expansion bend

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engineering a loop in a pipe conveying hot fluid that provides flexibility which takes up thermal expansion and thus reduces temperature-induced stress in the pipe to an acceptable level

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Words nearby expansion bend

expansible, expansile, expansion, expansionary, expansion attic, expansion bend, expansion board, expansion bolt, expansion card, expansion chamber, expansionism

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Example sentences from the Web for expansion bend

And now, similarly, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee: "Bend over and take it like a prisoner!"
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Clickbait title notwithstanding, Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!
Huckabee 2016: Bend Over and Take It Like a Prisoner!|Olivia Nuzzi|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Today, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.
Riding Thailand’s WWII Death Railway|Liza Foreman|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“They would bend my head back, put a towel over my face and pour water over the towel,” Harrison was quoted as saying.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Missy Suicide, formerly known as Selena Mooney, is in New York for a series of brand-expansion meetings.
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But there was no shadow ahead of him this night; there was no somber thing to bend down the high serenity of his happy heart.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Malcolm reined up, and soon a British officer appeared round a bend in the road.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
This engine only took steam during the first quarter of its stroke, the remaining three-quarters were by the expansion.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Perry Thomas parted from us at the gate, and we stood watching his retreating figure till we lost it at the bend.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
This most simple steam-engine combined in the greatest degree the two elements of expansion and momentum.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

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