Though the use of Grooved mechanical piping is predominant over several years, this practice of pipe joining still remains unknown or misunderstood in some aspects of the commercial construction industry. Many individuals do not realize the possibilities that a mechanical grooved carbon steel pipe provides in terms of compressed schedules or increased profits, and even worksite security. Conventionally a grooved coupling will connect up to five times speedier in comparison to a welded joint, and up to three times more agile as compared to a flanged joint. Unlike operations like welding, brazing, or soldering, a mechanical joint provided by a grooved cast iron pipe does not demand a flame or fire watch. Thus, as a consequence, the assembling or the disassembling of such a pipe joint tends to be much faster and easier. A grooved joint may employ a shoulder or a groove that has been fabricated to the ductile iron grooved pipe is to be utilised in congruency with a segmented mechanical coupling.
The proper and accurate installation, with grooved mechanical joints, according to grooved pipe manufacturers is possible with minimum instruction and no supplementary safety measures. The equipment used in a Mechanical room constantly creates noise and vibration, as a result of which it needs to be secluded from a piping system. Flexible mechanical systems concede the stainless steel grooved pipe to move within the grooved coupling. Hence, the elastomeric gasket dampens vibration, through localizing the vibrations caused by equipment and effectively eliminating the measure of noise broadcasted down the pipeline. The use of a Grooved Pipe is seen in industries relating to air, sewage, water, oil, and other liquids, especially where purchasers, specifiers, and constructors manifest an inclination in lieu of flanged fabrication.
IS : 1161-1998 Steel Tubes for Structural Purposes/BS-1775-64/A-618