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Fabric expansion joints

Expansion joints are flexible pipelines and channel joints used in industrial installations. They provide proper installation action and are resistant to high temperature, agressive media and internal pressure. Expansion joints ensure an appropriate compensation of thermal and mechanical dilatations of the fumes channels, hot air pipelines and other media. Sema expansion joints do not contain asbestos and are able to work within temperatures of up to 1000° C and, depending on the structure, can work with overpressure of up to 3 bars. Obviously, they are designed and produced on the basis of specific guidelines and customer arrangements. Also, Sema joints are provided by the orderer with the ability to compensate dilatations of different directions, compensate and dampen vibrations of connected channels, and reduce noise. On top, they are easy to mount, allowing quick repair of the compensator coat.

Sema company offers servicing of previous installations, modernisation and safety testing of existing plants. Sema's extended service range includes measurements, design, fabric part execution, steel part preparation, supervised assembly, and continuous competent service.

The company's compensators supply many industrial branches, such as: power industry, heat engineering, refineries, steel industry, mines, paper factories, brickyards, shipyard industry, and many others.

schematOur designers ensure that Sema utilises up-to-date technologies in the industry. These are found by our advanced connections and tested in our production area before application. We use premium quality fabrics in our expansion joints, including glass, alsifer, silica, aramid and many more, depending on the exact plant requirements. All materials used are provided by reputable European suppliers, to increase the quality of our products. Also, Sema metal components are made using the finiest quality steel by carefully chosen executors.

 

Hypothetical diagram of compensators arrangement in power plant
(red lines indicate compensators)


Basic materials in expansion joint construction:

Fabric Heat resistance C Chemical resistance
x - good, o - poor
Description
Polyester 150 o High tensile strength
Glass type E 450 x Soft acid and alkali resistance, good insulating characteristics
Glass type HT 700 x High thermal resistance, good insulating characteristics
Silicate 1000 x Best characteristics for high temperatures
Aramide 250 o High mechanical durability
Ceramic (reinforced) 1260 o Good thermal insulation/td>
Chrome-nickel net 800 x Stabilises the compensator, compensates pressure load
Polyester with PVC 70 o
Aramide with silicate 180 o
Glass fibre with silicate 200 x Soft acid and alkali resistant, UV resistantSoft acid and alkali resistant, UV resistant
Glass with PTFE 260 x High chemical resistance on almost all media
Glass with aluminium foil 600 o High capability to reflect heat radiation


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Hypothetical diagram of compensators arrangement in power plant
(red lines indicate compensators)



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Example structure of the fabric compensator sleeve.