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Spring Supports: Where

Spring hangers and supports are used to allow for vertical movement of piping during thermal expansion and relieve loads on equipment. There are two main types: constant springs exert the same lifting force regardless of movement, while variable springs have a lifting capacity that changes with compression/extension. Selection involves ensuring the supporting force variation between cold and hot positions is within acceptable limits, typically no more than 25% of the operating load. Spring variability is calculated using a formula involving spring rate, required travel, cold load, and hot load.

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Spring Supports: Where

Spring hangers and supports are used to allow for vertical movement of piping during thermal expansion and relieve loads on equipment. There are two main types: constant springs exert the same lifting force regardless of movement, while variable springs have a lifting capacity that changes with compression/extension. Selection involves ensuring the supporting force variation between cold and hot positions is within acceptable limits, typically no more than 25% of the operating load. Spring variability is calculated using a formula involving spring rate, required travel, cold load, and hot load.

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SPRING SUPPORTS

Spring Hangers and Supports are vertically moving components used to


compensate height displacements of piping due to thermal expansion.
Primarily springs are used to relieve loads on equipment nozzles.
Spring hangers are sized using operating conditions.
Types are:
Constant - spring will exert the same lifting
effort as the pipe moves up or down and is
used where vertical movement of the pipeline is
so great that the maximum allowable variability
cannot be met with a variable-load spring
support.
Variable - spring’s
load carrying capacity
varies considerably
as the spring is
compressed
or extended from a
fixed reference point
and is used when it is necessary to carry only the
working dead weight or load of a piping system
while allowing the pipeline to move in both
horizontal and vertical directions.

The general criteria from most of the international


standards is that the variation in supporting force
between cold (installation) and hot (operating)
position must not exceed 25% of the operating
load. If variability percentages are below 12%,
Consideration should be given to using the next lower spring scale, if
exceeding 25%, the next higher spring scale must be used. If between the
percentages mentioned, the highest percentage should be listed.
Spring Variability is computed by the formula,

% Variability = spring rate x required travel x 100%


HL
or = CL – HL x 100%
HL
where :
Variability - the variation in supporting a given amount of displacement. This is the
principal consideration in the selection of variable spring.
spring rate – is the stiffness in force per unit displacement
travel - deflection, variation of the pipe’s vertical position
CL - cold load,the deadweight that is carried by the spring after installation
HL - hot load, when system is in operation and the spring support is altered
from its cold loaded position

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