Short Radius Elbow
A short radius elbow is an elbow with a radius of curvature that is one times the diameter of the pipe; also known as a 1D. The radius of curvature of an elbow is equal to one times the diameter of the pipe. Usually a 90°angle.
Short radius elbow is widely used in the piping system of petroleum, chemical, natural gas, shipbuilding and other industries. Its main role is to connect two different directions of the pipeline or pipeline and elbow, so that the pipeline through the line of smooth and not blocked, and play a role in regulating the direction of the fluid.
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Short radius elbow is much shorter than the long radius elbow, the bend radius of the elbow is very sharp.
Long radius elbow is the most commonly used, the general default is also a long radius, high pressure or high flow rate will be used in places with a long radius, if it is a solid conveying pipeline resistance requirements of strict time to use a larger radius of the elbow.
Short radius is generally used in low-pressure fluids or elbows have restrictions on the use of the place. If there is no restriction on the conditions of preference for long radius elbow.
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