Application areas of expansion joints
Cost-effective complete solutions for sustainable processes.
The application spectrum encompasses everything from plant engineering and power plant construction to process technology, and from the paper and pulp industry to the chemical industry. The aim is to always provide sustainable benefits so that production processes run smoothly. That’s why Frenzelit has such a good reputation among countless industrial companies around the world.
A few practical examples are shown in the following – with solutions for your field, too:
Mobility
Shipbuilding
Gas turbine exhaust systems
![[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit fabric expansion joints for gas turbine exhaust systems](/fileadmin/produkte/kompensatoren/bilder_einsatzbereiche/01_mobilitaet/mobilitaet_weichstoffkompensator_frenzelit_4.jpg "[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit Fabric Expansion Joints for Gas Turbine Exhaust Systems")
- Type 1.131/03
- Temperature: 570 °C
- Pressure: 40 mbar
- Movement: 50 mm in all directions
- Application: GT units for commercial shipping and marine
Seal in gas duct and ship design
![[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit fabric expansion joints for gas duct sealing](/fileadmin/produkte/kompensatoren/bilder_einsatzbereiche/01_mobilitaet/mobilitaet_weichstoffkompensator_frenzelit_6.jpg "[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit Fabric Expansion Joints for Gas Duct Sealing")
- Type 1.422
- Temperature: 500°C
- Pressure: 5 mbar
- Movement: axial: 40 mm, lateral: 10 mm
- Application: Yachts
Gas tank seal
![[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit elastomer expansion joints for gas tank sealing](/fileadmin/_processed_/c/8/csm_Mobilitaet_Elastomerkompensator_Frenzelit_2_84754c6462.jpg "[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit Elastomer Expansion Joints for Gas Tank Sealing")
- Type 1.201
- Temperature: 150°C
- Pressure: 100 mbar
- Movement: axial 40 mm, lateral: 10 mm
- Application: LPG gas tanker
Metal expansion joints for exhaust systems
![[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit metal expansion joints for exhaust gas cooling systems](/fileadmin/produkte/kompensatoren/bilder_einsatzbereiche/01_mobilitaet/mobilitaet_stahlkompensator_frenzelit_2.jpg "[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit metal expansion joints for exhaust gas cooling systems")
- Type FR-UN DN900
- Temperature: 600 °C
- Pressure: 500 mbar
- Movement: axial: 20 mm, lateral: 35 mm
- Application: LPG gas tanker
Commercial vehicle
Rail vehicles
Rubber expansion joint for engine ventilation at the bogie of a train
- Size: 600 x 580 mm
Energy
Coal-fired power plant
Cooling tower seal for coal-fired power plant
- Specially designed fabric expansion joints
Coal-fired power plant
Expansion joints with pantograph control guide in exhaust gas cleaning
Expansion joints for large movements, wind loads
Coal-fired power plant
Expansion joints with pantograph control guide at boiler outlet
Expansion joints for large movements due to wind loads
Coal-fired power plant
Gas turbine power plant
Gas turbine exhaust system for high temperatures
![[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit non-metallic expansion joint at exhaust system at turbine outlet](/fileadmin/produkte/kompensatoren/bilder_einsatzbereiche/02_energie/energy_weichstoffkompensator_frenzelit_15.jpg "[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit Non-metallic Expansion Joint at Exhaust System at Turbine Outlet")
![[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit non-metallic expansion joint at exhaust system at turbine outlet](/fileadmin/produkte/kompensatoren/bilder_einsatzbereiche/02_energie/energy_weichstoffkompensator_frenzelit_16.jpg "[Translate to english USA:] Frenzelit Non-metallic Expansion Joint at Exhaust System at Turbine Outlet")
The most highly stressed expansion joint in the exhaust system directly at the turbine outlet with exhaust gas temperature of max. 700 °C and an axial compression of minus 110 mm with simultaneous lateral shifting of 50 mm. The expansion joint is located directly at the junction of the outer-insulated turbine flange to the inner-insulated exhaust gas duct.
Gas turbine power plant
Multi-tube boiler seal at waste heat boiler of gas turbine
- Specially designed fabric/non-metallic expansion joints
Gas turbine power plant
Double fabric expansion joint as boiler seal for waste heat boiler of gas turbine
- Specially designed fabric/non-metallic expansion joints
Gas turbine power plant
Fabric expansion joint as boiler seal for waste heat boiler of gas turbine at base
Bolted connection for high temperatures at base
Gas turbine power plant
Fabric expansion joints as boiler seal for waste heat boiler of gas turbine
Frenzelit fabric expansion joints for high axial and different lateral movements
Steam turbines
Waste incineration plants
Header pipe bellow on breakthrough at incinerator boiler with chute entry
- Specially designed fabric/non-metallic expansion joints
Waste incineration plants
Corner segment at incinerator boiler
- Specially designed fabric/non-metallic expansion joints
Waste incineration plants
Conveyor technology
Chemical & petrochemical industry
Desalination plants
Process water/wastewater
Flexible rubber expansion joints
DN 125 / 10 bar
DN 80 - 4000 / max. 2.5 bar
Process water/wastewater containing solids
Abrasion-resistant rubber expansion joint hose with support for wastewater containing solids
Wood, paper & pulp industry
Paper industry
Expansion unit for hood supply and exhaust air for a paper machine
Paper industry
Double bellow with intermediate pipe as well as a special construction of the holding rod to catch the intermediate pipe for paper machines
Glass, steel, iron & aluminum industry
Continuous annealing furnaces
Non-metallic expansion joints at steering rolls for continuous annealing furnaces
Annealing furnaces
Double expansion joints at the rapid cooling section of an annealing furnace
Tandem expansion joints at the final cooling section of an annealing furnace
Rubber expansion joints at the final cooling section of an annealing furnace
Up to DN 240 / 320
Strip galvanizing lines
Copper mines
Rubber expansion joint with PTFE lining for outlet of a washer in a copper mine
Food & drinking water industry
Drinking water industry
Flexible rubber expansion joints
DN 125 / 10 bar
DN 80 - 4000 / max. 2.5 bar
