Concentric Reducing
Style 1101CR
General Rubber’s Styles 1101CR and 1201CR concentric reducing rubber expansion joints are an economical way to combine a reducing pipe fitting with an expansion joint. The two different flanged diameters have a common centerline. Additionally, they are designed to absorb large all-directional movements, reduce noise and vibration, have a cycle life in the tens of millions, compensate for misalignments, provide access to piping and equipment and relieve pipe and anchor stresses. Its spool type body is constructed with full rubber flanges, a high-grade leak-proof tube, multiple layers of high-strength tire cord, high tensile steel reinforcement, a seamless cover and hot dip galvanized steel retaining rings. This construction, as a standalone expansion joint, represents the most cost-effective arrangement when used in rigid piping systems with main anchors (MA) and numerous guides at specific spacing. Control units can be externally or internally attached and used as limit rods for secondary restraint or as tie rods when the support structure or adjacent equipment have load limitations.
Features
- Versatile hand-built construction
- Virtually eliminates sediment buildup
- An economic and space saving way to combine a reducing pipe fitting with an expansion joint
- Standard or custom face-to-face dimensions
- Available in custom offset arrangements and sizes not shown
- Integral flange design, no gaskets required
- Filled arch design available
- 250°F continuous service standard (400°F available)
- Higher pressure rating than conventional expansion joints
- Style 1201CR designates full vacuum rating (30″ Hg) in all sizes
- Hot dip galvanized retaining rings standard
- High strength and simple to install