| abstract |
Equipment (1, 2) which, in permanent operation, is at temperatures very different from the ambient temperature, are each carried by a seat support device (3, 4), or secured by a spacer support device, and connected by a device (5) to pipe (s). In order to reduce the mechanical stresses on the device with pipes (5), at least two of the constituent elements of the structure among the support devices (3, 4) and the device with pipe (s) (5) comprise different materials having a different coefficient of expansion or / and a coefficient of thermal conductivity so that when the installation changes from inactivity at room temperature to operation in steady state, the Variations in length of elements made of different materials are accompanied.Possible use: air distillation plants. |