INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING NOMOGRAM

(1)

TO DETERMINE 1, PASS A LINE THROUGH THE GIVEN TEMPERATURE IN

COLUMN 1 AND THROUGH THE EXPANSION LENGTH, L1 IN COLUMN 4.
THE EXPANSION, 1, IS READ AT THE LINE INTERSECTION IN COLUMN 5.

(2)

TO DETERMINE L2, PASS A LINE THROUGH THE EXPANSION, 1, IN COLUMN 5

AND THROUGH THE PIPE SIZE IN COLUMN 3.
THE REQUIRED LENGTH, L2 IS READ AT THE LINE INTERSECTION IN COLUMN 2.

LIMITATIONS TO THE USE OF THE L BEND NOMOGRAM

Z BENDS
L1
1.6
L2

THE Z BEND MAY BE CONSIDERED SAFE IF THE

EQUIVALENT L BEND, SHOWN DOTTED IS SAFE.

L2

(1) IF

H
L1

h
= 0,2
H OPTIMUM
h

L1
L2

ANCHOR
< 1.6

(2) IF

THE Z BEND MUST BE AN IMAGINARY ANCHOR INTO

TWO L BENDS WHICH MAY BE CHECKED ON THE L

BEND NOMOGRAM.

h
H OPTIMUM

ALTERNATIVELY THE BEND SHOULD BE CHECKED BY

= 1

MEANS OF SOME PROPER METHOD.

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EXPANSION U-BENDS
W
U

0,9

L2

(1) IF 0,1

THIS
BEND
CAN
BE
CHECKED
L BEND NOMOGRAM BY MAKING

ON

W
H

THE

L1 = U

U = L1

L2 = 2H

(2) IF 0,1

W
U OPTIMUM

= 0,5

0,2
( UNSYMETRICAL )

L2

U
1 C 1
AND
3 U 2

W
H

THIS BEND CAN BE CHECKED AS DESCRIBED

IN (1). SYMETRICAL LOOPS ARE ALWAYS

C
U = L1

PREFERABLE.

U-BEND STRUCTURE

L'1

L1

ANCHOR

THE U BEND MUST BE SPLIT INTO TWO L BENDS BY

L'2

AN IMAGINARY. THE TWO L BENDS CAN BE CHECKED

ON THE L BEND NOMOGRAM.
ALTERNATIVELY

PROPER

CHECK

SHOULD

BE

L2

CARRIED OUT.

BEND NOMOGRAM BY MAKING.

L1 = H
L2 = W + h
OR

AN

(1) THESE BENDS CAN BE CHECKED ON THE L

CH

OR

3-PLANE PIPE STRUCTURE

L1 = h
L2 = W + H

CASE(1)

CASE (2)

(2) IF THE EXPANSION OF W IS CRITICAL THE BEND

MUST BE SPLIT BY AN IMAGINARY ANCHOR INTO
L BENDS, WHICH CAN BE CHECKED ON THE L
BEND NOMOGRAM. ALTERNATIVELY A PROPER
METHOD SHOULD BE USED.

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This document contains proprietary information belonging to Raytheon Engineers & Constructors its parent
and/or affiliated companies and shall be used only for the purpose for which it was supplied.It shall not be
copied, reproduced or otherwise used,nor shall such information be furnished in whole or in part to others
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"L" BEND NOMOGRAM

CARBON STEEL PIPE ONLY
(IMPERIAL SYSTEM)
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or for ordering material unless dated and signed

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