Style 454 Mercer Flexmore Series 450 is the most economical, full-pressure elastometric expansion joint available. Tough fabric and tirecord plies are bonded between the tube and cover in a steel mold and then cured in a thermostatically controlled steam chamber. The product is uniform in both appearance and performance. A wide, low profile arch provides…
Style 453 Mercer Flexmore Series 450 is the most economical, full-pressure elastometric expansion joint available. Tough fabric and tirecord plies are bonded between the tube and cover in a steel mold and then cured in a thermostatically controlled steam chamber. The product is uniform in both appearance and performance. A wide, low profile arch provides…
Style 452 Mercer Flexmore Series 450 is the most economical, full-pressure elastometric expansion joint available. Tough fabric and tirecord plies are bonded between the tube and cover in a steel mold and then cured in a thermostatically controlled steam chamber. The product is uniform in both appearance and performance. A wide, low profile arch provides…
Style 451 Mercer Flexmore Series 450 is the most economical, full-pressure elastometric expansion joint available. Tough fabric and tirecord plies are bonded between the tube and cover in a steel mold and then cured in a thermostatically controlled steam chamber. The product is uniform in both appearance and performance. A wide, low profile arch provides…
Forty or fifty years ago all spool type flanged rubber expansion joints were hand built and many are still being made that way today. Hand built quality depends on a technician working at a slow speed foot controlled lathe that turns a form of the proper inside diameter. The form has a centered rubber arch…
MERCER IS PROUD TO REPRINT OUR PAPER PRESENTED AT APC AND PUBLISHED IN: Proceedings of the AMERICAN POWER CONFERENCE Volume 59 – II 59th Annual Meeting Chicago Sponsored by Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois NEW DESIGN FEATURES IN PIPING EXPANSION JOINTS Mercer Rubber Company 350 Rabro Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 Elastomeric (rubber) expansion joints…
Applying Expansion Joints to Your System Understanding your piping system requirements and basic expansion joint functions are keys to achieving optimal performance. Elastomeric expansion joints serve many functions in modern piping systems. They offer significant advantages over alternatives such as metallic expansion joints or expansion loops. Unfortunately, rubber expansion joints are often misapplied. Design and…
Mercer’s Style 501 96” diameter expansion joint employed in a pressure balance configuration in a Malaysian power plant. Pressure balance configurations are used in unique applications. As the name implies, its function is to balance, or cancel out, the internal working pressure in order to minimize the net end loads acting on adjacent piping or…
Featured on this page: Mercer Rubber Company’s Expansion Joints as employed on Hamon’s Wet/Dry Cooling Towers for a Northeast Utility. Expansion Joint Applications and Advantages Accepts all directional thermal movements, minimizing pipe stresses and offering untold cost benefits as compared with the additional material and space required for expansion loops. Dampens noise and vibration caused…
Viton® Provides Highest Reliability in Contact with Gaseous Chlorine, Acids and Abrasive Slurries Flexible expansion joints in critical process streams resist attack from chemicals, heat and mechanical abuse. Viton assures a long, maintenance-free service life. Producing titanium dioxide (TiO2) — the brilliant white pigment used in paint, paper and a host of other products —…