EPE Standard Bladder Accumulator (AS-5-P-360-CG01)

A hydro-pneumatic accumulator is a device used specifically for storage of liquid under pressure. As liquids,for all practical purposes, are incompressible, this objective is achieved by utilizing the compressibility of gases. A flexible rubber separator i.e.,bladder is fitted into the accumulator shell. An inert gas - nitrogen - is filled into the bladder through a pressure valve to a pressure P . The bladder expands, filling 0 the entire volume V of the accumulator shell. 0 When the system pressure P is higher than the gas 1 precharge pressure P , the liquid enters the accumulator and the bladder is compressed reducing the gas volume toV1. Should the liquid pressure rise to P , the volume of gas reduces to V with an attendant rise in pressure, thus balancing the Liquid pressure. A potential energy is now stored in the accumulator to be utilized whenever needed. Specifications Material of Construction Body : Carbon Steel / Stainless Steel. Bladder : Nitrile(NBR) / Butyl (IIR) / Viton (FKM) / EPDM .... others listed on ordering code. Connections Gas Side : 5/8” UNF / 1/4” BSP / 5/16” UNEF/Vg8 / 7/8” UNF. Others on request. Fluid Side : Female Threaded or Flanged. Others on request. Paint-CS Accumulators : Externally painted in RAL-5010. Others on request.