Sizing a sealed-system expansion vessel from the system volume, the expansion factor and the acceptance factor.
What the vessel does
In a sealed system the water expands as it heats. The diaphragm expansion vessel absorbs that extra volume so pressure stays below the pressure relief valve setting. Too small a vessel and the PRV will discharge every time the system heats up.
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