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balance pipe

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balance pipe [′balĀ·əns ‚pīpe]
(engineering)
A pipe in a compressed-air piping system that is used to displace trapped air so that the condensate can flow freely into the trap.

balance pipe
A pipe connection used to equalize the pressure at two points in a piping system.


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In the 1990s improved technological advancements made it possible to construct an exhaust pipe that, instead of connecting by means of a balance pipe at a severe 90-degree angle, could unify the two branches of pipe to create a flow of exhaust in one direction.
 
 
 
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