A damper with extremely restrictive orifices, these products are used to limit relative motion between masses during a transient event, while providing free motion in the normal mode. Snubbers were developed during the 1960s for the protection of large steam pipes in nuclear power plants. A true power plant snubber often incorporated internal flow control valves to accommodate site specific force-velocity profiles.

A damper with extremely restrictive orifices, these products are used to limit relative motion between masses during a transient event, while providing free motion in the normal mode. Snubbers were developed during the 1960s for the protection of large steam pipes in nuclear power plants. A true power plant snubber often incorporated internal flow control valves to accommodate site specific force-velocity profiles.