ThermaGlide - Anti-Vibration Pipe Shoes (CL-8) - A4

Vibration control solutions
for piping and machine

Product overview
systems
ThermaGlide™
anti-vibration pipe shoe
• Patent-pending hardware
allowing axial and lateral
pipe movement due to
thermal expansion
• Superior vibration control
• Ideal for insulated piping
Related solutions:
• Anti-vibration clamps
(DamperX and
ThermaGlide)
• DamperX brace
• DamperX fins for
small-bore attachments
• DamperX cylinder supports
ThermaGlide™ anti-vibration • Vibration absorbers
pipe shoes (CL-8 series) • Custom designs and

engineering solutions
Vibration control for insulated piping
Overly constraining a piping Wood’s ThermaGlide™ anti-

system against thermal growth vibration pipe supports are
can result in a plethora of designed to balance these
problems, including high static two seemingly conflicting
pipe stress, excessive equipment requirements.
nozzle and structure loads, They provide the stiffness to
low-cycle fatigue of vessels, resist dynamic loads for superior
machinery casing distortion and vibration control, while the
long-term reliability issues. ThermaGlide™ sliding technology
Piping systems simply need to accommodates the thermal
accommodate pipe thermal growth of your piping. Contact us for more
expansion and contraction. Wood’s engineered anti-vibration
information or to order:
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needs to be constrained to and predictable performance,
prevent excessive vibration, i.e. meaning your piping will expand products.vdn@woodplc.com
pipe supports need to provide and contract as designed,
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more uptime.
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Wood’s CL-8-T Competitor support
support #1
#1
Benefits Competitor
• Increased reliability through

avoidance of stress and
fatigue failures
• Consistent performance;
less maintenance
• Wider operating range
allows for optimised Competitor support #2 Competitor support #3
production
Advantages
• Superior vibration control
• Up to 90% lower vibration
compared to conventional
Force vs displacement of various pipe supports going through thermal
resting pipe shoes
cycles
• Designed to permit axial
and lateral pipe movement
due to thermal expansion Lab test results ThermaGlide™ technology
• Easy and fast installation Wood’s anti-vibration pipe ThermaGlide’s sliding ability
shoe (CL-8-T, top left) provides (patent pending) allows pipe
• Expert support and custom consistent, repeatable stiffness migration under thermal loads to
solutions available and sliding every time. relieve high static stresses, while
at the same time preventing
Testing of three common
movement under dynamic
competitor supports shows
Specifications shaking forces.
inconsistent stiffness and
• Models: CL-8-T, CL-8-T-W, breakaway friction forces during This unique combination of
CL-8-ST and CL-8-ST-W each cycle. characteristics gives piping
designers new tools to create
• Sizes: from NPS 1” (DN25) Consistent performance superior piping system designs
to NPS 24” (DN 600) with low static stresses and
Our ThermaGlide™ technology
ensures consistent and robust vibration control.
repeatable performance through
Includes: multiple thermal cycles so the Which support is right for my
stiffness and sliding force remain application?
• Bolts, washers and nuts
unchanged for cycle 1 and cycle Watch our webinar Shake, rattle
• Installation guide 1,000. and grow – part I to learn how
This consistency means your to select the right clamp for the
piping will grow and shrink as right job.
designed every time; protecting Our team of specialists is
your system against excessive also available for questions,
thermal loads and high stress. application support or custom
Contact us for more engineering solutions.
information or to order:
+1 281 920 4441
products.vdn@woodplc.com
woodplc.com/vdn
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Vibration control solutions

for piping and machine

ThermaGlide™ anti-vibration • Vibration absorbers

pipe shoes (CL-8 series) • Custom designs and

Vibration control for insulated piping

Overly constraining a piping Wood’s ThermaGlide™ anti-

KH-PO-3156 Property of Wood.

• Increased reliability through

+1 281 920 4441

KH-PO-3156 Property of Wood.

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