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Article: Accumulators not as simple as they appear.(hydraulic systems trends)
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- Diesel Progress North American Edition
- Article date:
- September 1, 2003
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Accumulators are to a hydraulic system what starting batteries are to engine systems; they both store energy for future use and both can become discharged and must be recharged. However, accumulators have broader functions in a variety of hydraulic systems. In order to carry out these functions, accumulators are designed to accept a given volume of fluid under pressure from a hydraulic system, store it and return it to the system on command.
The broad range of equipment on which accumulators are used translates ham a need for knowledge of what they are, how they work, where they are likely to be located, their potential failure modes and their maintenance ...