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Elastic bend radius

Elastic bend radius

Elastic bend radius

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goodday,

i will like to know how to calculate Elastic bend raius allowable of a pipeline.

i will be gratefull if anybody can help me.

thanks  

RE: Elastic bend radius


Don't know if it still fits to modern pipeline codes, but,  rule of thumb back in my pipeline days some 40 years ago, was:
1.5 degree bend per pipe diameter inch

Translation of this is,  a bend of no more than 1.5 degrees could be made every 30 inches of a 30 inch diameter pipe.

The rule applied to all sizes of pipes and the use of the size shown with translation is for application purpose.

Additionally, rule of thumb stated:
No bending allowed within 2.5 diameter inches from the end of a pipe

This means no bending is allowed within 48 inches of the end of a 24 inch diameter pipe.
 

At 74th year working on IR-One PhD from UHK  - - -

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