Pipe reducer
Pipe reducers are one of the many types of fitting that can be used to control the flow within a piping system. In a piping system, there are two major types of reducers: concentric reducers and eccentric reducers.
Concentric reducers are useful when cavitation is present.
Eccentricity occurs when the centerline is offset.
The pipe reducer is a pipe fitting that connects a larger pipe to a smaller pipe. Thus, it reduces the size of the pipe in the pipe system, from one size to another. Pipe reducers may frequently be used to connect pipes of different sizes. There are a variety of reasons why this might be done, and there are a variety of materials that could be flowing through the pipe, which is why there are different types of pipe reducers.
The concentric reducer is used to join pipe sections or tube sections on the same axis. The concentric reducer is cone-shaped and is used when there is a shift in diameter between pipes
The eccentric reducer is a fitting used in piping systems between two pipes of different diameters. The same fitting can be used in reverse as an eccentric increaser or expander. They are used where the diameter of the pipe on the upstream side of the fitting (i.e. where flow is coming from) is larger than the downstream side, and where there is a danger that vapor may accumulate.
