Metallic Hose Assemblies - Thorburn Flex Inc

Special PurposeAssembliesTo solve your worst, most demanding hose installation,Thorburn's flexible piping division will provide a unique solution to highlyhazardous, costly problems that none of your other suppliers havethought about.Thorburn's flexible piping assemblies areserving a great variety of applications acrossindustry –from bakery ovens to basic oxygenfurnaces– where unrestricted flow ofgas or fluids is critical, where the workingenvironment is exposed to heat, vibration,tight bending and other problems that cannotbe solved adequately or safely by allmetalhose, swivel joints or plain unarmouredhose.Custom hose construction for the steelmaking industryDepending on the type of service, the innerhose is specially designed for the material tobe handled: steam, air, chemical, oxygen, hydraulicfluid, and other substances. These innerhoses are specially made to be armouredin Thorburn's metal protective sheath.The tube of the hose is specially compoundedto resist chemical action of the material beinghandled.The carcass, which is the strength member ofthe hose, can be textile or wire braid wire,spiral wire or cable.Layers of insulation between the protectivearmour and the hose member protects theentire assembly from external heat. Additionallayers provide further protection and differenttypes of insulation material are available tomeet special needs.Thorburn's metal protective armour is galvanized,stainless steel, aluminum, or bronze, asspecified. It offers resistance to external abusegreater than all-metal hose, yet it remainsextremely flexible and resists kinking or collapsein tight loops, knots or bends.Thorburn custom design problemsolving hoses for:Steel productionBlast furnace• Water cooling hose for stack plates, withbronze ends• Water hose for paner and door cooling• Hydraulic hose for platform lift• Hydraulic shear hose• Basic oxygen furnace (BOF): conducting waterand oxygen in the BOF.Open hearth• Furnace door hoseHot mill• Armoured for 30" top and bottom mill sprayon standsCold mill• Roll cooling on standsContinuous casting, electric and openhearth furnaces• Water cooling hoses• Air hoses• Hydraulic hoses• Oil and lubrification hoses• Oxygen and acetylene hose for cutoffburners• 3/4" argon stirring hoseOther applications• Sand blast hose in foundries to blast hotpots• Black liquor hose on black liquor recoveryboilers in pulp and paper mills• Ammonia hose to prevent kinking in plantuse• Steam hose in applications where vibrationis severe• Choke and kill hose on oil drilling rigs• Blowout preventor hose on off-shore drillingrigs71