Saddle (Sliding) Support Location

Yes you are right. But also take the following tips in consideration:

The contact face of the vessel support (Bottom part resting on the structure) shall be fully painted/coated an cleaned (Free from dirty) before installation.

Low friction sliding supports (PTFE/graphite sliding plates or rolled supports) with steel landing area shall be thoroughly cleaned before installation (any dirty will draticaly increase the friction)

Supports shall be checked for clearence between support and side/up- lift movement restriction guides.

Check if vessel is anchored correctly and can move freely without touching neigbouring lines.

WP

In addition to the other response,

Leveling of vessel and the support (Slinding) is very important factor. Level alignment will help in smmoth expansion and contraction of the vessel with temperature change. It is better to use full face PTFE sheet in place of roller assembly as rolling elements get jammed with time and then they insert friction.

Hi Guys..

Thank you for the above depictions and suggestion. Those helped me a lot.

thanks again.

Arun.