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Hyspan Barco - Model 6600 Series -Ball Joints
Hyspan Barco Ball Joints are available in standard and custom configurations 1/2″ through 30″ nominal pipe size. The following unpacked and packed configurations are available that will meet most requirements.
Ball joints are a conservative motion solution manufactured with thick components to provide increased safety. They provide pipe motion absorption via angular or torsional rotation without inducing pressure thrust force to the system.
Two or three ball joints are installed tandem in a leg of pipe, or a loop, perpendicular to the motion. Two ball joints are satisfactory for most applications—a third joint may be required for large movements or multi axis motions.
Ball joint loops often consume less than 25% of the area of a traditional pipe loop. Small to extreme motions are supported. Ball joint spacing lengths can be adjusted to reduce forces. Packed designs are used for higher pressures and temperatures.
Hyspan is the single source for expansion compensation, seismic connections, and vibration isolation. Only Hyspan manufactures metal bellows expansion joints, packed slip expansion joints, ball joints, and metal hose assemblies. These products provide an unequaled ability to fill applications with the correct product. Hyspan’s sales staff is available to help with product selection and development. Representative organizations for Hyspan are located throughout the worldHyspan Barco Ball Joints are available in standard and custom configurations 1/2″ through 30″ nominal pipe size. The following configurations are available that will meet most requirements.
The unique design of Hyspan Barco Ball Joints allows disassembly for inspection, seal replacement or other maintenance resulting in a product that lasts a lifetime.
The Hyspan Barco Off-Set® Method utilizes two or three ball joints installed in a leg of the piping or a loop with the motion perpendicular to two ball joints installed in tandem. Two ball joints are satisfactory for most applications – a third joint may required for large movements.
Ball joints can be installed to absorb pipe movement in many applications ranging from thermal expansion or contraction of pipe, tank or building settlement, movement resulting from a seismic event, equipment movement such as solar panels and platens, and repetitive motion on bridges, oil platforms and ships. Regardless of the source of the motion, the ability of ball joints to absorb the motion relies on the Off-Set® Method.
The following illustrations are typical installations of ball joints. They are primarily illustrated in one plane; however, ball joints are completely universal allowing motion in all planes including rotation around the centerline. No other method of absorbing pipe motion has this capability.