Pressure Piping Expansion Joints

Extra-Flex Model "EFS/EFD"

Thorburn's Extra-Flex EFS single expansion joint is normally located near an anchor at one end of a long piping run. Model EFS expansion joint should be placed with the fixed end adjacent to the anchor. Thorburn Extra-Flex double bellows "EFD" may be considered as two single "EFS" expansion joints mounted back-to-back and connected by a common casing. Thorburn Model EFD is installed in the center of a long piping run and is supplied with a support foot which acts as an intermediate anchor.

Thorburn Extra-Flex expansion joint can be directly buried in steam and condensated service. This eliminates the need for maintenance manways which are inconvenient to locate and expensive to build Years of dependable maintenance-free buried service have proven that manways are not always required nor are they cost effective. Choose Extra-Flex moneysaving approach when comparing the total installed cost of slip joints versus Thorburn Extra-Flex








Applications

Absorbs up to 400mm of axial movement
Pressure up to 50 BAR
Sizes - 25mmto 1500mm
Ideal for long steam pipe run - high
pressure/steam containment with lots
of axial movement
Leak proof - no packing
Maintenance free
Can be direct buried
Self guiding


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