為常(chang)見的軸向(xiang)(xiang)式(shi)(shi)波(bo)紋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)(peng)脹節(jie)(jie)，用(yong)(yong)在管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)上進行(xing)軸向(xiang)(xiang)長度補償(chang)。為了防止(zhi)超過允許的補償(chang)量，在波(bo)紋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)兩(liang)端設置有保(bao)護拉桿或保(bao)護環，在與它連接(jie)的兩(liang)端管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)上設置導向(xiang)(xiang)支架。另外還有轉(zhuan)角(jiao)式(shi)(shi)和(he)橫向(xiang)(xiang)式(shi)(shi)膨(peng)(peng)脹節(jie)(jie)，可用(yong)(yong)來補償(chang)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)的轉(zhuan)角(jiao)變形和(he)橫向(xiang)(xiang)變形。這(zhe)類(lei)膨(peng)(peng)脹節(jie)(jie)的優(you)點是(shi)節(jie)(jie)省空間，節(jie)(jie)約材(cai)料，便(bian)于標準化和(he)批量生(sheng)產，缺點是(shi)壽命較(jiao)短。波(bo)紋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)(peng)脹節(jie)(jie)一般用(yong)(yong)于溫度和(he)壓力不很(hen)高(gao)、長度較(jiao)短的管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)上。隨(sui)著波(bo)紋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生(sheng)產技(ji)術(shu)水(shui)平(ping)的提高(gao)，這(zhe)類(lei)膨(peng)(peng)脹節(jie)(jie)的應用(yong)(yong)范圍(wei)正在擴大。目前(qian)，波(bo)紋管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨(peng)(peng)脹節(jie)(jie)可用(yong)(yong)在最高(gao)壓力6.0兆帕的管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)系(xi)中。