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,也允許少量彎曲。圖2為常見的軸向(xiang)式(shi)波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)脹(zhang)節(jie),用(yong)(yong)在(zai)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)上(shang)進行軸向(xiang)長(chang)度補(bu)償(chang)。為了防止超過允許的補(bu)償(chang)量,在(zai)波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)兩端設置有(you)保護拉桿或保護環,在(zai)與它(ta)連接的兩端管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)上(shang)設置導向(xiang)支架。另外還(huan)有(you)轉角式(shi)和橫向(xiang)式(shi)膨(peng)脹(zhang)節(jie),可用(yong)(yong)來補(bu)償(chang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)的轉角變(bian)形和橫向(xiang)變(bian)形。這(zhe)類(lei)膨(peng)脹(zhang)節(jie)的優點是(shi)節(jie)省(sheng)空間,節(jie)約材料,便于標準化(hua)和批量生(sheng)(sheng)產,缺點是(shi)壽命較短。波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)脹(zhang)節(jie)一般用(yong)(yong)于溫度和壓力不很高、長(chang)度較短的管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)(dao)(dao)上(shang)。隨(sui)著波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)生(sheng)(sheng)產技(ji)術水平(ping)的提(ti)高,這(zhe)類(lei)膨(peng)脹(zhang)節(jie)的應用(yong)(yong)范圍正(zheng)在(zai)擴大(da)。目(mu)前,波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)脹(zhang)節(jie)可用(yong)(yong)在(zai)最高壓力6.0兆帕的管(guan)(guan)(guan)系(xi)中。