high curvature is likely related to the medium.
If I’m not mistaken, there’s also a mixer in the pipeline shown in the diagram (that horizontal device). It must be due to process requirements that there are so many demands.
This is a gas-solid conveying pipeline. Since solids tend to settle and cause pipe blockages, especially at bends, many removable flanges are installed along the main pipes for clearing such blockages. There is a problem with this design; even though large-radius elbows are used, it still seems prone to clogging. It would be much better to have two 45° elbows, as that would make a significant difference.
Well, what the person on the 7th floor said is probably correct; there must be mixers or some other special components, otherwise it would be impossible to install so many different types of pipes. There’s a reason for each of these, and it’s necessary to take the manufacturing process into account.
It’s not temporary; that’s just the way it’s designed