Concentric reducer

A concentric reducer is used to join pipe sections or tube sections on the same axis.[1] The concentric reducer is cone-shaped, and is used when there is a shift in diameter between pipes.[1] For example, when a 1" pipe transitions into a 3/4" pipe and the top or bottom of the pipe doesn't need to remain level.[2] This pipe reducer may be used when there is a single diameter change or multiple diameter changes.[1]

A copper concentric reducer

Unlike eccentric reducers, concentric reducers have a common center line. Concentric reducers are useful when cavitation is present. [2] Eccentricity occurs when the centerline is offset. [3]

See also

References
  1. Reducer. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://www.pipingstudy.com/reducer.html
  2. Shumaker, T. M. (2004). Process Pie Drafting (4th ed.). The Goodheart-Willcox Company.
  3. Reducers used in Piping Industry: A short literature. (n.d.). Retrieved June 26, 2016, from http://www.whatispiping.com/reducers
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