Allowing for Thermal Expansion

At 1000°F typical stainless steel expands almost 1/8 of an inch per foot in length. That means a simple ten foot section of ducting would grow by more than an inch! Even a ten foot run of mild steel ducting at only 650°F will grow by 1/2 of an inch. Without a flexible connector to absorb the expansion a fan housing can be twisted and distorted. In some cases the fan housing even gets pushed into the rotating fan wheel.

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You might have noticed the new shipping brackets in these pictures. They are steel and attached to the outside of every connector. By separating the frames, they protect the sleeves during shipment and they make installation of the connector easier and safer.

Prior Jobs of the Month:

[ Intake Air Filter ] [ Flexible Connector for Dirty Air ] [ Packless Silencer ] [ Acoustical Flex ] [ High Temperature and Gas-tight ] [ Energy Saving Silencer ] [ Multiple Silencers for High Flow System ] [ Slip Fit Flex Connectors ] [ Flex Connector with Straightening Vanes ] [ ANSI Flange Flex Connector ] [ Intake Air Filters ] [ Fan Service ] [ Dirty Air Silencers ] [ Really Big Flexition ] [ Allowing for Thermal Expansion ] [ Square-to-Round Transition Silencer ] [ Food Industry Flexes ] [ Outdoor Installation ] [ The Advantage of Heavy Construction ] [ Pressure Blower Connectors ]