Flexatherm Expanllow Pvt. Ltd. Manufactures Restrained and Unrestrained Axial Expansion Joint. Flexatherm Expanllow Pvt. Ltd. Is an ISO 9001: 2008 certified company. The Restrained and Unrestrained Axial Expansion Joint consists of a bellow element with end connections. It is used for axial movement only in pipe configurations. The Restrained and Unrestrained Axial Expansion Joint can also absorb small amounts of other two types of basic movements like lateral and angular.
The Unrestrained Axial Expansion Joint is a type of bellow, without any restraints or guides, cannot resist deflections other than those due to spring rate of the bellow elements. The pipe configurations should be adequately guided and anchored to avoid unexpected movements and proper functioning of the expansion joint.
Advantages of Restrained Axial Expansion Joint are:
The Restrained Axial Expansion joint have the features of unrestrained expansion joint with addition of tie-rods to restrain the pressure thrust and to restrict the movement of expansion joint. The tie-rods are arranged in opposite to each other or at an interval of 90 degrees.
Advantages of Restrained Axial Expansion Joint are: