Ministry of Defence

Defence Standard

47-23/Issue 1 30 May 1980

BEAD PROFILE FOR

AIRCRAFT PIPING AND DUCTING
(FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS)

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BEAD PROFILE FOR AIRCRAFT PIPING AND DUCTING

(FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS)

This Defence Standard supersedes

SDM(A)331, Issue 1 dated 24 June 1957

1. This Defence Standard specifies the basic requirements for bead profiles for
aircraft piping and ducting for Ministry of Defence use.
2. This Standard has been agreed by authorities concerned. It is to be
implemented, wherever practicable, in all designs, contracts, orders, etc
commencing after its date of publication. If a difficulty arises which
prevents application of the Defence Standard, the Directorate of
Standardization shall be informed so that a remedy can be sought.
3. Any enquiries regarding this Standard in relation to an invitation to tender
or a contract in which it is invoked are to be addressed to the responsible
technical or supervising authority named in that invitation to tender or
contract.

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SPECIFICATION FOR
BEAD PROFILE FOR AIRCRAFT PIPING AND DUCTING
(FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS)

1. SCOPE

This Standard covers the basic dimensional requirements for the bead profile
type of connection used for the purpose of coupling components or effecting
joints in piping or ducting.
2. RELATED DOCUMENTS

2.1 Reference is made in this Standard to:

BS M46 'Tubing outside diameters and thicknesses'

BS L100 'Procedure for inspection and testing of wrought aluminium

and aluminium alloys'

BS T100 'Procedure for inspection and testing of steel tubes'

2.2 Reference in this Defence Standard to any related document means, in any
tender or contract, the edition current at the date of such tender or
contract, unless a specific issue is indicated.

3. REQUIREMENTS

3.1 Where beads are used for the purpose of connecting components or effecting
joints in piping or ducting, the profile of the mating pair of beads shall
conform to the dimensions shown in Fig 1 and/or Table A.

3.2 Where moulded rubber seals or metal sleeves are used to connect the mating
pair of beads, their internal design shall conform to the profile dimensions
given in Fig 1.

3.3 The sizes of piping and ducting beaded to the dimensions shown in Fig 1 shall
be limited to those listed in BS M46.

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FIG 1 AND TABLE A
+0.25
2.5 - 0.76 CLEARANCE BETWEEN
PIPE ENDS SHALL BE ALLOWED FOR
BEFORE FITTING MOULDED RUBBER
SLEEVE AS SHOWN IN OUTLINE

1.45
1.20 FOR BEADS TO BE
CONNECTED WITH MOULDED
RUBBER OR METAL SLEEVES
LIMITS TO CONFORM
TO BS T100 OR L 100
AFTER BEADING

FOR HEIGHT OF BEAD ALL DIMENSIONS ARE

FOR CLIPPED HOSE IN MILLIMETRES
CONNECTIONS SEE TABLE A

FIG 1

BEAD PROFILE FOR AIRCRAFT PIPING AND DUCTING

(FLEXIBLE CONNECTIONS)

TABLE A

HEIGHT OF BEAD FOR CLIPPED HOSE CONNECTIONS

IN LOW PRESSURE AIR SYSTEMS

A DIA OF PIPE HEIGHT OF PIPE

mm BEAD mm

BELOW 25 +015
0 8 -000
+025
25 TO 70 16 -000

O V E R 7 0 + 0 2 5
24
-000

NOTE : WHERE DOUBLE BEADS ARE REQUIRED TO LOCATE CLIPS

AT PIPE ENDS THEY SHOULD BE SPACED APART 215mm
MINIMUM BETWEEN CENTRES.

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