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Spring Loaded Accumulator

Hydraulic accumulator with spring-loaded back pressure

 

Description

Equations

Variables

Connections

Parameters

Description

The Spring Loaded Accumulator component consists of a preloaded spring, a piston, and a hydraulic chamber connected to a hydraulic port. When the fluid pressure at the port exceeds the preloaded spring pressure, fluid flows into the chamber, moving the piston and compressing the spring. The amount of fluid stored in the accumulator depends on the size and spring load. The stroke of the piston is restricted by end cushion parameters used to set the boundary of the component respectively.

Equations

Variables

Name

Units

Description

Modelica ID

 

p

 

q

Relative distance of the piston from the initial position

s_rel

Relative velocity of the piston

v_rel

Relative acceleration of the piston

a_rel

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

Hydraulic port

portA

Parameters

Geometry

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Wetted area of piston

A

Mass of the piston

m

Maximum stroke length of the accumulator

Lmax

Hard Stop

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Hard stop stiffness

c_ES

Hard stop damping

d_ES

Spring

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Spring constant

c

Piston viscous friction coefficient

d

Preload Conditions

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Spring preload pressure

p_preload

See Also

Accumulators

Hydraulics Library

 


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