What is an olet in the piping design world?

Question

What is an olet in the piping design world?

Answer 1

Read the following description of different types of olets:

Latrolet:

An olet that is making a reducing branch connection at an angle less than 90 (typically 45) degrees on a straight pipe.

Olet:

A physical object that has a self reinforced end intended to be welded onto a hole in the wall of a pipe or a piping component. The other end is to be connected to another pipe or piping component.

sockolet:

An olet that has a socket welding end making a 90 degree branch.

sweepolet:

An olet that makes a 90-degree reducing branch with a swept profile at the connection to the main run pipe.

Threaded latrolet:

A latrolet that has a threaded pipe end for connecting the branch.

Threaded nipolet

A nipolet that has a threaded pipe end on the branch connecting side.

Threaded elbolet:

An elbolet that has a threaded end at the branch end.

Weldoflange:

An olet that makes a 90 degree branch and that has a flanged end at the branch end.

Weldolet:

An olet that is making a 90 degree branch and has a butt welding end on branch.