Scribd
Upload
40 views1 page

Spring 1

Spring hangers and supports are used to compensate for vertical movement of piping due to thermal expansion and relieve loads on equipment nozzles. There are two main types of spring supports: constant springs exert the same lifting effort regardless of pipe movement, while variable springs have a lifting capacity that varies as the spring is compressed or extended. When selecting a spring support, the allowable variation in supporting force between cold and hot positions should not exceed 25% of the operating load.

Uploaded by

tibor121774_66173108
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
Download as pdf or txt
40 views1 page

Spring 1

Spring hangers and supports are used to compensate for vertical movement of piping due to thermal expansion and relieve loads on equipment nozzles. There are two main types of spring supports: constant springs exert the same lifting effort regardless of pipe movement, while variable springs have a lifting capacity that varies as the spring is compressed or extended. When selecting a spring support, the allowable variation in supporting force between cold and hot positions should not exceed 25% of the operating load.

Uploaded by

tibor121774_66173108
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
Download as pdf or txt
Download as pdf or txt
You are on page 1/ 1

SPRING SUPPORTS

Spring Hangers and Supports are vertically moving components used to


compensate height displacements of piping due to thermal expansion.
Primarily springs are used to relieve loads on equipment nozzles.
Spring hangers are sized using operating conditions. A spring will probably be
Types are: required for top suction
Constant - spring will exert the same lifting and discharge line when
effort as the pipe moves up or down and is
-Pump nozzle size is two
used where vertical movement of the pipeline is or more sizes smaller than
so great that the maximum allowable variability the line and valve sizes.
cannot be met with a variable-load spring
support. -Pump nozzle is the same
Variable - spring’s size as the line and valve
load carrying capacity ratings or 300# or more.
varies considerably
as the spring is
compressed
or extended from a
fixed reference point
and is used when it is necessary to carry only the
working dead weight or load of a piping system …That the allowable
while allowing the pipeline to move in both vertical angulation of the
horizontal and vertical directions. spring assembly for spring
hangers range from 4 to 6
The general criteria from most of the international degrees. This angle
standards is that the variation in supporting force should be computed from
between cold (installation) and hot (operating) the lowest pin to the
highest pin in the
position must not exceed 25% of the operating
assembly.
load. If variability percentages are below 12%,
Consideration should be given to using the next lower spring scale, if
exceeding 25%, the next higher spring scale must be used. If between the
percentages mentioned, the highest percentage should be listed.
Spring Variability is computed by the formula,

% Variability = spring rate x required travel x 100%


HL
or = CL – HL x 100%
HL
where :
Variability - the variation in supporting a given amount of displacement. This is the
principal consideration in the selection of variable spring.
spring rate – is the stiffness in force per unit displacement
travel - deflection, variation of the pipe’s vertical position
CL - cold load,the deadweight that is carried by the spring after installation
HL - hot load, when system is in operation and the spring support is altered
from its cold loaded position

You might also like