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Sizing Hydraulic Accumlator for thermal expansion

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Zing4

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Thermal expansion (cold days) for contained volume in closed pipe between isolated valves required ~ 90 cu. inch volume for the coldest delta T. The opearting system pressure is 130 -150 psig. The hydraulic accumlator, which has bladder is recommended to be (by manufacturer) pre-charged with N2 around 100 psig.

My questions are:

(1) If the system pressure (130-150 psig)is more than pre-charge nitrogen bladder pressure (100 psig), will there be a room for thermal expansion in the bladder?

(2) Should the nitrogen-pre charge pressure be close to system pressure?
 
typically the N2 accumulators are precharged at roughly 50% of the operating pressure.

saludos.
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saludos.
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