expansion joints
expansion joints

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

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

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

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

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 …

flexible connector rubber
flexible connector rubber

Hydronic Pump Piping and Trim: Rubber Flexible Connectors

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

This week we look at rubber flexible connectors and compare. The first thing the reader will notice in the photo are the words “expansion joints” …

Hydronic System Centrifugal Pump Trim: Flexible Connectors

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

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 …

Hydronic System Centrifugal Pump Trim: Inertia Bases

RL DeppmannVibration Bases, Monday Morning Minutes, Pumps, Piping and Installation, Vibration and Expansion Control, Expansion and Noise Control, Vibration Bases

Vibration control is critical in all buildings for the comfort of the occupants. All rotating devices in the HVAC system cause vibration and pumps are …