PipeHugger Low Pressure Pulsation Dampeners with Elastomer Bladder
The principle of operation & features of the "PipeHugger" liquid bladder are: a large diameter chamber, relative to the diameter of an entry and exit hole to that chamber, ensures that pressure pulses entering and attempting to pass through such a chamber, die away. The death of pressure waves is relative to a near "cube" law exponent, by distance from entry point to the nearest point for reflection. So that a pressure wave, entering through a small hole, finding itself in a chamber, say 12 times the diameter of the entry hole, will die away to the extent that what is left of the pressure wave, will hardly find its way out of the outlet. The bladder, that is the liquid chamber, is large diameter. Large diameter membranes have good response characteristics to changes in pressure that are small.
PipeHugger pulse dampeners are safely closed by tamper-proof segmental lock rings that are retained by a set or boss on the dampener end-plug, such that the ring can not be removed without first de-pressurizing the damper of its pre-fill cushion gas spring. The ratios of dimensions with these "lock ring" pulsation dampeners enable the safe depressurization of the energy contained in the cushion gas, prior to vessel failure pressure. PipeHugger dampeners have an end face that is machined to an ANSi flange stud bolt pattern and a raised face. To achieve flow through capability, these capsular dampeners are typically mounted on multi port base blocks. Thru-flo enable pressure pulse and transient spike interception. Released from base block by 4 screws only. Simply remove 4 bolts.