A cascade storage system is a high pressure gas cylinder system which is used for the refilling of smaller compressed gas cylinders or air cylinders. Each of the large cylinders are filled by a compressor, but the cascade system allows small cylinders to be filled without the presence of a compressor. In addition, a cascade system is useful as a "reservoir" to allow a low-capacity compressor to meet the demand of filling several small cylinders in succession.
In general rupture discs are installed inline between the compressor and the storage units to burst if the maximum safety pressure is exceeded.
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