1st Sunflower's SFO expansion tank is a gasbag structure. Water completely does not touch the inner wall of the tank in operation so no rust and no water quality secondary pollution exist.
In closed loop systems such as air conditioners, solar thermal systems, boilers, and floor heating, expansion tank is to absorb the expansion volume of this system due to temperature changes in order to prevent system's pressure from changing rapidly,reduce the number of pressure reliefs of the safety valve and the number of water feeding of filling valve.
On water supply systems such as variable frequency and fire protection water supply, the expansion tank is mainly to buffer the start and stop of the pump and the water hammer impact caused by the opening and closing of the system valve,and to ensure that the pump has enough sleep time during the low peak period of water use,not only energy saving, but also extend the pump's service life.
SFO expansion tank is composed of a tank body, an gasbag, an inlet/outlet and a gas supply port.
Tank body is made of carbon steel and the outer layer is an anti-rust painting.
Gasbag's material is EPDM rubber; The pre-inflated gas between the gasbag and the tank body is filled at the factory,you don't need to refill by yourself.
As the system pressure is higher than the pressure of the pre-inflated gas inside the tank,there will be some working fluid entering the gasbag until a new balance is reached when the expansion tank works in the system.
When the system pressure rises again,there will be some part of working fluid entering the gasbag, compressing the gas between the gasbag and the tank, In this case, the gas is compressed and the pressure is raised, working fluid stops entering when gas pressure is the same as system pressure.
On the contrary,when system pressure drops,the pressure of working fluid in the system is lower than gas pressure between the gasbag and tank, water in the gasbag is replenished into the system by extrusion in order to increase system pressure.
Until the system working fluid pressure is equal to the gas pressure insde tank, the water in the gasbag is no longer coming out to the pipeline, maintaining a dynamic balance.
The selection formula for the expansion tank in the thermal system(Boiler, air conditioner, heat pump,solar water heater, etc.) is as follows:
C = Total water capacity in the system（Including boilers, pipes, radiators, etc.）
e = Thermal expansion coefficient of water（water expansion rate at the highest water temperature during boiler operation minus water expansion rate of water temperature at system cooling ,see the table below),in standard equipment,e=0.0359（90℃）
P1=Precharge pressure of the expansion tank（Absolute pressure）
P2=The max pressure of system operation（Absolute pressure）
V = Volume of expansion tank
To avoid pump start frequently,the adjustment volume of the expansion tank should meet the pump flow for a certain period of time（L/min）.In a constant pressure system,the formula for calculating the expansion tank is as follows:
Amax = Maximum flow of pump（L/min）
Pmax = Maximum working pressure of pump（System pressure when pump is stopped,the pressure is absolute）
In a solar pressure circulating system, expansion tank shoud be installed near the inlet of the water pump.
In the water supply system,expansion tank shoud be installed at the outlet of the water pump.
In thermal systems (such as air conditioners, boilers, heat pumps, solar water heaters, etc.), expansion tanks are generally installed at the return end of the system.
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