21872018 ‘Accumulator | KSB. Centrifugal Pump Lexicon SEARCH AL Your search term SEARCH Accumulator Pump Lexicon ‘An accumulator i a vessel which spanly filed wih qua and par with gas (often ai ts internal preseure 's gonerallyrigher than atmospheric pressure. Accumlators store fuds fo be handled under increased pressure (e.g in prossure boostor systems) n order to attenuata surge pressures and serve as energy Storage devices to prolong the rur-down time af centifugal pumps. transient flow analysis determines the ‘accumulators size ard the valves, compressed alr supply connections and instumertation used ‘Accumulators for automatic pressure contol in water supply systems (see Pressure booster system) are ‘usual installed varicaly; horizontal intaitons are rate, Soo Fig. 1 Accumulator 9.1 Accumulator Automate pressure contin water supply syste Accumulator sizes determined by the pump sets numberof starts per hour (2). The numberof start-ups depends ona variety of factors; information on the requeney of starts shouldbe obtained from the electric ‘motor suppliors (soe Frequency of stars) [At star-up prossure (pe), the lowest water love selected must ensure that air can under no crcumstancos ‘enter the discharge tne, The accumulator volume (V) shoud therefore be selected so that tis 25 1 40% larger than te effective accumulator volume (J) required, A compressed ar shut valve may be provided as, ‘an additonal component. ts purpose iso prevent compressed air entering tho discharge lin. Inthe caso of hitpslwawksb.comicentnugal-pump-lexicon/accumulator 91464 a21872018 ‘Accumulator | KSB. Path Kosta Be ‘Accumulator volume i K Correction coticient 53 6 Cog aeeoitobe sy imoroveis we 1, dai ela mee 9" oF Coons Dota pray an Cookies Ok, agreed ny Flow rate at startup pressure in m/h Q., Flow rateat top pressure in mth Z Number of starts por hour py Atmospheric pressure in bar Pag Stop pressure in bar Start-up pressure in bor owe a00,9, Fg. 2 Accumulator: cocton vale K ‘Tne propoton of usable water volume (S) in reaton to total volume (V) dopendssolly on the start-up and ‘stop pressures and can be calculated as flows: In setups with more tan one of the same pump, increasing the number of starts and sips by periodically ‘stehng between te pumps alows a reduction of accumulator size, Membrane-ype accumulators are often provided for smaller uns: these eminato the neod fora compressed ar shutof vale ora comprossor. In this case, an extra 25 to 40% of volume in adton tothe effective volume () isnot require. “The numberof pumps in a pressure Booster system has no bearing onthe calculation ofthe accumulator ‘volume. several pumps with cifferent low rates are employed, ne mean fow rate ofthe largest pump ‘shoul! be usad inthe equation For systems in which several pumps are lw-corralled, ang only the base lead pump is stared and stopped asa function of pressure, to accumulalor size shouldbe calulaled in ‘elation to this baseload pump, subdivision ofthe calculated accumulator volume between several accumulators is desirable if such ‘smaller vessels can be accommodated mare easily inthe avaiable space, andthe system costs are thereby tequced. When dividing the volume between two accumulators, the pressure stings fr pump startup and ‘stopping can be sot in such a way thal the second accumulator is fled wit ar ony If tne volume is vided between more than two accumulators, these must be connected via the gas (at side to ensure tat each accumulators evenly used. Seo Fig. 3 Accumulator hitpslwawksb,comicontnugal-pump-lexicon/accumulator91464 21821872018 ‘Accumulator | KSB. 1 Acumulatrwith rand water 18 Asuply and venting 2 Acro with afl aly 9 Daan 3 Compressed arshut-ffvaie 10. Centga pnp 4 terval sights 11 Compesie 5 Comat pressure gaune 12 Inet fom low-pressure one 6 Presure gauge 13 passing 7 Safetyrae 14 Outlet thigh ressrez0ne Fig, Accumultor Schematic fora water supply syst a pressure Soon system ‘As a gropoctn ofthe accumu’ ar corns gracualy absorbed by he wat under pressure, the Compressed arn he vessel must be tpped up fom beta ne, way by means ofa compressor The compressor sizes delomied by is suc capaci () Gampressor selecton depen onthe te (F) ‘quedo te whole accom volume. Re assumed hat ol wo fics of te ceumulta voue (which coesponds tothe waar lvl aon presse) mate fed wih compressed a Te ling me ‘Shuldnot exes wight hours. “ne scion capactym mihi 05: Pa Q Po ‘Accumulator volume in m* Filing time in v Y 2, Stop pressurein bar Atmospheric pressure n bar “The compressor’ operating pressure should 38 @ minimum comtespend fo the pump's maximum stop pressure. The safety valve on the compressor must be pre-set so tha the maximum pormissble operating pressure of the accumulators not exceeded. In accordance wit the accidant prevention regulations for pressure vessele (German Gas and Waterworks Professional Assocation, Dissaldor), ting a safety valve on accumulators for cenifugal pumps isnot ‘mandatory a8 long asthe H/Q curves (S00 Characteristic curve) ofthe pumps donot exceed 1.1 times the ‘maximum permissble operating pressure for he vessel, and slope ae taken to prevent eiical verspeeding| ofthe pumps. ‘Tne accumulators are welded, cast riveted and, occasional, fished in stip-wound constuction (or very Intpslwawksb,comicentnugal-pump-lexicon/accumulator91464 aia21872018 ‘Accumulator | KSB. Principal standards, directives and regulations applicable to accumulators + American Petoleum Institute: API 610 + American Socity of Mechanical Engineers: 'ASME-Boler and Pressure Vessel Code Section I + Gorman Pressure Vessel Social {AD regulations *+ Federal Minisiry of Economics: Protection of Labour Act (Federal Bulletin 4/1980) and Steam Boiler and Pressure Veseol Act + DIN 3171, DIN 4661, DIN 4810 and EN 962 + Gorman Orgarisation for Technical Standards inthe Gas and WalorIndusties (OVGW): DVGW Worksheot wars + TRO Technical Rules for Steam Ballers + German Federation of Techrical Supervision Associations + Regulatons of shipbuilding classification societies, e.g. German Lloyd (GL) Acceptance testing ‘Accumulator Acid-resistant pump Social Media Ei lin} oO Oo KSB NEWS About the pump ABOUT KSB lexicon Job Opportunities 2 With annual sales is lore than € 2.3 bil Trade Fairs and Events I secto SB Group is suppliers of pumps, Press Releases More Subscribe to the KS! 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