Piston Gas Accumulator
Hydraulic accumulator with precharged gas chamber
Description
Equations
Variables
Connections
Parameters
The Piston Gas Accumulator component consists of a precharged gas chamber, a floating piston, and a hydraulic chamber connected to a hydraulic port. When fluid pressure at the port exceeds the precharged gas pressure, fluid flows into the hydraulic chamber, moving the piston and compressing the gas. The amount of fluid stored in the accumulator depends on the size and charge. The stroke of the piston is restricted by end cushion parameters used to set the boundary of the component respectively.
arel=dvreldt vrel=dsreldt
fgas=−A⁢pgas
fc1={0srel<LmaxcES⁢srel−Lmaxotherwise fc2={00≤srelcES⁢srelotherwise
fd1={0srel<LmaxdES⁢dsreldtotherwise fd2={00≤sreldES⁢dsreldtotherwise
fe1={0fc1+fd1≤0fc1+min⁡fc1,fd1otherwise fe2={00≤fc2+fd2fc2+max⁡fc2,fd2otherwise
p=pA
q=qA=A⁢vrel=dsreldt
fchamber=p⁢A
m⁢arel=−d⋅vrel+fgas−fe1−fe2+fchamber
pgas⁢A⁢Lmax−A⁢srel+vDeadk=ppreload⁢A⁢Lmax+vDeadk
Name
Units
Modelica ID
p
Pa
Pressure of fluid in component
q
m3s
Flow rate of fluid into component
srel
m
Relative distance of the piston from the initial position
s_rel
vrel
ms
Relative velocity of the piston
v_rel
arel
ms2
Relative acceleration of the piston
a_rel
portA
Hydraulic port
Damper Parameters
Default
d
0
N⁢sm
Piston viscous friction coefficient
Geometry
A
0.01
m2
Wetted area of piston
0.1
kg
Mass of the piston
Lmax
0.4
Maximum stroke length of the accumulator
Hard Stop
cES
1·1010
Nm
Hard stop stiffness
c_ES
dES
1·106
Hard stop damping
d_ES
Gas Chamber
vdead
0.001
m3
Dead volume inside the gas chamber
vDead
k
1.4
Specific heat ratio of the gas
Preload Conditions
ppreload
1·105
Initial pressure inside the gas chamber
p_preload
See Also
Accumulators
Hydraulics Library
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