Nozzle Loads, Piping Stresses, and the Effect of Piping on Equipment

Special <strong>Piping</strong> Supports continued…
• Strut
– Used for restraint <strong>of</strong> piping
systems near critical equipment
– Adjustable; zero gap, zero friction
– Better than Guides <strong>and</strong> DAs at
restraining <strong>the</strong>rmal/friction loads
– Not dependant on steel location;
can adjust location inches at a
time
• Teflon Slide Plate (TSP)
– Reduces friction so support can
slide easily
– Usually placed under a shoe or
base support
– Allows expansion <strong>of</strong> pipe &
equipment to reach steady state
without overcoming a large friction
force
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