Flex Loop Anvil
Flex Loop Anvil
Tri-Flex Loop ®
B U I L D I N G C O N N E C T I O N S T H A T L A S T
PROTECT YOUR STRUCTURE
From Fire Damage & Seismic Activity
Regardless of geography, buildings are susceptible to the
damaging effects of seismic activity. The Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) has identified one of the
primary causes of property damage from earthquakes as the
mechanical failure of gas and water lines contributing to fires.
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MOV EMENT C APA BI LI TI ES
movements simultaneously.
AXIAL
COMPRESSION
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Seismic Displacement
A P P L I CA T I O NS
The product can accommodate seismic displacements for riser fire protection
piping between floors of the building, where sprinkler pipes pass through or
bridge building seismic joints. The AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop is also used as
horizontal fire protection for piping that crosses building seismic and building
expansion joints to accommodate building drift of each building unit.
X Z
Random Displacement
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ANVILSTAR TRI-FLEX LOOP UL Listed Red Cable Assembly Kit and Accessories
UL Listed Hanger Assembly for installation of
HANGER ASSEMBLY KIT AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loops up to 8" diameter
& ACCESSORIES
The UL Listed AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop Hanger
Assembly Kit saves on installation, making it easy
to support and hang the revolutionary AnvilStar
Tri-Flex Loop.
The UL Listed Seismic Wire Rope/Cable™ UL Listed Blue Cable Assembly Kit and Accessories
used in our hanger assemblies conforms to UL Listed Hanger Assembly for installation of
AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loops up to 10"–12" diameter
the requirements of the ASCE guidelines for
structural applications of wire rope, in that
the cable is pre-stretched and the permanent
end fittings maintain the breakstrength of the
cable with a safety factor of two.
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INSTALLATION OPTIONS
INSTALLATION & MAINTENANCE TIPS
AnvilStar can help you achieve maximum protection for your piping system
during seismic activity. We will work closely with you to make sure that our
products are properly installed to meet the needs of your building.
Be sure that all pipelines are supported, To install a thread end, the AnvilStar
so the AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop does not carry Tri-Flex Loop unions must be used cautiously.
the pipe load. Initial pipe misalignment Do not place wrenches on the braided
VERTICAL INSTALLATION should not exceed 1/8" in any direction as portion or the collar of the product. Use care
any misalignment, compression, or extension not to torque the product while tightening the
will reduce the maximum allowable union.
movements of the product. However, in the
event that the product must be installed
Use care when handling the AnvilStar
with an initial misalignment, compression,
Tri-Flex Loop during transport, storage,
or extension, then the maximum allowable
and installation. The braided hose sections
movements will be reduced by the amount
must not be allowed to bend, deflect, sag,
of the initial deflection.
or otherwise extend beyond their rated
capabilities. The shipping bar is to keep
Install the product with neutral face-to-face the AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop in its neutral
dimension as shown in submittal drawings. end-to-end dimension during shipping and
If seismic snubbers are designed into the installation. After installation, the shipping
piping system, they should be sized to bar must be removed.
accommodate the forces of the piping
system, since the product will not impose
Because the product is rated for motion on
additional thrust forces.
DIAGONAL INSTALLATION either side of its neutral face-to-face, the
capability can be doubled by pre-compressing
Verify that the movements of the system are or pre-extending based on requirements.
within the design parameters of the product With the product’s extreme flexibility, this
being installed. Be sure to check that system can be easily done in the field.
pressure and temperature do not exceed
recommended performance limits as
When installing in any configuration other
operation beyond design limits could result
than with the product hanging down
in premature failure.
(vertical), the weight of the AnvilStar Tri-Flex
Loop must be supported utilizing the support
Consider that the alloy of any product hanging lugs which are factory-welded at
installed must be chemically compatible with the two 90° elbows. The product’s
the media of the existing piping system. pre-stretched seismic wire/rope cable
assembly must be used in accordance with
HORIZONTAL INSTALLATION the installation instructions included with
The AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop flanges and the
the Cable Kit in order to ensure optimal
mating flanges on a flanged product should
performance of the product.
straddle the centerline to avoid torque.
OVER/UNDER PIPE INSTALLATION If you have any questions about installation options or how to best protect your
piping systems, please contact your AnvilStar representative for guidance.
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RECOMMENDED ENGINEERING
SPECIFICATIONS
PART 1: GENERAL PART 2: PRODUCTS WARRANTY
1.01 Section Includes 2.01 AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop
A. AnvilStar™ Tri-Flex Loop®, model ANVL2 A. Construction to be three equal-length The AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop must have
(±2" movement) or ANVL4 (±4" move- sections of annular, corrugated, stainless a three-year product warranty when
ment) or ANVL8 (±8" movement), which steel, close-pitch hose (made in USA), installed in accordance with all speci-
provides a flexible pipe loop that will with stainless steel over braid (made in fications and installation instructions
absorb and compensate multi-plane move- USA) that will absorb or compensate for described in the AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop
ments simultaneously, resulting in reduced pipe movements in all six degrees of Installation and Maintenance Section.
piping stress. freedom (three coordinate axes, plus rota-
tion about those axes) simultaneously.
B. Application For an electronic version of these
The AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop shall be used to B. The corrugated metal hose, braid(s), Engineering Specifications, please
accommodate seismic displacement/build- and a stainless steel ring-ferrule/band refer to the AnvilStar™ Tri-Flex
ing drift of: riser fire protection piping (material gauge not less than .048")
Loop® CD (Item #210CD).
between floors of the building, sprinkler must be integrally seal-welded using
pipes that either pass through or bridge 100% circumferential, full-penetration TIG
building seismic joints, and building welds. End fitting connections shall
expansion joints. They are to be used be selected as grooved, threaded, or
on horizontal fire protection piping that flanged per application. Fittings must be
crosses building seismic and expansion attached to the corrugated metal hose
joints to accommodate building drift of and braid(s) using a 100% circumferential
each building. TIG weld.
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ANVILSTAR TRI-FLEX LOOP
TM ®
DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
Threaded ends (MT) Flanged ends (F)
(Sch 40 Carbon Steel Male N.P.T.) (Plate Steel Flange ANSI Class 150 Hole Pattern)
M O V E M EN
ENTS M OV E M EN
ENTS
.)
N.)
IS (IN
.)
.)
(N.P.S
XIS (I
(N.P.S
X
)
)
XIS (˚
XIS (˚
“Y” A
“Y” A
70˚ F
70˚ F
(IN.)
(IN.)
SIZE
SIZE
“X” A
“X” A
.)
.)
N (IN
ALLEL
N (IN
ALLEL
(IN.)
SION
(IN.)
SION
PIPE
(IN.)
PIPE
(IN.)
(PSI)
(PSI)
N.)
N.)
TE*
TE*
BS)
BS)
LLEL (I
G RA
LLEL (I
G RA
TION
TION
HT (L
INAL
HT (L
TH A
INAL
TH A
-PAR
-PAR
NSIO
TH B
PRES
NSIO
SURE
TH B
PRES
SURE
SPRIN
SPRIN
WEIG
ROTA
PARA
WEIG
ROTA
PARA
NOM
LENG
LENG
NOM
LENG
LENG
NON
NON
COM
COM
PRES
PRES
EXTE
EXTE
A N VL2
V L2 M
MTT A N VL 2 F
1.0 21.00 15.75 300 2 2 2 20° 1 7 6 2.0 31.50 22.25 300 2 2 2 10° 1 13 22
1.25 25.00 18.00 300 2 2 2 15° 1 9 8 2.5 35.50 25.00 300 2 2 2 10° 1 23 37
1.5 27.00 19.50 300 2 2 2 15° 1 10 11 3.0 39.75 28.00 300 2 2 2 10° 1 33 48
2.0 31.00 22.25 300 2 2 2 10° 1 13 15 4.0 43.25 33.00 175 2 2 2 5° 1 53 79
2.5 35.00 25.00 300 2 2 2 10° 1 23 27 5.0 54.00 41.25 175 2 2 2 5° 1 66 125
3.0 39.25 28.00 300 2 2 2 10° 1 33 37 6.0 60.25 45.00 175 2 2 2 3° 1 79 177 ***
4.0 48.75 33.00 175 2 2 2 5° 1 53 64 8.0 73.50 53.25 175 2 2 2 3° 1 105 340 **
10.0 88.50 63.38 175 2 2 2 2° 1 132 576 **
A N VL4
V L4 M
MTT 12.0 102.50 72.38 175 2 2 2 0° 1 158 855 **
1.0 25.75 20.50 300 4 4 4 30° 2 7 7
1.25 29.38 22.50 300 4 4 4 25° 2 9 9 A N VL 4 F
1.5 32.00 24.50 300 4 4 4 25° 2 10 13 2.0 37.50 28.25 300 4 4 4 20° 2 13 25
2.0 37.00 28.25 300 4 4 4 20° 2 13 18 2.5 41.50 31.00 300 4 4 4 20° 2 23 40
2.5 41.00 31.00 300 4 4 4 20° 2 23 30 3.0 45.75 34.00 300 4 4 4 15° 2 33 51
3.0 45.25 34.00 300 4 4 4 15° 2 33 40 4.0 50.25 40.00 175 4 4 4 10° 2 53 85
4.0 55.75 40.00 175 4 4 4 10° 2 53 70 5.0 63.75 51.00 175 4 4 4 10° 2 66 137
6.0 69.50 54.25 175 4 4 4 5° 2 79 189 ***
8.0 83.50 63.25 175 4 4 4 5° 2 105 372 **
10.0 99.50 74.38 175 4 4 4 5° 2 132 621 **
PRESSURES 12.0 114.50 84.38 175 4 4 4 3° 2 158 936 **
MAXIMUM WORKING PRESSURE:
Maximum operating pressure to which the assembly should be subjected. A N VL 8 F
It is established at 25% of the nominal design burst pressure. AnvilStar 2.0 37.50 37.00 300 8 8 8 20° 2 13 27
Tri-Flex Loop sizes 1"–3" are Factory Mutual tested and approved for 300 psi 2.5 41.50 39.75 300 8 8 8 20° 2 23 44
working pressure and sizes 4"–12" are Factory Mutual tested and approved for 3.0 45.75 43.25 300 8 8 8 15° 2 33 55
175 psi working pressure. 4.0 50.25 50.50 175 8 8 8 10° 2 53 91
5.0 63.75 64.00 175 8 8 8 10° 2 66 146
MAXIMUM PROOF PRESSURE:
6.0 69.50 67.50 175 8 8 8 5° 2 79 203 ***
Maximum test pressure to which the assembly should be subjected. It is
8.0 83.50 77.00 175 8 8 8 5° 2 105 396 **
established at 150% of the maximum working pressure with the AnvilStar
10.0 99.50 90.00 175 8 8 8 5° 2 132 666 **
Tri-Flex Loop installed in its neutral position.
12.0 114.50 101.00 175 8 8 8 3° 2 158 1004**
No harmful deformation shall occur.
MOTION CLASSIFICATIONS
The AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop is the only flexible pipe loop that absorbs and
compensates pipe movement in six degrees of freedom (three coordinates
axes, plus rotation about those axes simultaneously.)
The patented multi-plane movement design make the AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop
the safest and most reliable means of absorbing movement resulting from
random seismic shifts in a fire protection system.
AnvilStar Tri-Flex Loop manufactured with a 4:1 safety factor.
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Grooved (G) ANVL 8F
(Sch 40 Carbon Steel)
A
M O V E M EN
E N TS A± .125”
N.)
.)
XIS (I
(N.P.S
)
XIS (˚
“Y” A
70˚ F
(IN.)
SIZE
Sch 40
“X” A
.)
N (IN
ALLEL
(IN.)
SION
PIPE
(IN.)
(PSI)
Carbon
N.)
TE*
BS)
Steel Elbows
LLEL (I
G RA
TION
HT (L
INAL
TH A
-PAR
NSIO
TH B
PRES
SURE
WEIG
ROTA
PARA
NOM
LENG
LENG
NON
COM
PRES
EXTE
B Annular Corrugated
B± .125” Hose and
A N V L2 G 304ss Braid
2.0 31.00 22.25 300 2 2 2 10° 1 13 15 300ss
2.5 35.00 25.00 300 2 2 2 10° 1 23 27 Ferrule
3.0 39.25 28.00 300 2 2 2 10° 1 33 37
4.0 48.75 33.00 175 2 2 2 5° 1 53 64
5.0 61.50 41.25 175 2 2 2 5° 1 66 105
6.0 67.75 45.00 175 2 2 2 3° 1 79 154 *** Drain Port
8.0 82.00 53.25 175 2 2 2 3° 1 105 298 **
10.0 99.00 63.38 175 2 2 2 2° 1 132 526 **
12.0 113.00 72.38 175 2 2 2 0° 1 158 775 **
A N V L4 G
2.0 37.00 28.25 300 4 4 4 20° 2 13 18
2.5 41.00 31.00 300 4 4 4 20° 2 23 30 ANVL 2F, ANVL 4F, ANVL 8F ANVL 2G, ANVL 4G
3.0 45.25 34.00 300 4 4 4 15° 2 33 40
4.0 55.75 40.00 175 4 4 4 10° 2 53 70
5.0 71.25 51.00 175 4 4 4 10° 2 66 117
6.0 77.00 54.25 175 4 4 4 5° 2 79 166 ***
8.0 92.00 63.25 175 4 4 4 5° 2 105 330 **
10.0 110.00 74.38 175 4 4 4 5° 2 132 571 **
12.0 125.00 84.38 175 4 4 4 3° 2 158 856 **
A N V L8 G
2.0 37.00 37.00 300 8 8 8 20° 2 13 20
2.5 41.00 39.75 300 8 8 8 20° 2 23 33
3.0 45.25 43.25 300 8 8 8 15° 2 33 44
4.0 55.75 50.50 175 8 8 8 10° 2 53 75
5.0 71.25 64.00 175 8 8 8 10° 2 66 126
6.0 77.00 67.50 175 8 8 8 5° 2 79 179 ***
8.0 92.00 77.00 175 8 8 8 5° 2 105 354 **
10.0 110.00 90.00 175 8 8 8 5° 2 132 616 **
12.0 125.00 101.00 175 8 8 8 3° 2 158 924 **
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ANVILSTAR STORY
TM
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BRANDS OF ANVIL INTERNATIONAL
Anvil® product lines include malleable and cast iron fittings, The SPF/Anvil™ product line includes a variety of internationally
unions and flanges; seamless steel pipe nipples; steel pipe sourced products such as grooved couplings, fittings and flanges,
couplings; universal anvilets; forged steel fittings and unions; cast iron, malleable iron and ductile iron threaded fittings, steel pipe
pipe hangers and supports; threaded rod; and engineered nipples, as well as o’lets.
hangers.
The Merit® product line includes a variety of tee-lets, drop nipples, and
The Gruvlok® product line consists of couplings for grooved and steel welding flanges for fire protection applications. Most Merit products
plain-end fittings, butterfly valves and check valves; flanges; pump are UL/ULC Listed, FM Approved, and rated from 175 to 300 psi.
protection components; pipe grooving tools;
as well as copper and stainless steel system components.
Beck steel pipe nipples and steel pipe couplings are manufactured
in accordance with the ASTM A733 Standard Specification for
Welded and Seamless Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Pipe
Anvil-Strut™ products include a complete line of channel in stock Nipples. Steel pipe couplings are manufactured in accordance with
lengths of 10 and 20 feet, with custom lengths available upon the ASTM A865 Standard Specification for Threaded Couplings,
request. A variety of fittings and accessories are also offered. All Steel, Black or Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) Welded or Seamless, for
products can be ordered in an assortment of finishes and material Use in Steel Pipe Joints. Beck API couplings are manufactured in
choices including SupR-Green™, Zinc Trivalent Chromium, accordance with the API Specification for line pipe.
pre-galvanized, hot-dipped galvanized, electro-galvanized,
aluminum, plain, and stainless steel.
Catawissa™ NACE and API approved wing unions for Standard Anvil EPS-Engineered Pipe Supports are products used to support
Service are offered in non-pressure seal ends as well as threaded piping systems under thermal, seismic, and other dynamic loading
and butt weld, and are interchangeable with most leading union conditions. The product line encompasses variable spring hangers,
manufacturers. Fully traceable and available with complete constant supports, sway struts and snubbers as well as standard and
mill certifications, Catawissa’s oilfield wing union product line special design clamps. Anvil EPS brings the highest quality products
includes the standard ball-and-cone design plus our unique Figure and innovative engineering solutions to common and uncommon
300 Flat Face design, where space and pipe line separation are piping system problems.
a consideration.
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SERVICING: Connecticut, SERVICING: Alaska, Arizona,
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For sales and service information, contact the regional service center
nearest you or visit our Web site at www.anvilintl.com.
®Tri-Flex Loop is a registered trademark of Flex-Hose Co., Inc., U.S. Patent No. 5,803,506
#210/Printed in USA/© Copyright 2009
Revision Date: 5.11.10