What is Pressure Thrust? | Pipework Pressure Thrust vs Expansion Bellow Pressure Thrust

Pressure thrust is the thrust force generated by the fluid pressure. This force exists in all pressurized piping systems. Pressure thrust acts at directional changes like elbows, and tee connections, and at pipe and pipeline cross-sectional changes like reducers. It behaves as pipe longitudinal force or axial force and on high-pressure piping systems this force can be significant. In this article, we will discuss Pressure thrust forces in pipeline and piping systems and expansion bellows.