expansion joints
expansion joints

Hydronic Expansion Joints (Part 2): It’s All About the Guides

RL DeppmannVibration and Expansion Control, Expansion Joints, Vibration, Expansion and Noise Control, Expansion and Noise Control, Monday Morning Minutes, Expansion Joints, Hydronic System Design

Expansion joints in hydronic systems are used when the natural flexibility of the pipe will not handle the calculated movement caused by thermal expansion.  Those joints could …

expansion joints
expansion joints

Hydronic Expansion Joints (Part 1)

RL DeppmannExpansion Joints, Monday Morning Minutes, Hydronic System Design, Vibration and Expansion Control, Expansion Joints, Vibration, Expansion and Noise Control, Expansion and Noise Control

Piping flexible connectors for pumps, chiller, towers, and other equipment are often described in two different sections of the mechanical specifications for new and retrofit …

hydronic pump piping
hydronic pump piping

Hydronic Expansion Joints: Flexible Connectors vs. Expansion Joints

RL DeppmannHydronic System Design, Vibration and Expansion Control, Expansion Joints, Vibration, Expansion and Noise Control, Expansion and Noise Control, Expansion Joints, Monday Morning Minutes

William Shakespeare may not have known anything about hydronic engineering, but a small part of his play, Romeo and Juliet, could be renamed Flexible Connectors and Expansion …

Hydronic System Centrifugal Pump Trim: Flexible Connectors

RL DeppmannFlexible Connectors, Monday Morning Minutes, Pumps, Piping and Installation, Vibration and Expansion Control, Expansion and Noise Control, Flexible Connectors

Centrifugal pumps in hydronic systems normally have flexible connectors on the inlet and outlet piping at the pump. Why are they there? Do we need …