Can swing check valve or any other manual valve 0f Cl800 (SW) be connected with 2" bevel end pipe (XS,BBE,A53/A106/5L) from both ends . We use plain end pipe for SW connection . Is this mandatory requirement or connections are completed at site ?
__________________
Be simple and specific for a great success in Life
Yes you can use Bevel End pipe with Socket Weld fittings or Socket Weld valves but it is not recommended.
You ask "Why?"
In the construction of the Socket Weld you insert the pipe (normally
with a plain end) into the Socket until it bottoms out. Then you
pull the pipe back 1/16" before you start making the weld. This
forms a "gap" between the end of the pipe and the bottom of the
socket. This gap is required because the pipe will expand due to
the heat of the welding process and the end could bottom-out again and
break the weld you are trying to make.
Later the gap you made can and will collect material from the
process fluid or gas. If you use bevel end pipe for a socket weld
joint you just end up with a larger void that collects junk. Depending
on the commodity it is just a bigger place for corrosion to occur.
"Almost" Good Answers: