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Ihe M| |oop* |s o pre-eng|neered o|ternote to hord p|pe |ops ond be||ows type expons|on [o|nts.
|t hos s|gn|f|cont des|gn odvontoges wh|ch con g|ve you, the eng|neer, for more freedom |n p|p|ng
|oyouts ond the s|ze, quont|ty, ond strength of p|pe supports.
ne M| |ccp's f|ex|c|||y |ons|oes |nc ccmpocness, |equ||-
|ng o f|oc|cn cf ne spoce cf no|o p|pe |ccps. Runs con ce
mooe smo||e|, |gne| ono w|n fewe| gu|oes ono suppc|s
non o|e |equ||eo fc| no|o p|pe |ccps. / s|ng|e M| |ccp
con ce oes|gneo fc| |o|ge mcvemens, e||m|no|ng mu||p|e
expons|cn jc|n |cco|cns.
Ccmpo|eo c ce||cws ype jc|ns, ne M| |ccp nos |nc|eo|c|e
f|ex|c|||y ono ze|c p|essu|e n|us. n|s meons o |cw fc|ce c
ccmp|ess, |ns|gn|f|con oncnc| |coos, ono m|n|mo| gu|o|ng
|equ||emens.
ne M| |ccp ccmc|nes wc |me p|cven ecnnc|cg|es, ne
no|o p|pe |ccp ono f|ex|c|e so|n|ess see| ncse ono c|o|o.
cgene| ney s|gn|f|con|y |eouce ne s|ze, oncnc| |coos, sup-
pc| |equ||emens ono ccss ccmpo|eo c o no|o p|pe |ccp
oes|gneo fc| ne some mcvemen.
ne M| |ccp mees AM8F code 831.1 ond 831.3. See poge
5.
/ny opp||co|cn wne|e ccmpenso|cn fc| p|pe mcvemen |s
|equ||eo, f|cm ne unp|eo|coc|e se|sm|c c ne p|ec|se co|-
cu|o|cns us|ng ne|mo| cceff|c|ens cf expons|cn, ne M| |ccp
con mee ycu| |equ||emens.
*poen = 515784
Iob|e of Contents
Boc|g|cuno & Des|gn C||e||o........... 2,4
/pp||co|cns................ 3
/SME Ccoe.................. 5
Scc| S|zes................
Cuscm |oe||ng............. 7
Sucm|o| D|ow|ng.............. 8
Des|gn Copoc||||es.......... ,10,11
es Repc|............... 12
Cc||cs|cn Doo............ 13-17
e|ms ono Ccno||cns........... 1
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Anchor
|oods
12800 |bs.
780 |bs.
202 |bs.
Drown to 8co|e
8e||ows Fxpons|on Jo|nt
M| |oop
P|pe Gu|de
Des|gn Cond|t|ons
P|pe - " 8chedu|e 40
Movement - 4" Ax|o| Compress|on
Pressure - 150 P8|
Iemperoture - 300F
|ength of kun - 177 feet
8% |ess onchor |ood thon
8e||ows Fxpons|on Jo|nt
74% |ess onchor |ood thon
Pord P|pe |oop
% |ess spoce requ|red thon
Pord P|pe |oop
Pord P|pe |oop
Anchor
|oods
12800 |bs.
780 |bs.
202 |bs.
E | e v o e o P | p e R u n s .
R e o u c e o sp||ng |oes,
oncnc| |coos ono cve| o| |
s| ze, m| n| m| ze ne s|ucu|o|
| equ| | emens cf ne p| pe sup-
pc|s. Mu||p|e no|o p| pe | ccps con
ce |ep|oceo cy o s|ng|e M| |ccp.
M| |ccps exeno|ng upwo|o. |n n|s |nso|-
|o|cn o sp||ng nonge| |s |eccmmenoeo c
suppc| ne |ccp cecouse ne 180 |eu|n
ceno w||| |ove| up ono ocwn os ne p|pe
exponos ono ccn|ocs.
P| pe Suppc|s. Becouse cf ne | ccps
ex|eme f|ex|c|||y gu|oes o|e |equ||eo w|n-
|n 4 p|pe o|omee|s cefc|e ono ofe| ne
|ccp. ef|cn s||oe gu|oes o|e |eccmmeno-
eo cecouse ney o|e |mpe|v|cus c omc-
spne||c ccno||cns. ne ef|cn c so|n|ess
see| s||oe p|oes w||| neve| c|no cf go||. ne
s||oe gu|oe o|sc nos ne un|que oovonoge
cf ce|ng oc|e c suppc| ne p|p|ng sc | con
ce useo |n p|oce cf p|pe |c||e|s fc| ne en||e
p|pe |un.
P|os|c P|pe. yp|co||y nos mucn g|eoe|
cceff|c|ens cf expons|cn non see| ono |s
mc|e c|||e. ne M| |ccp w|n |s |cw sp||ng
|oe |s |oeo|.
B|oncn ||ne |e |ns. |n n|s |nso||o|cn ne
c|oncn ||ne con mcve pe|peno|cu|o| c ne
mo|n ||ne c| ne mo|n ||ne con mcve pe|-
peno|cu|o| c ne c|oncn w|ncu |mpcs|ng
ony n|us |coos.
on| Se||ng. M|n|mo| nczz|e |coo|ng o||cws
fc| on| mcvemens ono cffe|s se|sm|c p|c-
ec|cn.
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|ntroduct|on to F|ex|b|e Meto| Pose ond 8ro|d
So|n|ess See| cse ono B|o|o fu|f|||s ne neeos cf |nous|y fc|
o f|ex|c|e ccmpcnen nov|ng ne un|que p|cpe||es cf meo|:
n|gn s|engn ono n|gn |es|sonce c empe|ou|e ono cc||c-
s|cn, os we|| os ne oc|||y c f|ex. |||e o ce||cws ype expon-
s|cn jc|n, o uce cf So|n|ess See| |s cc||ugoeo |n o gecme-
||c snope wn|cn enoc|es | c f|ex w|ncu exceeo|ng |s e|os|c
||m|s.
wnen meo| ncse |s sucjeceo c n|gn |ne|no| p|essu|e, ne
ncse |s e|cngoeo pos |s oc|||y c |eccve|. ne cc||ugo|cns
o|e s|ecneo cu cf snope ono ne f|ex|c|||y cf ne ncse |s
|mpo||eo. | |s necesso|y, ne|efc|e, c equ|p ne ncse w|n o
oev|ce wn|cn con f|ex w|n ne ncse ono p|even e|cngo|cn
unoe| p|essu|e. ne cue| c|o|o |s jus sucn o oev|ce.
ne c|o|o |s o ucu|o| sneon cf meo| w||es wcven |n o cos|e
weove fosn|cn. | |s mooe c f| snug|y cve| ne ncse, ono |s
foseneo c ne enos cf ne ncse. | |s oes|gneo c ce s|cng
encugn c w|nsono e|cngo|cn fc| ne
fu|| p|essu|e |o|ng cf ne ncse. ne
c|o|o o||cy |s usuo||y s|m||o| c no cf
ne ncse, cu moy ce o|ffe|en fc| |eo-
scns cf s|engn, cc||cs|cn |es|sonce,
ec.
Des|gn Cons|derot|ons
ne fc||cw|ng o|e |mpc|on focc|s c
ccns|oe| |n se|ec|ng o M| |ccp.
Movement
ne f|ex|c|||y cf ne M| |ccp |s oee|-
m|neo cy |s mecnon|co| oes|gn ono
ne |nne|en f|ex|c|||y cf |s moe||o|.
nese o|e o few cf ne mcvemens ne
M| |ccp |s yp|co||y oes|gneo fc|:
8e|sm|c wne|e we oes|gn fc| o m|n|-
mum cf cyc|es ono o mox|mum s|c|e.
Ihermo| movement wn|cn |s yp|-
co||y o |ncwn omcun.
Offset Sucn os on| se||ng. /|mcs ony omcun cf mcve-
men con ce oes|gneo fc|, f|cm o few |ncnes c mony fee.
Iors|ono| nc |eccmmenoeo
Iemperoture
ne pnys|co| p|cpe||es cf ony moe||o| vo||es w|n empe|o-
u|e. ||m|s fc| cpe|o|ng empe|ou|e o|e offeceo cy ne
wc|||ng p|essu|e, ne ype cf meo|o ce|ng ccnveyeo ono ne
nou|e cf ne opp||co|cn. By co|efu| se|ec|cn cf moe||o|,
| |s pcss|c|e c p|cv|oe f|ex|c|e meo| ncse fc| o w|oe |onge
cf cpe|o|ng empe|ou|es. ne cnc|ce cf ncse ype, meo|
o||cy, eno f||ng ono menco cf f||ng oocnmen oee|m|nes
ne empe|ou|e ||m|.
Pressure kot|ngs
ne mox|mum wc|||ng, mox|mum es, ono ncm|no| cu|s
p|essu|es fc| eocn ncse s|ze |s coseo cn ossemc||es w|n
we|oeo-cn f||ngs fc| so|n|ess see| ncse. ne |o|ngs sncwn
cn poge o|e |n PS|G o 70|.
ne Mox|mum wc|||ng Ro|ng |s ne mox|mum cpe|o|ng p|es-
su|e c wn|cn o ncse ossemc|y sncu|o ce sucjeceo. nese
|o|ngs |ep|esen ne opp||co|cn cf o 4 c 1 sofey focc|
ogo|ns ncm|no| cu|s p|essu|e. |c| |nso||o|cns |nvc|v|ng pu|-
so|ng c| su|ge p|essu|es, ne peo| p|essu|e sncu|o ce ||m|eo
c 50% cf ne mox|mum wc|||ng p|essu|e.
ne Mox|mum es Ro|ng |s ne mox|mum p|essu|e c wn|cn
o s|o|gn ncse ossemc|y moy ce sucjeceo w|ncu cous|ng
pe|monen oefc|mo|cn cf ne ncse o omc|en.
ne Ncm|no| Bu|s Ro|ng |s ne p|essu|e o wn|cn o ncse
ossemc|y con ce expeceo c |upu|e.
Med|o
ne ype cf meo|o ce|ng ccnveyeo
|s on |mpc|on ccns|oe|o|cn |n ne
se|ec|cn p|ccess. Meo| ncse |s suc-
jec c cc||cs|cn cy ccn ne moe-
||o| f|cw|ng n|cugn | ono ne cus|oe
env||cnmen. |c| o|mcs o|| opp||co-
|cns, o meo| ncse con ce se|eceo
no |s |es|son c ne |nenoeo meo|o.
S|nce meo| ncse |s o n|n-wo||eo p|co-
uc, | w||| nc nove ne some co| ||fe
os neov|e| wo||eo uce c| p|pe cf ne
some moe||o|.
e|oc|ty
|n n|gn ve|cc|y opp||co|cns occve 25
f/sec} o ||ne| |s |eccmmenoeo c m|n|-
m|ze u|cu|ence, v|c|o|cn ono e|cs|cn.
| moy o|sc ce oes||oc|e |n oc|os|ve
meo|o opp||co|cns c m|n|m|ze e|c-
s|cn, |ego|o|ess cf ne ve|cc|y.
Fnd F|tt|ngs
ne uses cf M| |ccps o|e ccmp|emeneo cy ne ccmp|enen-
s|ve |onge cf eno f||ngs no o|e ovo||oc|e. Sucn eno f||ngs
moy ce mo|e c| femo|e p|pe n|eoos, un|cns, f|onges, f|o|eo
uce f||ngs, c| cne| spec|o||y oes|gneo ccnnecc|s.
8|ze
ne s|ze cf o M| |ccp |s exp|esseo os ncm|no| o|omee|. ne
ex|s|ng p|p|ng w||| nc|mo||y o|coe ne s|ze cf ne meo| ncse
fc| o po||cu|o| opp||co|cn. cweve|, f|cw |oe, ve|cc|y ono
p|essu|e o|cp ccns|oe|o|cns moy o|sc |nf|uence ne se|ec-
|cn.
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Power P|p|ng A8MF 831.1 - 18 Fd|t|on
101.7.2 Fxpons|on, 8w|ve|, or 8o|| Jo|nts, ond F|ex|b|e Meto| Pose Assemb||es.
Jc|ns cf ne cc||ugoeo ce||cws, s||p, s|eeve, co||, c| sw|ve| ypes ono f/ex/b/e meIo/ hose ossemb//es moy ce useo |f ne|| moe||o|s ccnfc|m
c ne Ccoe, ne|| s|ucu|o| ono wc|||ng po|s o|e cf omp|e p|cpc||cns, ono ne|| oes|gn p|evens ne ccmp|ee o|sengogemen cf wc|||ng
po|s wn||e |n se|v|ce. cweve|, f|ex|c|e meo| ncse ossemc||es, ono expons|cn jc|ns cf ne cc||ugoeo ce||cws, s||p, c| s|eeve ype sno|| nc ce
useo |n ony p|p|ng sysem ccnnec|ng ne cc||e| ono ne f||s scp vo|ve |n no sysem.
11.5 F|ex|b|||ty
Pcwe| p|p|ng sysems sno|| ce oes|gneo c nove suff|c|en f|ex|c|||y c p|even p|pe mcvemens f|cm cous|ng fo||u|e f|cm cve|s|ess cf ne
p|pe moe||o| cf oncnc|s, |eo|oge o jc|ns, c| oe||meno| o|sc||cn cf ccnneceo equ|pmen |esu||ng f|cm excess|ve n|uss ono mcmens.
||ex|c|||y sno|| ce p|cv|oeo cy cnonges cf o||ec|cn |n ne p|p|ng n|cugn ne use cf cenos, |ccps, c| cffses, c| p|cv|s|cns sno|| ce mooe c
ocsc|c ne|mo| mcvemens cy u|||z|ng expons|cn, sw|ve|, c| co|| jc|ns, cc||ugoeo p|pe, c| f/ex/b/e meIo/ hose ossemb//es.
11.5.1 Fxpons|on, 8w|ve|, or 8o|| Jo|nts, on F|ex|b|e Meto| Pose Assemb||es.
Excep os soeo |n Po|o, 101.7.2 nese ccmpcnens moy ce useo wne|e expe||ence c| ess nove oemcns|oeo no ney o|e su|oc|e fc|
expeceo ccno||cns cf p|essu|e, empe|ou|e, se|v|ce, ono cyc||c ||fe.
Res|o|ns ono suppc|s sno|| ce p|cv|oeo, os |equ||eo, c ||m| mcvemens c ncse o||ec|cns ono mogn|uoes pe|m|eo fc| spec|f|c jc|n c|
ncse ossemc|y se|eceo.
CPFM|CA| P|ANI AND PFIkO|F0M kFF|NFkY P|P|NG A8MF 831.3 - 10 FD|I|ON
31.7 Meons of |ncreos|ng F|ex|b|||ty.
ne |oycu cf p|p|ng cfen p|cv|oes |nne|en f|ex|c|||y n|cugn cnonges |n o||ec|cn, sc no o|sp|ocemens p|couce cn|ef|y ceno|ng ono c|s|cn-
o| s|o|ns w|n|n p|esc||ceo ||m|s. ne omcun cf ox|o| ens|cn c| ccmp|ess|cn s|o|n wn|cn p|couces |o|ge |eoc|cns} usuo||y |s smo||.
wne|e ne p|p|ng |oc| cu||-|n cnonges cf o||ec|cn c| wne|e | |s unco|onceo see po|o. 31.2.2c}}, |o|ge |eoc|cns c| oe||meno| cve|s|o|n
moy ce enccune|eo. ne oes|gne| sncu|o ccns|oe| ooo|ng f|ex|c|||y cy cne c| mc|e cf ne fc||cw|ng meons: cenos, |ccps, c| cffses, sw|ve|
jc|ns, cc||ugoeo p|pe, expons|cn jc|ns cf ne ce||cws c| s||p-jc|n ype, c| cne| oev|ces, pe|m||ng ongu|o|, |co|cno| c| ox|o| mcvemen.
Su|oc|e oncnc|s, |es, c| cne| oev|ces sno|| ce p|cv|oeo os necesso|y c |es|s eno fc|ces p|couceo cy f|u|o p|essu|e, f||c|cno| |es|sonce c
mcvemen, ono cne| couses. wnen expons|cn jc|ns c| cne| s|m||o| oev|ces o|e p|cv|oeo, ne s|ffness cf ne jc|n c| oev|ce sncu|o ce ccns|o-
e|eo |n ony f|ex|c|||y ono|ys|s cf ne p|p|ng.
- |to||cs odded
Iyp|co| 8pec|f|cot|on
P|cv|oe f|ex|c|e expons|cn |ccps cf s|ze
ono moe||o| nceo cn o|ow|ngs. ||ex|c|e
|ccps sno|| ce oes|gneo c |mpo| nc
n|us |coos cn ne oncnc|s. ne |ccp
sno|| ccns|s cf wc f|ex|c|e sec|cns cf
ncse ono c|o|o, wc 0 oeg|ee e|ccws,
ono o 180 oeg|ee |eu|n. |ccps sno|| ce
|nso||eo |n o neu|o|, p|eccmp|esseo, c|
p|e-exenoeo ccno||cn os |equ||eo fc|
ne opp||co|cn. |ccps |nso||eo nong-
|ng ocwn sno|| nove o o|o|n p|ug. |ccps
|nso||eo s|o|gn up moy ce f|eo w|n on
oucmo|c o|| |e|eose vo|ve c pu|ge o||
f|cm ne n|gn pc|n cf ne |ccp. |ccps
|nso||eo |n ony pcs||cn cne| non nong-
|ng ocwn mus nove ne 180 oeg|ee
|eu|n suppc|eo. |nso|| M| |ccp w|n-
|n fcu| p|pe o|omee|s, ccn ups|eom
ono ocwns|eom, f|cm o p|pe gu|oe c|
oncnc|. Monufocu|e| sno|| p|cv|oe upcn
|eques ce||f|co|cn cf pe|fc|monce es-
|ng ono quo||f|co|cn cn ne M| |ccp.
COLD 5PJNG
Certified by the
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
for use on gas pipe lines.

n|s |||us|oes ne snope cf o p|e-exenoeo M| |ccp.

wnen |nso||eo |n o nc|mo||y nc ||ne, ne |ccp w|||
nen ce ccmp|esseo c |s neu|o| ccnf|gu|o|cn.
150#
FLANGFD
FND5
F|tt|ngs -
150# P|ote
Corbon 8tee|
Pose 8 8ro|d -
8er|es 300
8to|n|ess 8tee|
WFLD FND5
F|tt|ngs -
8ched. 40
Corbon 8tee|
Pose 8 8ro|d -
8er|es 300
8to|n|ess 8tee|
IhPFAD
FND5 [MALFj
F|tt|ngs -
8ched. 40
Corbon 8tee|
Pose 8 8ro|d -
8er|es 300
8to|n|ess 8tee|
5FLFCI/ON ChAPI
(1) See Poge 8.
(2) / 70 |. See Poge 7. Nce: ne spec|o| p|essu|e |o|ngs fc| sou|oeo seom.
(3) Sp||ng |c|ce: nese vo|ues |ef|ec ne co| fc|ce |equ||eo c mcve ne M| |ccp |'s fu|| |oeo mcvemen fc| 150 P.S.|. o 70|.
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| When order|ng
o M| |oop w|th
doub|e-bro|d,
p|eose |nc|ude
the |etter "D" ot
the end of the
Mode| #.
|c| Me||c P|essu|e Ro|ng PS| x 0.070307 ~|g/cm
2
PIPE SIZE MODEL #
MOVE-
MENT
"A"(1)
END TO
END
"B" (1)
LENGTH
WORKING PRESSURE (PSI) (2) SPRING
FORCE
LBS. (3)
WEIGHT
LBS.
SINGLE
BRAID
DOUBLE
BRAID
FOR SAT
STEAM
1/2 (15mm)
LOOPW30050
LOOPW80050
1.5
4
6
9
13
17
1075 1720 300 45
2.5
5
3/4 (20mm)
LOOPW30075
LOOPW80075
1.5
4
5-1/4
9-1/4
13
18
792 1267 300 47
2.5
5
1 (25mm)
LOOPW30100
LOOPW80100
1.5
4
6
10
15
20
571 914 300 53
4
7
1-1/4 (30mm)
LOOPW30125
LOOPW80125
1.5
4
7-1/2
10-3/4
16
21
531 850 300 66
6
9
1-1/2 (40mm)
LOOPW30150
LOOPW80150
1.5
4
9
11-1/2
17
23
472 755 300 70
9
13
2 (50mm)
LOOPW30200
LOOPW80200
1.5
4
12
14
19
25
500 750 300 78
13
16
2-1/2 (65mm)
LOOPW30250
LOOPW80250
1.5
4
15
15-1/2
21
28
387 619 300 83
20
26
3 (80mm)
LOOPW30300
LOOPW80300
1.5
4
18
18
23
30
288 431 216 90
35
39
4 (100mm)
LOOPW30400
LOOPW80400
1.5
4
24
24
28
35
232 371 186 120
48
54
5 (125mm)
LOOPW30500
LOOPW80500
1.5
4
30
30
32
40
191 306 153 186
81
91
6 (150mm)
LOOPW30600
LOOPW80600
1.5
4
36
36
37
46
165 264 132 202
125
140
8 (200mm)
LOOPW30800
LOOPW80800
1.5
4
48
48
48
58
212 230 115 260
245
267
10 (250mm)
LOOPW31000
LOOPW81000
1.5
4
60
60
55
67
175 200 100 383
403
434
12 (300mm)
LOOPW31200
LOOPW81200
1.5
4
72
72
63
74
160 188 94 390
556
586
PIPE SIZE MODEL #
MOVE-
MENT
"A"(1)
END TO
END
"B" (1)
LENGTH
WORKING PRESSURE (PSI) (2) SPRING
FORCE
LBS. (3)
WEIGHT
LBS.
SINGLE
BRAID
DOUBLE
BRAID
FOR SAT
STEAM
2 (50mm)
LOOPF30200
LOOPF80200
1.5
4
12-1/2
14-1/2
19
25
285 285 285 78
21
24
2-1/2 (65mm)
LOOPF30250
LOOPF80250
1.5
4
15-1/2
16
21
28
285 285 285 83
30
36
3 (80mm)
LOOPF30300
LOOPF80300
1.5
4
18-1/2
18-1/2
23
30
285 285 216 90
46
50
4 (100mm)
LOOPF30400
LOOPF80400
1.5
4
24-1/2
24-1/2
28
35
232 285 183 120
63
69
5 (125mm)
LOOPF30500
LOOPF80500
1.5
4
30-1/2
30-1/2
32
40
191 285 153 186
91
101
6 (150mm)
LOOPF30600
LOOPF80600
1.5
4
36-1/2
36-1/2
37
46
165 264 132 202
148
163
8 (200mm)
LOOPF30800
LOOPF80800
1.5
4
48-1/2
48-1/2
48
58
212 230 115 260
287
309
10 (250mm)
LOOPF31000
LOOPF81000
1.5
4
60-1/2
60-1/2
55
67
175 200 100 283
453
484
12 (300mm)
LOOPF31200
LOOPF81200
1.5
4
72-1/2
72-1/2
63
74
160 188 94 390
636
666
14 (355mm)
LOOPF31400
LOOPF81400
1.5
4
84-1/2
84-1/2
71
80.5
110 125 63 706
636
666
16 (400mm)
LOOPF31600
LOOPF81600
1.5
4
96-1/2
96-1/2
78.5
91.5
110 170 85 900
636
666
18 (455mm)
LOOPF31800
LOOPF81800
1.5
4
108-1/2
108-1/2
86.5
100
85 150 75 1000
636
666
PIPE SIZE MODEL #
MOVE-
MENT
"A"(1)
END TO
END
"B" (1)
LENGTH
WORKING PRESSURE (PSI) (2) SPRING
FORCE
LBS. (3)
WEIGHT
LBS.
SINGLE
BRAID
DOUBLE
BRAID
FOR SAT
STEAM
1/2 (15mm)
LOOPT30050
LOOPT80050
1.5
4
10
13
13
17
1075 1720 300 45
3
5.5
3/4 (20mm)
LOOPT30075
LOOPT80075
1.5
4
9-1/4
13-1/4
13
18
792 1267 300 47
3
5.5
1 (25mm)
LOOPT30100
LOOPT80100
1.5
4
11
15
15
20
571 914 300 53
5
8
1-1/4 (32mm)
LOOPT30125
LOOPT80125
1.5
4
12-1/2
15-3/4
16
21
531 850 300 66
7
10
1-1/2 (40mm)
LOOPT30150
LOOPT80150
1.5
4
15
17-1/2
17
23
472 755 300 70
10.5
14.5
2 (50mm)
LOOPT30200
LOOPT80200
1.5
4
18
20
19
25
500 750 300 78
15
18
2-1/2 (65mm)
LOOPT30250
LOOPT80250
1.5
4
21
21-1/2
21
28
387 619 300 83
23
29
3 (80mm)
LOOPT30300
LOOPT80300
1.5
4
24
24
23
30
288 431 216 90
39
43
4 (100mm)
LOOPT30400
LOOPT80400
1.5
4
32
32
28
35
232 371 186 120
55
59
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Worn|ng: For steom serv|ce - o doub|e bro|d |s requ|red
ond the steom pressure rot|ng must be used
TEMPERATURE
IN DEGREES F.
MATERIAL
BRONZE STEEL MONEL
304
STAINLESS
321 OR 316 ELC
STAINLESS
Room Temp
150
200
250
300
1.00
.92
.89
.86
.83
1.00
.99
.97
.96
.93
1.00
.93
.90
.87
.83
1.00
.96
.92
.91
.86
1.00
.97
.94
.92
.88
350
400
450
500
600
.81
.78
.75
-
-
.91
.87
.86
.81
.74
.82
.79
.77
.73
.72
.85
.82
.80
.77
.73
.86
83
.81
.78
.74
700
800
900
1000
1100
-
-
-
-
-
.66
.52
.50
-
-
.71
.70
-
-
-
.69
.64
.58
-
-
.70
.66
.62
.60
.58
1200
1300
1400
1500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
.55
.50
.44
.40
Iemperoture Correct|on
Foctors For F|evoted
Iemperoture App||cot|ons.
/s ne se|v|ce empe|ou|e |nc|eoses,
ne mox|mum p|essu|e o M| |ccp
con w|nsono oec|eoses. ne
moe||o| f|cm wn|cn ne ncse |s
mooe ono ne menco cf f||ng
oocnmen mecnon|co|, sc|oe|eo,
we|oeo, s||ve| c|ozeo} oee|m|nes
ne mox|mum p|essu|e o wn|cn on
ossemc|y con ce useo. By us|ng
ne focc|s g|ven |n ne cno|, ne
opp|cx|moe sofe wc|||ng p|essu|e
o e|evoeo empe|ou|es con ce
co|cu|oeo.
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PIPE SIZE MODEL #
MOVE-
MENT
"A"(1)
END TO
END
"B" (1)
LENGTH
WORKING PRESSURE (PSI) (2) SPRING
FORCE
LBS. (3)
WEIGHT
LBS.
SINGLE
BRAID
DOUBLE
BRAID
FOR SAT
STEAM
1/2 (15mm)
LOOPS30050
LOOPS80050
1.5
4
5
8
11
15
706 1130 NA 45
2
2.5
3/4 (20mm)
LOOPS30075
LOOPS80075
1.5
4
6
9-1/2
15
19
577 923 NA 47
2
2.5
1 (25mm)
LOOPS30100
LOOPS80100
1.5
4
6-1/2
10-1/4
16
21
470 752 NA 53
2.5
3
1-1/4 (30mm)
LOOPS30125
LOOPS80125
1.5
4
7-3/4
11-1/4
17
22
361 577 NA 66
3.5
4
1-1/2 (40mm)
LOOPS30150
LOOPS80150
1.5
4
9-1/4
11-3/4
18
24
329 526 NA 70
4
4.5
2 (50mm)
LOOPS30200
LOOPS80200
1.5
4
11-1/4
14
21
26
317 507 NA 78
9
12
2-1/2 (65mm)
LOOPS30250
LOOPS80250
1.5
4
13
15
21
27
272 435 NA 83
12
18
3 (80mm)
LOOPS30300
LOOPS80300
1.5
4
14
16-1/2
23
29
201 322 NA 90
18
24
4 (100mm)
LOOPS30400
LOOPS80400
1.5
4
18
22
26
32
142 227 NA 120
26
31
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DESCR|P|N:
DR/wN BY: D/E: DR/w|NG N:
JAM 02/01
M| FXPAN8|ON |OOP
0.8. PAI#5,15,784
||EX|CR/| |NDuSR|ES 2315 w. uBB/RD C|C/G, || 012 PNE: 312} 738-3588 |/X: 312} 421-327
A
A
Plate Flange
90 Deg. Long Radius
Shipping
Bar
B
Drain Plug or Air Release
Support Bracket
180 Deg. Long
Radius Return
Hose & Braid
Weld End (37 Deg.)
Male Thread End
Grooved End
A
A
QTY
MODEL
NUMBER
PIPE
SIZE
MOVEMENT
MAXIMUM
FLOW
RATE
INSUL
THICKNESS
AXIAL
OTHER
COMPR-
ESSION
EXTEN-
SION PSI TEMP.
M|SC |P NES: |ccps oc nc nove c nong ocwn os |||us|oeo, up, ocwn, s|oewoys |s occepoc|e.
|c| seom se|v|ce |ccp mus ce nc||zcno| c| seom |op sncu|o ce p|cv|oeo.
PIPE GUIDES
FOR
LOOP# SIZE QTY. MODEL # NOTES
1
2
3
4
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Socket
Weld Coupling
Outer S/S
Hose & Braid
Inner S/S
Hose & Braid
Hanger Lug
Drain
Hanger Lug
Drain or Air Vent
180 Deg. Return
Innerlocked
Liner
Hose & Braid
Shipping Bar
90 Deg. Long Radius Elbow
Conto|nment of 8teom Jocketed
P|p|ng -
Ccno|nmen M| |ccps fc| nozo|o-
cus meo|o con ce cu|| cf o|mcs ony
ccmpo|c|e moe||o|. / |o|ge |nspec-
|cn pc| |n ne |eu|n ceno |s o ccm-
mcn cp|cn. Ccno|nmen |ccps con
ce oes|gneo fc| ne|mo| expons|cn,
se|sm|c, on| se||ng, nczz|e |coo|ng
|equ||emens, ec.
Seom joc|eeo |ccps o|e useo c neo
c| |eneo meo|o ono o ne some |me
ocsc|c c| ccmpensoe fc| ne|mo|
mcvemen. Seom ccnnec|cns con
ce mooe onywne|e excep ne f|ex|c|e
|egs.
||ned M| |oops -
||ne|s o|e useo wnen f|cw ve|cc|y
exceeos 25 f/sec. n|cugn ne ncse
ossemc|y c| wnen ne f|u|o |s e|cs|ve.
/ ||ne| w||| |eouce u|cu|ence ono p|es-
su|e o|cp |f n|s |s c|||co| c ne opp||co-
|cn. Sp||o| wcuno |ne||cc|eo f|ex|c|e
ncse |s ccmmcn|y useo fc| ||ne|.
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LOOP #1 IS ALWAYS THE INSIDE LOOP
/me||con Gos /sscc|o|cn
Se|eceo s|zes, oes|gns ono moe-
||o| cf ccns|uc|cn fc| ne M| |ccps
nove ceen eseo ono ce||f|eo cy
/.G./. fc| use cn gos p|pe ||nes.
nese M| |ccps o|e ce|ng useo p||-
mo|||y |n ccmme|c|o| ono |nous||o|
foc||||es |ccoeo |n se|sm|c zcnes c
m|n|m|ze ne pcss|c|||y cf gos ||ne
|upu|es. |||es couse cy c|c|en gos
||nes o|e ne mojc| couse cf oom-
oge ofe| eo|nquo|es.
Nested M| |oops -
Neseo M| |ccps con ce useo |n
po|o||e| p|pe |uns c |eep o|| ne
expons|cn oev|ces o cne |cco|cn.
M| |ccps con ce neseo |n ony
sequence, |o|ge |ns|oe cf smo||e|
o|omee|s c| smo|| |ns|oe cf |o|ge
ono ony numce| cf p|pes con ce
mooe |n o nes.
**Cou|cno|y nce** ne spcc|
p|ece ceween ne |egs sncu|o nc
we|gn mc|e non ne sp||ng fc|ce
|equ||eo c ceno ne |ccps ne fu||
|oeo mcvemen.
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Certified by the
AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION
for use on gas pipe lines.

8e|sm|c M| |oops -
nese |ccps con ce oes|gneo fc| o|mcs
ony omcun cf mcvemen |n ony o||ec-
|cn. Ccns|oe|o|cn sncu|o ce g|ven
c ne |cco|cn cf ne |ccp w|n|n ne
cu||o|ng c| foc|||y. |n oes|gn|ng o |ccp
fc| se|sm|c p|cec|cn, ne func|cn ycu
w|sn ne |ccp c pe|fc|m sncu|o ce
ccns|oe|eo, |e: m|n|m|z|ng nczz|e |coos,
c|eocn|ng se|sm|c jc|ns |n ne cu||o|ng,
ongu|o| o|sp|ocemen cf p|pe ||nes |o-
ve|s|ng |ncwn c| suspeceo fou|s, ec.
un|ess spec|f|co||y oes|gneo, |ccps
sncu|o nc ce useo fc| ccn ne|mo|
expons|cn ono se|sm|c opp||co|cns.
/fe| on eo|nquo|e, M| |ccps sncu|o ce
v|suo||y |nspeceo ono p|essu||zeo o 1.5
|mes |oeo wc|||ng p|essu|e. c ve||fy
|neg||y p|eose ccnoc focc|y fc| ccm-
p|ee |nspec|cn c||e||o.
|nsu|ot|on Gu|de||nes -
ne M| |ccp oces nc |equ||e ony spec|o| |nsu|o-
|cn cne| non no scme o||cwonce sncu|o ce
mooe fc| ne f|ex|c|e sec|cns cf ne |ccp |egs.
Co|c|um s|||coe |gn|y f|eo c ne f|ex|c|e sec-
|cns |s nc |eccmmenoeo os | moy |mpeoe ne
f|ee f|ex|ng cf ne |ccp. Co|c|um S|||coe, c| cne|
moe||o|s, con ce useo w|n ne fc||cw|ng sugges-
|cns:
1.} |nsu|o|ng eocn |eg |no|v|ouo||y |f ne |nsu|o-
|cn |s nc f|ex|c|e ne |nsu|o|cn mus f| |ccse|y
o|cuno ne |eg, c o||cw mcvemen. |ne|fe|ence
ceween cppcs|e |egs mus o|sc ce ccns|oe|eo.
/s ne |ccp ccmp|esses, ne |nsu|o|cn cn cppcs|e
|egs moy ccme |nc ccnoc. ne cuscme| mus
so|sfy n|mse|f no n|s |s on occepoc|e ccno||cn.
2.} |nsu|o|ng ne en||e M| |ccp ne wnc|e
ossemc|y con ce enc|cseo |n c|om sne|| c| cog
|||e fosn|cn. n|s w||| o||cw ne M| |ccp c mcve
un|mpeoeo w|n|n ne |nsu|o|cn.
3.} Remcvoc|e |nsu|o|cn c|on|e n|s |nsu|o|cn
|s yp|co||y f|ex|c|e ono |s useo |n se|sm|c zcnes
sc no ofe| on eo|nquo|e ne M| |ccp con ce
|nspeceo fc| s|gns cf oomoge.
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kFO0F8I N08|G DkAW|NG
wJE wos ccmm|ss|cneo c pe|fc|m cyc|e es-
|ng cn 4, , ono 8 o|omee| M| |ccps s|mu-
|o|ng ne mcvemen no wcu|o ce expeceo
|n on eo|nquo|e. /|| M| |ccps wn|cn we|e suc-
m|eo posseo ne cyc|e es|ng.
Desc||p|cn cf es p|cceou|e ono equ|pmen:
M| |ccps oes|gneo fc| 4 |ncnes cf mcvemen
|n ony o||ec|cn we|e p|essu||zeo ono mcuneo
ceween wc co|s. ne co|s mcveo pe|pen-
o|cu|o| c eocn cne| ono we|e se c s|mu|o-
necus|y cyc|e o 4 |ncnes ono -4 |ncnes o o
|oe cf 2 cyc|es pe| seccno fc| 30 cyc|es. /fe|
30 cyc|es, ncne cf ne M| |ccps sncweo ony
s|gns cf s|ess, oomoge c| fo|gue.
5JMMAPY OF IhF IF5I PFOPI OF W/55, JANNFY,
FL5INFP A55OC/AIF5, /NC. NOPIh8POOk, /L
M| |oop
Cyc|e Iest|ng,
WJF No.
411,
December 14
/fe| ne successfu| ccmp|e|cn cf ne c||g|no|
es, o 4-|ncn o|omee| M| |ccp wos sucjeceo
c p|cg|ess|ve|y |o|ge| omp||uoes cf mcvemen
un|| fo||u|e. |||s fc| 30 cyc|es o |ncnes ono
nen 8 |ncnes 100%occve oes|gn mcve-
men}. / n|s omcun cf mcvemen, ne M|
|ccp so|eo c |eo|.
ne fu|| es |epc| ono o v|oec cf ne es|ng
|s ovo||oc|e upcn |eques, p|eose ccnoc ne
focc|y.
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L Z 4 C 0 3 F 0 2 0 0 D = MODEL NUMBER
End Fitting Configuration
F = 150# Weld Neck Flange
G = Grooved Ends
S = Female Sweat
T = Thread Ends (Male)
W = Weld End
X = 300# Weld Neck Flange
Total Movement
(ie: 1-1/2" = 3" Total)
Hose Material
A = 304
B = 304L
C = 321
D = 316
E = 316L
F = Monel 400
G = Inconel 625
P = Bronze
End Fitting Pipe Sch.
1 = Type K Copper Wall Thickness
4 = Schedule 40 (12" Pipe - STD)
8 = Schedule 80 (12" Pipe - XH)
End Fitting & Elbow Material
A = 304
B = 304L
C = 321
D = 316
E = 316L
F = Monel 400
G = Iconel 625
M = Copper Type K
Z = Carbon Steel
Loop
Blank = Single Braid
D = Double Braid
L = Liner
Assembly Pipe Diameter
FXAMP|F:
| Z 4 C 0 3 F 0 2 0 0 D
/ 2 M| |ccp /ssemc|y w|n Co|ccn See|, 150= we|o Nec|
||onge, SC. 40 E|ccws & 180 |eu|n 1-1/2 cf mcvemen,
Dcuc|e B|o|oeo, ype 321 So|n|ess See| cse.
ne s|zes, p|essu|es ono mcvemens sncwn cn ne p|ev|cus poge |ef|ec cu| sonoo|o M| |ccps.
P|gher pressure, greoter movements ond spec|o| moter|o| ore ovo||ob|e.
e|e's ncw c c|oe|.
CJ5IOM OPDFP/NG 5Y5IFM
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e|ms ono Ccno||cns
1. /|| quco|cns o|e sucjec c opp|cvo|,
occeponce ono cc||ec|cn o ne ncme
cff|ce. /ny e||c|s |n quco|cns |esu||ng |n
c|oe|s w||| ce cc||eceo ono |e-sucm|eo c
ne cuscme| fc| ne|| occeponce c| |efuso|.
Nc p||ces moy ce mooe up f|cm |nfc|mo|cn
cne| non no sncwn |n ne oc|es.
2. /|| p||ces o|e |..B. focc|y, Cn|cogc,
||||nc|s, ono o|e quceo exc|us|ve cf ony oxes.
Sn|pmens ccxeo fc| |ons-cceon expc| ooo
10% c co| |ooe p||ce.
e|ms: Ne 30 ooys f|cm ooe cf |nvc|ce.
3. Conce||o|cn c| o|e|o|cn cf on c|oe| c|
|eu|n cf ony p|couc cy Buye| moy nc ce
mooe w|ncu oovonce w||en ccnsen cf
monufocu|e| ono sno|| ce sucjec c o con-
ce||o|cn cno|ge.
/ 35% m|n|mum |escc||ng cno|ge sno|| ce
p|oceo cn ony scc|eo |eu|neo gccos. Nc
|eu|ns cn spec|o| c|oe|s.
4. we w||| nc ce |espcns|c|e fc| oe|oys |n sn|p-
p|ng oue c ccno||cns ceycno cu| ccn|c|
sucn os s|||es, f||es c| occ|oens.
5. /ny c|o|ms fc| snc|oges c| oomogeo p|co-
ucs mus ce mooe |n w|||ng 10 ooys ofe|
|ece|p cf sn|pmen.
. P||ces sucjec c cnonge w|ncu nc|ce.
Des|gn ono D|mens|cno| Spec|f|co|cns
ne p|coucs |||us|oeo |ef|ec ne oes|gn
cno|oce||s|cs o |me cf p||n|ng.
||ex|c|of |ese|ves ne ||gn c cnonge o|men-
s|cns, moe||o|s c| mencos cf ccns|uc|cn
w|ncu nc|ce. P|eose ccnoc ne focc|y fc|
ce||f|eo p||ns exoc o|mens|cns} wnen nec-
esso|y.
||m|eo wo||ony
/|| p|coucs o|e wo||oneo c ce f|ee cf
oefecs |n moe||o| ono wc||monsn|p fc| o
pe||co cf cne yeo| f|cm ne ooe cf sn|pmen,
sucjec c ne ||m|o|cns ce|cw.
|f ne pu|cnose| ce||eves o p|couc |s oefec-
|ve ne pu|cnose| sno||: o} Nc|fy ne monu-
focu|e|, soe ne o||egeo oefec ono
|eques pe|m|ss|cn c |eu|n ne p|couc.
c} |f pe|m|ss|cn g|ven, |eu|n ne p|couc
w|n |onspc|o|cn p|epo|o. |f ne p|couc |s
occepeo fc| |eu|n ono fcuno c ce oefec-
|ve, ne monufocu|e| w|||, o |s o|sc|e|cn,
e|ne| |epo|| c| |ep|oce ne p|couc |..B.
focc|y, w|n|n 0 ooys cf |ece|p c| |efuno ne
pu|cnose p||ce. ne| non |epo||, |ep|oce
c| |efuno os oesc||ceo occve, pu|cnose|
og|ees no monufocu|e| sno|| nc ce ||oc|e
fc| ony |css, ccss, expenses c| oomoges cf
ony ||no o||s|ng cu cf ne p|couc, |s use,
|nso||o|cn c| |ep|ocemen, |oce||ng, |ns|uc-
|cns, |nfc|mo|cn c| ecnn|co| ooo cf ony
||no, oesc||p|cn c| p|couc c| use, somp|e c|
mcoe|, wo|n|ng c| |oc| cf ony cf ne fc|egc-
|ng. N ER w/RR/N|ES, wR|EN R R/|,
EXPRESS R |MP||ED, |NC|uD|NG w/RR/N|ES
| ||NESS |R / P/R|Cu|/R PuRPSE /ND
MERC/N/B|||Y, /RE M/DE R /uR|ZED.
N /|||RM/|N | |/C, PRM|SE,
DESCR|P|N | PRDuC | uSE R S/MP|E
R MDE| S/|| CRE/E /NY w/RR/NY
|RM M/Nu|/CuRER, uN|ESS S|GNED BY E
PRES|DEN | M/Nu|/CuRER. nese p|coucs
o|e nc monufocu|eo, sc|o c| |nenoeo fc|
pe|scno|, fom||y c| ncusenc|o pu|pcses.
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