● Volume calculation example

In advance, using the amount of hydraulic fluid that is charged in the accumulator, calculate the accumulator
volume required for activating the cylinder.
Specification conditions
Di: Cylinder bore = φ300 mm (cross-sectional area (A) =
706.5 cm2) Safety device
(pressure control valve)
S: Cylinder stroke = 380 mm
V: Cylinder speed = 0.75 m/sec
Fc: Required cylinder power = 1,000 kN
P: Pressure loss in piping etc. = 0.84 MPa
P3: Maximum working pressure = 20 MPa
P2: Minimum working pressure = Fc / A x 10 + P = 15 MPa
(Pay attention to the pressure loss P between the accumulator and actuator) M
Q: Oil discharge volume from pump = 90 L/min
Working temperature = 10 to 90ºC
Service fluid = Petroleum hydraulic oil
*In calculation, convert all assigned pressure to the absolute
pressure (MPa · abs).

1) Find the required oil volume to be discharged from 4) Find the polytropic exponent (m, n).
accumulator Vw (required cylinder oil amount).
Ｐ3＋Ｐ2 ２０１
. ０１３＋１５１
. ０１３
π・Ｄi２ Average working pressure (Ｐａ)＝    ＝
Ｖ＝     ・Ｓ・１
０−６ ２ ２
４
≒１７.６ＭＰａ・ａｂｓ
π・３００２
＝     ×３８０×１０−６ · Find the oil charge time from Vw (the amount
４
charged in the accumulator) and the pump flow
≒２６.９Ｌ rate.
ＶＷ ２６.９
2) Considering the change in temperature during Oil Charge Time（Ｔｍ）＝   ＝
Ｑ ９０/６０
operation, find the gas charging pressure (P1) in the
≒１７.９sec
following steps.
i) For Max. P1 at the maximum working temperature · The cylinder operation time becomes the
(90ºC), set the gas charging pressure ratio to 85%. accumulator oil discharge time.
(The gas charging pressure ratio can be up to 90% Ｓ ３８０
（Ｔｎ）＝  １０-３＝    ×１０-３
Oil Discharge Time
in consideration of the temperature change.) Ｖ ０.７５
Max. P1 = 0.85 · P2
≒０.５sec
= 0.85 x 15.1013 MPa · abs
= 12.84 MPa · abs · From the nitrogen gas polytropic exponent list on
page 20
ii) Find Min. P1 at the minimum working temperature ｍ＝１.９０  ｎ＝１.９６
(10ºC) by the "Formula for gas charging pressure
actual change due to temperature change". 5) Find the oil discharge coefficient (F) .
Min. P1 = 9.38 MPa · abs １
20.1013 1.96
１
−１
ａ −１ ｎ
15.1013
3) Find the gas charging pressure ratio (e) at the minimum Ｆ＝    ＝
１ １
≒0.135
ａｍ 20.1013 1.90
working temperature. 15.1013
Ｐ１ ９.38
ｅ＝  ＝ 6) Find the accumulator gas volume (V1).
Ｐ２ （１５＋０.１０１３）

≒０.６2 ＶＷ ２６.９
Ｖ1 ＝      ＝ ≒３39Ｌ
ｅ・η・Ｆ ０.６2×０.９５×０１
. ３５

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