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Piping Joints

Pipe joints are important components that connect multiple pipes in a plumbing system. The type of joint used impacts costs and performance. Key factors to consider when selecting joints include material and installation costs, required leakage integrity, maintenance needs, and performance requirements. Common pipe joint types are butt-welded, socket-welded, threaded, grooved, flanged, brazed/soldered, and compression joints, each with their own advantages and disadvantages related to costs, strength, leakage prevention, and temperature tolerance.

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Piping Joints

Pipe joints are important components that connect multiple pipes in a plumbing system. The type of joint used impacts costs and performance. Key factors to consider when selecting joints include material and installation costs, required leakage integrity, maintenance needs, and performance requirements. Common pipe joint types are butt-welded, socket-welded, threaded, grooved, flanged, brazed/soldered, and compression joints, each with their own advantages and disadvantages related to costs, strength, leakage prevention, and temperature tolerance.

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PIPING JOINTS

Pipe joints in water supply are major components of plumbing system provided to connect multiple pipes.
Joint design and selection can have a major impact on the initial installed cost, the long-range operating
and maintenance cost, and the performance of the piping system. Factors that must be considered in the
joint selection phase of the project design include material cost, installation labor cost, degree of leakage
integrity required, periodic maintenance requirements, and specific performance requirements.

Different types of pipe joints used in plumbing system are as follows,

1. BUTT WELDED JOINTS:

Butt-welding is the most common method of joining piping used in large commercial, institutional, and
industrial piping systems. Material costs are low, but labor costs are moderate to high due to the need for
specialized welders and fitters. Long term leakage integrity is extremely good, as is structural and
mechanical strength. The interior surface of a butt-welded piping system is smooth and continuous which
results in low pressure drop.

2. SOCKET WELDED JOINTS:

Socket-welded construction is a good choice wherever the benefits of high leakage integrity and great
structural strength are important design considerations. Construction costs are somewhat lower than
with butt-welded joints due to the lack of exacting fit-up requirements and elimination of special
machining for butt weld end preparation.

3. THREADED OR SCREWED JOINTS:

Threaded or screwed piping is commonly used in low-cost, noncritical applications such as domestic
water, fire protection, and industrial cooling water systems. Installation productivity is moderately high,
and specialized installation skill requirements are not extensive. Leakage integrity is good for low-
pressure, low-temperature installations where vibration is not encountered. Rapid temperature changes
may lead to leaks due to differential thermal expansion between the pipe and fittings.

Figure 1 Flanged joint


4. GROOVED JOINTS:

The main advantages of the grooved joints are their ease of assembly, which results in low labor cost, and
generally good leakage integrity. They allow a moderate amount of axial movement due to thermal
expansion, and they can accommodate some axial misalignment. The grooved construction prevents the
joint from separating under pressure. Among their disadvantages are the use of an elastomer seal, which
limits their high-temperature service, and their lack of resistance to torsional loading.

5. FLANGED JOINTS:

Flanged connections are used extensively in modern piping systems due to their ease of assembly and
disassembly; however, they are costly. Contributing to the high cost are the material costs of the flanges
themselves and the labor costs for attaching the flanges to the pipe and then bolting the flanges to each
other. Flanges are normally attached to the pipe by threading or welding, although in some special cases
a flange-type joint known as a lap joint may be made by forging and machining the pipe end. Flanged
joints are prone to leakage in services that experience rapid temperature fluctuations.

6. BRAZED AND SOLDERED JOINTS:

Brazing and soldering are most often used to join copper and copper-alloy piping systems, although
brazing of steel and aluminum pipe and tubing is possible. Brazing and soldering both involve the addition
of molten filler metal to a close-fitting annular joint. The molten metal is drawn into the joint by capillary
action and solidifies to fuse the parts together. The parent metal does not melt in brazed or soldered
construction. The advantages of these joining methods are high leakage integrity and installation
productivity.

Figure 2 compression joint

7. COMPRESSION JOINTS:

Compression sleeve-type joints are used to join plain end pipe without special end preparations. These
joints require very little installation labor and as such result in an economical overall installation.
Advantages include the ability to absorb a limited amount of thermal expansion and angular misalignment
and the ability to join dissimilar piping materials, even if their outside diameters are slightly different.
Disadvantages include the use of rubber or other elastomer seals, which limits their high-temperature
application.

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