Construction & Reinforcement Types
Reinforced Bellows (Wire-Reinforced / Ring-Reinforced)
A reinforced bellows has a wire or solid ring fitted into the root of each convolution, carrying part of the pressure load that would otherwise be borne entirely by the bellows material itself.
Real Uma Bellows multi-ply metal bellows:
How it works
The reinforcing ring stiffens the convolution root against the pressure-induced opening force, which allows a thinner bellows wall at a given pressure rating and reduces the tendency toward squirm (buckling instability) at higher pressures.
- Wire or ring reinforcement fitted at each convolution root
- Allows thinner bellows walls at a given pressure rating
- Reduces squirm (buckling) tendency at higher pressure
- Common on higher-pressure standard and multi-ply bellows
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