Elbow can be divided into long radius elbows and short radius elbows according to different bending radius. The elbows of different types have different applications and performance.
Different Performance
Long radius elbow refers to an elbow whose bending radius is 1.5 times to the diameter of the elbow (R=1.5D). Short radius elbow refers to an elbow whose bending radius is equal to the diameter of the elbow (R=1D). Due to the bending radius of long radius elbow is relatively bigger, which makes its wear and tear during use much less than short radius elbow. And the corrosion force and resistance it bears is also significantly reduced. Therefore the service life of long radius elbow is more longer.
Different Applications
Due to the types of elbows is different, the practical application is also different. Long radius elbow is usually used for the environment where frequently replace elbow is not required, such as liquid transportation. While short radius elbow is usually suitable for gas transportation, air filters, and separated air conditioning pipelines. Short radius elbow has a smaller bending radius, so it has a greater impact on the fluid resistance of the pipeline, and its service life is relatively shorter than long radius elbow.
In summary, different types of elbows have different performances, the select between long radius elbows and short radius elbows should be according to practical application. Wanlei can provide 45deg 90deg 180deg long radius elbows to clients. Welcome to visit our website.
