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Spring hangers: Common interview Questions with Answers

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Using a Spring hanger in your Stress Package..Here are the questions you should able to answer before using it... 1. What is the main difference between Constant and Variable Spring Hanger? When to use these hangers? Ans: In Constant Spring hanger the load remains constant throughout its travel range. But In variable Spring hanger the load varies with displacement. Spring hangers are used when thermal displacements are upwards and piping system is lifted off from the support position. Variable spring hanger is preferable as this is less costly. Constant springs are used: a) When thermal displacement exceeds 50 mm b) When variability exceeds 25% c) Sometimes when piping is connected to strain sensitive equipment like steam turbines,centrifugal compressors etc and it becomes very difficult to qualify nozzle loads by variable springhangers, constant spring hangers can be used.

2. What do you mean by variability? What is the industry approved limit for variability? Ans: Variability= (Hot Load-Cold load)/Hot load= Spring Constant*displacement/Hot load. Limit for variability for variable spring hangers is 25%. 3. What are the Spring Datasheet? major parameters you must address while making a

Ans: Major parameters are: Spring TAG, Cold load/Installed load, Vertical and horizontal movement, Piping design temperature, Piping Material, Insulation thickness, Hydrotest load, Line number etc.

5. How to calculate the height of a Variable Spring hanger? Ans: Select the height from vendor catalogue based on spring size and stiffness class. For base mounted variable spring hanger the height is mentioned directly. It is the spring height. For top mounted variable spring hangers ass spring height with turnbuckle length, clamp/lug length and rod length. 6. Can you select a proper Spring hanger if you do not make it program defined in your software? What is the procedure? Ans: In your system first decide the location where you want to install the spring. Then remove all nearby supports which are not taking load in thermal operating case. Now run the program and the sustained load on that support node is your hot load. The thermal movement in that location is your thermal movement for your spring. Now assume a variability for your spring. So calculate Spring constant=Hot load*variability/displacement. Now with spring constant and hot load enter any vendor catalogue to select spring inside the travel range. 7. Why horizontal displacement is specified in datasheet? What will you do if the angledue to displacement is more than 4 degree? Ans: For bottom mounted springs it is mentioned to avoid large spring bending by frictional force and displacement. So that additional measures can be taken to lower frictional force by providing PTFE/graphite slide plate. For top mounted spring hangers horizontal displacement is mentioned to check angularity of 4 degree to reduce transmission of horizontal force to piping systems as spring hangers are designed to take the vertical load only. If angle becomes more than 4 degree due to large horizontal movement then install the spring hanger in a offset position so that after movement the angle becomes less than 4 degree. 8. Which spring will you select for your system: Spring with low stiffness or higher stiffness and why? Ans: Springs with lower stiffness provides less load variation for same travel. So this spring is a better choice than a spring hanger with higher stiffness.

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