July 13, 2021

Dog Bone Expansion Joints for Marlim Azul Power Plant in Brazil

Dog Bone Expansion Joints for Marlim Azul Power Plant in Brazil
Dog Bone Expansion Joints for Marlim Azul Power Plant in Brazil

Located in Macae (Rio Janeiro) Brazil, Marlim Azul is a combined cycle thermal power plant with a capacity of 565 MW. It will have a 301 MW gas turbine, a steam turbine, a boiler, a generator, cooling towers, a water treatment plant and a gas station.

We have designed, manufactured and successfully tested two Dog Bone Expansion Joints with the following features:

  • Type: Dog Bone Turbine to Condenser
  • Size: 6970 x 2143 mm (22' 10.41" x 7'0.37")
  • Material: Reinforced EPDM
  • Design Pressure: 1 Barg + FV
  • Design Temperature: +110 °C

The Dog Bone Type Expansion Joint is used as flexible connection between Turbines and Condensers. This turbine exhaust expansion joint is used as a flexible connection in power plants and it is the most widely used turbine to condenser expansion joint in use.

MACOGA provides the highest Quality Dog-Bone Type Expansion Joints.