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flexible bellows-type expansion joint [1 record]

Record 1 1986-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
CONT

Flexible bellows-type expansion joints should be used for the flexible sections of the unloading line. They are manufactured with ASA ductile iron flanges with expansion members molded from tetrafluoroethylene resin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

"joint flexible" : joint conçu de telle façon que la conduite puisse subir de légères déformations.

OBS

"joint d'expansion, de dilatation" : dans une conduite, les joints d'expansion sont réalisés par un joint déformable dans le sens de l'axe de la conduite.

OBS

"soufflet" : le débit du fluide augmentant alors fait remonter la pression d'évaporation. Cette pression agissant sur le soufflet tend à l'allonger, d'où fermeture du pointeau.

Spanish

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