Accumulators and

Accumulators
Applications

Hydraulic accumulator

A- weight loaded accumulator

B- Spring accumulator
C- Gas pressure accumulator

Types of Hydraulic accumulator

Weight loaded
accumulator
the weight loaded accumulator
is the only hydraulic
accumulator where the oil
pressure remains constant
regardless of amount filled,
however a large volume of
space is required for the weight

Spring accumulator

Spring accumulator

Owing to the limited permissible spring deformation the

amount of energy that may be accumulated by spring
accumulators is minimal.

Gas pressure accumulator

With this hydraulic accumulator gas is used as
loading medium for the hydraulic fluid .With water
accumulators air is used and with oil accumulators
nitrogen
Gas-pressurized accumulators are sub-divided according
to their separating element (between the gas and fluid)
into bladder accumulators (1), piston accumulators (2)
and diaphragm accumulators

Gas pressure accumulator

Bladder

Piston

Diaphragm

Bladder accumulator

Bladder accumulator
Bladder accumulators contain a fluid
and a gas chamber separated by a
gastight bladder. The fluid chamber
around the bladder is connected to
the hydraulic circuit, so that when
pressure is increased this chamber
fills, squeezing the bladder and
compressing the gas. When the
pressure drops the compressed gas
expands, forcing the accumulated
fluid into the circuit.

Piston accumulator
Piston accumulators comprise a fluid
and a gas chamber with a piston as a
gastight separating element. The gas
side is pre-filled with nitrogen. The
fluid chamber is connected to the
hydraulic circuit, so that when the
pressure rises the piston accumulator
absorbs fluid and the gas is
compressed. When the pressure drops
the compressed gas expands,
displacing the accumulated pressure
fluid in the circuit.

Diaphragm accumulator

the weight loaded accumulator is the only

hydraulic accumulator where the oil pressure
remains constant regardless of amount filled,
however a large volume of space is required for
the weight

Accumulator with compressed air

The compressed air accumulator is the
only hydraulic accumulator, which
functions without a gas/oil separator

It is therefore only permitted in

hydraulic systems with water
hydraulics

Charging the gas accumulators

Changing the bladder of accumulator

1

Bladder accumulator operation

1

Function of accumulators
Energy storage
Fluid reserve
Damping of mechanical shocks
Damping of pressure shocks
Emergency operation
Compensation of leakage oil
Maintaining constant pressure
Vehicle suspension

Hydraulic accumulator in a hyd.

circuit

Fluid
Reserve

Smoothing Pulsation

Vehicle suspension

Vehicle suspension

Emergency operation

Compensation of leakage oil