Buttweld Long Radius Returns are sparingly used in actual piping network. They are mostly used to construct heating coils of heat exchangers and atmospheric vents on storage tanks. Long radius returns provide minimum pressure drop. ASME B16.9 Table 3 provides dimensions for size range of ½” to 24”. This page provides inch dimensions for these returns.
Available Dimensions are : OD | Outside Diameter at Bevel, O | Center to Center, K | Back of Return to face of Return.
| NPS | OD | O | K |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2 | 0.84 | 3.00 | 1.88 |
| 3/4 | 1.05 | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| 1 | 1.32 | 3.00 | 2.19 |
| 1-1/4 | 1.66 | 3.75 | 2.75 |
| 1-1/2 | 1.90 | 4.50 | 3.25 |
| 2 | 2.38 | 6.00 | 4.19 |
| 2-1/2 | 2.88 | 7.50 | 5.19 |
| 3 | 3.50 | 9.00 | 6.25 |
| 3-1/2 | 4.00 | 10.50 | 7.25 |
| 4 | 4.50 | 12.00 | 8.25 |
| 5 | 5.56 | 15.00 | 10.31 |
| 6 | 6.62 | 18.00 | 12.31 |
| 8 | 8.62 | 24.00 | 16.31 |
| 10 | 10.75 | 30.00 | 20.38 |
| 12 | 12.75 | 36.00 | 24.38 |
| 14 | 14.00 | 42.00 | 28.00 |
| 16 | 16.00 | 48.00 | 32.00 |
| 18 | 18.00 | 54.00 | 36.00 |
| 20 | 20.00 | 60.00 | 40.00 |
| 22 | 22.00 | 66.00 | 44.00 |
| 24 | 24.00 | 72.00 | 48.00 |
GENERAL NOTE:
All dimensions are in inches.
NOTE :
(1) See Table 13 of ASME B16.9 for tolerance for alignment of ends U.
(2) Dimension A is equal to one-half of dimension O.
