expansion tank placement
expansion tank placement
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Where are expansion tanks typically placed in a closed system? hot side or cold side? any one have good rules of thumb for placement of diaphragm expansion tanks in a system containing a pump, heat source, and heat exchanger?
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RE: expansion tank placement
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RE: expansion tank placement
vpl? do you know reasonings for the above placement?
RE: expansion tank placement
Unfortunately the agency website -- that shows all the various permutations where expansion tanks are used -- is currently off-line for maintenance. So I can't readily find other examples.
I'll poke around, but it'll be a bit. I'm kind of busy today.
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high level-low level expansion tank=volume liquid on maximum temperature-volume liquid on minimum temperature
if the suction of the pump is connected to the bottom of the tank (liquid header) the system can be vented on the highest points (after the pump, simply by running some small diameter pipes to the top of the expansion tank.
when connected in such way (liquid header)the pressure requirements for the header tank (or elevated height in case of atmospheric tank) is the lowest.