Technical Sheet
AFD-TS- 008/1 from 2008 - 05 - 26
We reserve the right to change our products’ specifications when necessary without notice.
DILATOFLEX
®
KT
EXPANSION JOINTS
with floating flanges
and tie rods
Tie rods
with inner and outer
restraints
Allowing
lateral movement
Tie rods
to limit axial movements
Allowing both
compression and elongation.
Hinge system
Allowing
angular movements
Tie rods
to limit axial elongation
Allowing
small lateral movement
and reduce vibration
PTFE liner
White label
F1
For these products
please consult us.
Inner
lining
grades
AR / CN
Red label
EPC
Cream label
CC
Green label
TE
Mauve label
YP
Yellow label
GZ
Orange label
DW
Blue label
Example of Label
16 bar
-25°C/100°C
YP
®
DIL ATOFLEX
KT
Distributor:
Mercia Flexibles • www.merciaflexibles.co.uk
Ludlow Eco Park • Ludlow • Shropshire • SY8 1FF • United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1584 874999 • Email: dilatoflex@merciaflexibles.co.uk
Rubber Bellows Expansion Joints & Flexible
Pump Bellows for Pipework for Anti-Vibration,
and the Absorption of Movement and Thermal
Expansion in Pipelines
AN EFFICIENT SOLUTION
FOR A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
BUILDING INDUSTRY
f Central heating and
air conditioning
f Hot and cold water systems
f Fire extinction systems
POWER GENERATION
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
f Cooling systems
f Fuel handling
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION
f
Machine cooling systems
f
Sanitary installations
f
Fire extinction systems
f
Fuel handling
METALLURGY
f Blast furnace gas
f Compressed air
f Industrial water systems
WATER TREATMENT
f
Production and distribution
of drinking water, waste
water treatment
FOOD INDUSTRY
f Drinking water and other
beverage and foodstuff
handling systems
CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Fluid handling systems:
f
acids, bases, hydrocar-
bons, emulsions, solutions,
air, gas, steam, water, etc.
Operating Principles
f Cooling systems, pumping
stations, etc. for conventional
and nuclear power plants
AXIAL COMPRESSION
AXIAL ELONGATION
LATERAL DEFLECTION
ANGULAR DEFLECTION
WATER HAMMER REDUCTION
ELIMINATION OF VIBRATION
Lining Grade
Identification colour
and designation
Typical Applications W.T.
Working
temperatures
Green label | CC
f
Central heating and
air conditioning water
-35 °C
+90 °C/
110 °C
Blue label | DW
f Drinking Water Approved
f Domestic cold and hot water
-25 °C
+90 °C/
105 °C
Cream label | EPC
f Food products
f White Food Grade liner
f Option Stainless Steel flanges
-25 °C +95 °C
White label | ES
f
Steel Mesh Reinforced
f
Superheated water
f
Hot water vapour
-35 °C +140 °C
Red label | AR/CN
f
Abrasive or corrosive products
(weak acids and bases)
f Industrial water, sea water
f
Low-temperature water vapour
-35 °C +90 °C
Orange label | GZ
f Gas, compressed air, fuel, oil
f
Petroleum products with aromatic
content < 40%
f Sanitation water
-20 °C +90 °C
Blue label | HH
f
Industrial and waste water
f Hydrogen gas, nitrogen
-20 °C +90 °C
Yellow label | YP
f Strong acids
f Strong bases
f Aggressive chemicals
-25 °C +100 °C
Grey label | AB
f Strong acids
f
Strong bases
f
Weak chlorinated products
-35 °C +100 °C
Mauve label | TE
f
Industrial water
f
Acidic water
f
Diluted acids and bases
-25 °C +100 °C
White label | F1
f
Special highly agressive products
(Working pressure limited to 6 bar max.)
-35 °C +110 °C
The inner lining to be used for a specific fluid (composition, concentration,
temperature, etc.) should be selected according to our Chemical Resistance Chart.
PTFE liner
DILATOFLEX
Distributor :
Mercia Flexibles • www.merciaflexibles.co.uk
Ludlow Eco Park • Ludlow • Shropshire • SY8 1FF • UK
Tel.: +44 (0)1584 874999 • Email: dilatoflex@merciaflexibles.co.uk
Rubber Bellows Expansion Joint Compensators
& Flexible Pump Bellows
