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A '''pneumatic bladder''' is an [[inflatable]] ([[pneumatic]]) bag technology with many applications.

==Emergency management applications==
Pneumatic bladders are used to seal drains and ducts to contain [[chemical spills]] or gases. Pneumatic bladders are often used for the containment of chemical spills, [[oil spills]] or [[Firewater (fire fighting)|fire water]] on water to prevent them from entering the environment, usually in the form of [[boom (containment)|boom]]s.<ref>http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/663424-yo2o1P/webviewable/663424.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

==Marine applications==
[[File:FEMA - 17992 - Photograph by Robert Kaufmann taken on 10-26-2005 in Louisiana.jpg|thumb|Grounded freighter after [[Hurricane Katrina]], being salvaged using pneumatic bladders to raise and roll it back into the water]]

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[[The Reef Ball Foundation]] uses a pneumatic bladder technology to float an artificial coral reef ("reef ball") into location, then deflate the bladder to sink the reef to the bottom.

==Other applications==
Pneumatic bladders, known as [[dunnage bag]]s, are used to stabilize cargo within a container.

Pneumatic bladders are used in medical research.<ref>{{cite journal | pmid = 2065148 | volume=27 | title=A pneumatic bladder array for measuring dynamic interface pressure between seated users and their wheelchairs | year=1991 | journal=Biomed Sci Instrum | pages=135–40| last1=Eckrich | first1=K. M. }}</ref>

[[Leading edge inflatable kite]]s use pneumatic bladders restrained by a fabric case; the bladder is selected slightly larger than the case, so that at operational inflation the bladder is not stressed while the case defines the final shape of the leading edge. Many of the wing's airfoil ribs are similarly bladdered.

==See also==
*[[Balloon]]
*[[Bladder]]
*[[Bladder (disambiguation)]]
*[[Fuel bladder]]
*[[Swim bladder]]
* [[List of inflatable manufactured goods]]

==References==
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[[Category:Marine salvage operations]]
[[Category:Environmental engineering]]


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