Tubing or Piping: What’s Your Pick?

Looking at a piece of tube fitting, anyone would be confused with its thin and delicate construction. Don’t let it fool you! While small, light and delicate, tube fittings provide fewer opportunities for leakage and are much simpler to install.

You Are More Inclined To Use Piping – It’s The Same, After All

Yes, in theory, both tubing and piping will get the job done. Which one will conduct a better job,

however, is the question. 

Let’s consider the usage of tubing and piping in everyday applications where transferring fluid from one point to another is a major concern. 

Since fluid systems (piping, tubing, etc) help move fluid from Point A to Point B and other points, does the choice of system depends on the application? Not really. As effectiveness of fluid systems go, both will get the job done.

How to Choose The Best One

This being said, the efficiency of piping and tubing is quite different.

Selecting the best fluid system for your application requires some consideration.

The following is a standard procedure of dismantling and installing a fluid system. 

Ø  Cut the pipe

Ø  Deburr it

Ø  Cut threads (into the end)

Ø  Install fittings anytime the pipe has to change direction

Ø  Cover all male threads with a sealant

Ø  Tighten the fittings (wrench-tight)

You’ll immediately run into some difficulties when trying to follow the above steps. The term ‘wrench-tight’ is subjective. This means over-tightening of the elbow can lead to thread damage and leakage. Under-tightening can also lead to leakage.

Tubing Fluid Systems Is Simplicity

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Installing the same fluid system, but this time, with tubing is considerably easier. While you may still have to cut and deburr tubing, the similarity ends here. 

Offering simple installation and convenience, tubing systems eliminates installation of extra fittings; it creates less turbulence and pressure drops.

Weight Does Matter

A misconception about pipe fluid systems is that, being much thicker in diameter will allow the system to contain pressure well. 

Both systems are capable of holding the highest or lowest pressure equally well. The thickness of piping isn’t an advantage, but a sore disadvantage as it means a lot of extra weight which, in turn, increases handling and transportation costs. 

The heavier fluid system means you’ll have to store, lift, and install more weight.

If you’re dealing with piping but see tubing as the obvious solution for an efficient fluid solution, contact one of the leading tube fitting manufacturers in India, SEALEXCEL. They have the technical knowhow, skills and competency to deal with international clients.

Checking Your Industrial Check Valves –What You Need To Look Into

If you try to find the most misunderstood and seemingly underutilized valve ever invented, individuals (even some engineers) will point at the Check Valve.

If mentioned to plant personnel for example, the typical response will be, “they don’t work”. In fact, some industrial professionals go even so far as to re-pipe the entire system just to avoid installation of check valves.

What Is A Check Valve?

Explained in simple wordings, a check valve is a type of system that allows flow (gas or liquid) in one direction. Another usage of check valves is prevention of back or reverse flow, when fluid in the pipe line changes its direction.

Check valves are self automated, i.e. they don’t need help or human intervention to open and shut. Unlike other valve types, check valves work perfectly well even if the plant loses air, electricity or manual intervention.

Where Are They Found?

Despite their somewhat unpopularity, check valves are everywhere, including in your home. Check to see if your basement houses a sump pump. A check valve will probably be installed in the discharge line of the pump. Look outside your home and you’ll see check valves in every industry where a pump is an integral part of operations.   

Mostly Invisible, Check Valves Are Crucial For Everyday Applications Concerned With Flow Control

Also known as non-return or one-way valves, this industrial tool allows flow of liquid or air in only one direction. Tube fittings and valve manufacturers design check valves in a plethora of sizes and types. Consistent development and research is being awarded to check valves so that more applications can use them and prevent costly or dangerous backflow.

Check Valve Uses and Characteristics

Ø  It protects equipment from backflow and leakage damage

Ø  It provides pressure relief and safety of system

Ø  It prevents contamination from backflow

Ø  Manual intervention isn’t required

Ø  It’s powered by differential and flow pressure

Now that you know the advantages and importance of check valves, take note of the following considerations pertaining how to select the best valves for any application.  

Technical Specifications

Ø  What is the material of the check valve? Is it compatible with rest of the system?

Ø  What is the minimum cracking pressure?

Ø  How quickly does it closes and opens?

Ø  Is it flow dependent, powered by spring assist or gravity?

Ø  Does it promise zero leakage?

Are you able to answer the above positively? Then you’ve bought a check valve that’ll perform exceptionally well with your fluid system! Send in a query to SEALEXCEL for further information on check valves and their configurations.

An Easy Guide To Size And Type Of Tube Fittings Being Used Today

A number of industries are benefiting from the fantastic inventions that are tube fittings. Be it Food, Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, the Oil and Gas Industries etc, good quality tube fittings are the need for every developing nation in the world.

The Right Type of Tube Fitting For Industries

Due to great variety available in this product, industries often face confusion and slight dilemma over which tube fitting to use and where.

Even if such fittings are brought from foreign companies (there isn’t however any need to), the operation won’t yield high results unless the right tube fitting and equipment is used.

Taking this issue into consideration, the high quality push-in fittings manufacturer SEALEXCEL has shared the salient details of two of the most common tube fittings being used.

Identification Guide of Tube Fittings Being Used Today

Keep this in mind; if you’re expecting your chosen tube fitting to provide a 100% leak-free operation under every possible system parameter requirement, then stop. While good quality tube fittings will perform to their best, leakage should be expected under certain conditions. However, a high quality fitting can quite possibly reduce leakage by a great extent, if properly installed.

Following are the two most commonly used fittings:

Compression Fittings

This type of fitting was the very first to be developed. Three components, i.e. the nut, body and ferrule make up the compression fitting. The main benefit of this type of fitting is that the assembly and installation can be done without the help of special tools. Additionally, the seals can be line-type that helps create a strong, gripping force in one small area. The fitting can withstand high pressure and is available in Stainless steel.

Push-in Fittings

This type of connection will help you save time in manual connection and disconnection. Push-in fittings are incredibly easy to use, i.e. all you need to do is push them in the pipe! There’ll be no need for heating, soldering, or clamps, crimps and glue to achieve a leak-free seal. The fitting is gripped with help from Gripping Collet built into the pipe which in turn is secured with rubber made O-rings.

Using rigid and high quality control procedures that are approved by ISO 9001-2000 quality management systems, SEALEXCEL manufactures tube and pipe fittings that offer zero percent leakage and are torque free in process tubing and instrumentation.

Every manufacturer offers their unique tube fitting sizing chart. Therefore consultation is necessary before choosing the right one.