This study describes procedures that can be used to evaluate pulsation suppression devices in terms of performance, operation, vibration, and shaking forces. Useful recommendations on pulsation control, piping, pulsation vessel, shaking forces, low pressure drop orifices, and the pulsation study report are discussed.
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