Vibration and Minimum Hose Length requirements
Vibration can be very harmful for assembly because it may cause high fatique stress to the metal hose, leading to developing of cracks and premature failure of the assembly.
Therefore, to decrease harmful effects of vibration, it is important during assembly fabrication to take into consideration such factors as proper length of the assembly, operating pressure and respective derating factors for a type of vibration or dynamic stress. If vibration is present it is especially important to follow Assembly Installation Handling Precautions, such as making sure that the hose bend and the main direction of movement lie in one plain, to avoid dangerous torsions.
As been mentioned it is important to calculate proper length of the assembly keeping in mind that there are some requirements as to the Minimum Live Length of the assembly used in the application involving vibration. These requirements are found in the table below.
| Nominal OD | Minimum Live Length for Vibration |
| 1/4" | 5.5" |
| 3/8" | 6.0" |
| 1/2" | 6.5" |
| 3/4" | 7.0" |
| 1.0" | 7.5" |
| 1-1/4" | 8.0" |
| 1-1/2" | 8.5" |
| 2.0" | 9.5" |
| 2-1/2" | 11.0" |
| 3.0" | 12.0" |
| 3-1/2" | 13.0" |
| 4.0" | 14.0" |
| 5" | 16.0" |
| 6.0" | 17.5" |
| 8.0" | 21.0" |
Note: As been already pointed out there are some reduction factors (for published Working Pressure) that should be considered with vibration and other dynamic stresses. These factors can be as low as 0.32 in case of strong vibrations with pulsating and unsteady flow through the hose. Please consult Penflex for details.
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