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Piston Gas Accumulator

Hydraulic accumulator with precharged gas chamber

 

Description

Equations

Variables

Connections

Parameters

Description

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.

Equations

arel=dvreldt vrel=dsreldt

fgas=Apgas

fc1&equals;{0srel<LmaxcESsrelLmaxotherwise fc2&equals;{00srelcESsrelotherwise

fd1&equals;{0srel<LmaxdESdsreldtotherwise fd2&equals;{00sreldESdsreldtotherwise

fe1&equals;{0fc1&plus;fd10fc1&plus;minfc1&comma;fd1otherwise fe2&equals;{00fc2&plus;fd2fc2&plus;maxfc2&comma;fd2otherwise

p&equals;pA

q&equals;qA&equals;Avrel&equals;dsreldt

fchamber&equals;pA

marel&equals;dvrel&plus;fgasfe1fe2&plus;fchamber

pgasALmaxAsrel&plus;vDeadk&equals;ppreloadALmax&plus;vDeadk

Variables

Name

Units

Description

Modelica ID

p

Pa

Pressure of fluid in component

p

q

m3s

Flow rate of fluid into component

q

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

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

portA

Hydraulic port

portA

Parameters

Damper Parameters

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

d

0

Nsm

Piston viscous friction coefficient

d

Geometry

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

A

0.01

m2

Wetted area of piston

A

m

0.1

kg

Mass of the piston

m

Lmax

0.4

m

Maximum stroke length of the accumulator

Lmax

Hard Stop

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

cES

1·1010

Nm

Hard stop stiffness

c_ES

dES

1·106

Nsm

Hard stop damping

d_ES

Gas Chamber

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

vdead

0.001

m3

Dead volume inside the gas chamber

vDead

k

1.4

 

Specific heat ratio of the gas

k

Preload Conditions

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

ppreload

1·105

Pa

Initial pressure inside the gas chamber

p_preload

See Also

Accumulators

Hydraulics Library