The main functions of sliding plates include support and displacement adjustment. Compared with fixed pipe supports, sliding pipe supports have an additional sliding plate under the support. This sliding plate not only supports but also allows the pipeline to move to a certain extent. During pipeline transportation, the pipeline may move to varying degrees due to different raw materials, pipeline materials and geographical locations. The sliding plate of the sliding pipe support can ensure that the pipeline can adapt to this displacement while supporting it, thereby ensuring the safety of the engineering transportation pipeline to the greatest extent.
In addition, the design of the sliding plate ensures that the pipeline will not move after it is installed in a fixed position, limiting the lateral and angular displacement and ensuring the stability of the pipeline. Although fixed pipe supports are more stable in fixed positions, sliding pipe supports are more widely used, especially in large-scale long-distance transportation. The sliding characteristics can well support the pipeline corridor and ensure a certain amount of displacement, which is an effect that fixed pipe supports cannot achieve.