Cold Spring

Why do you think you need it, if you don't know what it is?

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Process Piping - ASME

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Is this the device that is usually secured to a long weight with congeminating sproggles?

It is a place where the water table is at ground level, and the exuding water is not geothermally heated. You can use it in a piping system just like any other water.

Agreed, but it was used in oil refineries long before that. On long runs of heated pipe, expansion loops were provided but only sized for a little more than half of the expansion, the rest taken up in cold spring. The pipe was detailed and fabricated short with the stretch made up in the loops.

Thank you sir .....

actually i read it about in some sort of piping support , so i didnt have clear picture in mind. that's why i asked here.

Thank you Sir, for an intelligent answer.

I am relieved to see it contrast the usual non-helpful hecklers.

Cold spring can be hazardous at times. I have seen, when cutting old sections of pipe, folks have discovered hidden pipe stress in the form of stored cold spring.

I may have seen a video on-line demonstrating this effect. . .

-A-

Cold Spring is this really cool place to hang out or have a great dinner. No, it really is - I spent many great evenings there and now that Stagecoach Road has been fixed, it's not so hard getting there.

Have any of you guys been there?

http://coldspringtavern.com/

Expansion loops that are cold sprung are still used today. One needs to figure out where he wants the pipe to move with guides and anchor points. The amount of spring need is calculated from the linear expansion that will occur. My experience with them as always been in steam line installations.