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| + | A Kompensatorzapfhahn is a beer tap that allows for adjusting the pressure drop that happens inside the tap. Normally draft systems need to be statically balanced such that the pressure drop inside the beer line and the tap match the serving pressure. If that is not the case a sudden pressure drop may happen at the tap, the CO<sub>2</sub> bound to the beer will suddenly be released and the beer foams up. With a Kompensatorzapfhahn (compensator tap) a build in pressure drop can be adjusted to match the needed pressure drop thus removing the need to balance the draft system through the length and diameter of the beer line. | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 12 January 2009
Figure 1 - cross cut diagram though a Kompensatorzapfhahn
A Kompensatorzapfhahn is a beer tap that allows for adjusting the pressure drop that happens inside the tap. Normally draft systems need to be statically balanced such that the pressure drop inside the beer line and the tap match the serving pressure. If that is not the case a sudden pressure drop may happen at the tap, the CO2 bound to the beer will suddenly be released and the beer foams up. With a Kompensatorzapfhahn (compensator tap) a build in pressure drop can be adjusted to match the needed pressure drop thus removing the need to balance the draft system through the length and diameter of the beer line.
