I-NPT (i-National Pipe Taper) kanye ne-NPSC (i-National Pipe Straight Coupling) amazinga amabili ahlukene emicu yamapayipi e-United States. Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwezintambo ze-NPT ne-NPSC usekumeni kwazo nezinhlelo ezihlosiwe.
Imicu ye-NPT i-tapered, okusho ukuthi ububanzi bentambo buyancipha kancane kancane ukuya ekugcineni. I-taper isiza ukudala uphawu oluqinile phakathi kwemicu yesilisa neyesifazane lapho iqiniswa ndawonye. Izintambo ze-NPT zivame ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni lapho uxhumano olungavuzi lubalulekile, njengamapayipi, amasistimu asebenza ngogesi, nemigqa yegesi.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izintambo ze-NPSC ziyizintambo eziqondile, okusho ukuthi ububanzi buhlala buhlala buhambisana nobude bentambo. Ngokungafani nemicu ye-NPT, izintambo ze-NPSC azinikezi umsebenzi wokuvala ngokwazo. Ngokuvamile zidinga ukusetshenziswa kwezindlela zokuvala ezengeziwe ezifana ne-thread sealant, itheyiphu, noma ama-gaskets ukuvimbela ukuvuza. Izintambo ze-NPSC zivame ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni lapho ukuvala okuqinile kungadingeki, njengezingxenye zesakhiwo noma imihlangano yemishini.
Ngakho-ke, umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwentambo ye-NPT ne-NPSC yile:
1. Umumo: Imicu ye-NPT ifakwe tape, kuyilapho imicu ye-NPSC iqondile.
2. Ukubekwa uphawu: Imicu ye-NPT ihlinzeka ngomsebenzi wokuvala ngenxa ye-taper yawo, kuyilapho imicu ye-NPSC idinga izindlela ezengeziwe zokuvala.
3. Izinhlelo zokusebenza: Izintambo ze-NPT zisetshenziswa ezinhlelweni ezidinga ukuxhumana okungavuzi, kuyilapho imicu ye-NPSC isetshenziswa ezinhlelweni lapho ukuvala uphawu kungabalulekile noma lapho izindlela zokuvala ezengeziwe zingasetshenziswa.
4. Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi la mazinga aqondene ngqo ne-United States, futhi amanye amazwe angase abe nezindinganiso ezihlukene zochungechunge.