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(liang)彎曲(qu)。圖2為常見的軸(zhou)向式波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨脹節(jie)(jie),用(yong)(yong)在管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)上進行軸(zhou)向長度補(bu)(bu)償。為了防止超過允許的補(bu)(bu)償量(liang),在波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)兩端設置有(you)保護拉桿(gan)或保護環,在與它(ta)連接(jie)的兩端管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)上設置導向支架。另外還有(you)轉角式和橫向式膨脹節(jie)(jie),可(ke)用(yong)(yong)來(lai)補(bu)(bu)償管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)的轉角變(bian)形(xing)和橫向變(bian)形(xing)。這類膨脹節(jie)(jie)的優點是(shi)節(jie)(jie)省空間,節(jie)(jie)約材(cai)料(liao),便于(yu)標準化和批量(liang)生產,缺點是(shi)壽(shou)命較短。波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨脹節(jie)(jie)一(yi)般用(yong)(yong)于(yu)溫(wen)度和壓力不很高、長度較短的管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)上。隨著波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)生產技術水平的提高,這類膨脹節(jie)(jie)的應(ying)用(yong)(yong)范(fan)圍正在擴大。目前,波(bo)紋(wen)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)膨脹節(jie)(jie)可(ke)用(yong)(yong)在最高壓力6.0兆帕的管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)系中。