Recent Blogs
Metal Expansion Joint: Free Pipe-Growth Worksheet
Explore axial movement in a metal bellows and calculate free pipe thermal growth. The result is a movement estimate, not an expansion-joint rating.
Corrugated Expansion Coupling Mechanism: How Bellows Absorb Steam Pipe Thermal Expansion
Explore a corrugated bellows coupling and calculate axial pressure thrust from effective bellows diameter and gauge pressure. Includes equations and a worked example.