波紋管膨脹節是用金屬波紋管制成的一種膨脹節。它能沿管道軸線方向伸縮,也允許(xu)少量(liang)彎曲。圖2為(wei)常見(jian)的軸向(xiang)(xiang)式(shi)波紋(wen)(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)(peng)脹(zhang)(zhang)節(jie),用(yong)在管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道上(shang)進行軸向(xiang)(xiang)長(chang)度補償(chang)(chang)。為(wei)了防止超(chao)過允許(xu)的補償(chang)(chang)量(liang),在波紋(wen)(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)兩端設置(zhi)(zhi)有保護(hu)拉桿或保護(hu)環(huan),在與(yu)它連接的兩端管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道上(shang)設置(zhi)(zhi)導向(xiang)(xiang)支架。另外(wai)還有轉(zhuan)角式(shi)和橫向(xiang)(xiang)式(shi)膨(peng)(peng)脹(zhang)(zhang)節(jie),可用(yong)來補償(chang)(chang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道的轉(zhuan)角變形(xing)和橫向(xiang)(xiang)變形(xing)。這類膨(peng)(peng)脹(zhang)(zhang)節(jie)的優點是節(jie)省空間,節(jie)約材料,便于標準化(hua)和批量(liang)生產,缺點是壽命較(jiao)短。波紋(wen)(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)(peng)脹(zhang)(zhang)節(jie)一般(ban)用(yong)于溫(wen)度和壓力(li)(li)不很高(gao)、長(chang)度較(jiao)短的管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道上(shang)。隨(sui)著波紋(wen)(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生產技術(shu)水平的提高(gao),這類膨(peng)(peng)脹(zhang)(zhang)節(jie)的應用(yong)范圍正在擴大。目前(qian),波紋(wen)(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)(peng)脹(zhang)(zhang)節(jie)可用(yong)在最高(gao)壓力(li)(li)6.0兆帕(pa)的管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)系中。