Accumulator Volume Capacity Calculation (API RP53 a

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No bottles capacity Less Bladder
16
16
15

Total
240

V1 = bottle capacity less 1 Gal for bladder at 1000

P1 =Precharge Pressue

Total volume
Reservoir volume

240
P2 =Minimum Operating Pressue

Assume usable volume in gals/bottle =

Function Volumes
Desc.
Close
Annular
22
Ram
8
Shear
8
Ram
8
Ram
0
HCR
2

open

Useable
7.5

P3 = Accumulator Operating Pressure Maximum

V1 = capacity less 1 Gal for bladder at 1000 psi precharge pressure

22
8
8
8
0
2

V2= Bottle Volume at 1200 minimum op pressure

V3= Bottle Volume at 3000 maximum op pressure
Useable volume = fluid pushed out by N2 expansion V2-V3

IRP 1 critical sour requirement - Close annular, Close open

close pipe rams, close shear rams, open HCR
Close
Close
Open
Close
Close
Open
Annular
Pipe Ram Pipe Ram Pipe Ram Shears
HCR
22
8
8
8
8
2

API 53 - Close annular, Close all ram

Sub Total
+50%

Sub Total
+50%

56
84 Required

Fluid
120

The accumulator is sufficient for the BOP

YES

Bottles Required

NO

Close
Annular
22

Close
Pipe Ram
8
48
72

The accumulator is suffici

culation (API RP53 and IRP 1)

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ess 1 Gal for bladder at 1000 psi precharge pressure

P1 =Precharge Pressue

1000 Psi

um Operating Pressue

1200 Psi

ing Pressure Maximum

3000 Psi

Equal to Precharge plus 200 Psi

psi precharge pressure

15

Gal

V1 x P1 = P2 X V2

0 minimum op pressure

12.5

Gal

V2=V1 X P1 / P2 =

12.5

maximum op pressure

Gal

V3=V1 X P1 / P3 =

7.5

Gal

by N2 expansion V2-V3

Close annular, Close all rams, open HCR

Close
Close
Close
Pipe Ram Pipe Ram Shears
8
0
8

Required

Open
HCR
2

Fluid
120

The accumulator is sufficient for the BOP

YES

Bottles Required

NO