Fire Pipe Clamp Application for Grooved Fire Pipeline Connection

Grooved connection technology is widely used in modern fire water pipelines.Grooved fire pipes rely on mechanical fittings instead of welding or threading.Fire pipe clamps work together with grooved couplings.Couplings realize pipe sealing while clamps undertake supporting and positioning tasks,two components bear different functions and cannot replace each other.

Grooved fire pipelines have certain axial displacement capacity.The supporting clamps must allow limited thermal expansion movement while preventing excessive lateral swing.When installing clamps near grooved joints,a proper distance must be reserved.Too close arrangement will restrict normal joint displacement and cause extra stress on coupling rubber seal.

The clamp selection for grooved pipes still matches pipe outer diameter.The pipe grooving process changes local pipe wall structure,so the clamp cannot be placed directly on grooved positions to avoid stress concentration and pipe damage.Operators arrange clamps on smooth straight pipe sections according to spacing codes.

This combined grooved pipe and clamp system features fast on site assembly and no hot work.It reduces construction risk on building sites.During fire system pressure testing,clamps keep pipeline stable under test pressure.Maintenance personnel need to inspect both grooved coupling sealing and clamp fastening status in regular inspections.

References

GB/T 7714:Khan A,Patel R.Application of fire pipe clamps matched with grooved fire pipeline connections[J].Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering,2022,110:104868.

MLA:Khan,A.,and R.Patel."Application of Fire Pipe Clamps Matched with Grooved Fire Pipeline Connections."Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering,vol.110,2022,p.104868.

APA:Khan,A.,&Patel,R.(2022).Application of fire pipe clamps matched with grooved fire pipeline connections.Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering,110,104868.[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104868](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2022.104868)