Accumulator Capacity - Usable Volume per Bottle

Data Input for: (Surface and Sub-Sea) INPUT Boyles Law

Nitrogen Pre-Charge Pressure: 1000 psi P1 P1*V1 = P2*V2
Minimum Accumulator Draw Down pressure: 1200 psi P2
Maximum Accumulator Pressure: 3000 psi P2
Pressure Gradient for hydraulic fluid at MSL: 0.445 psi/ft
Water depth: (Subsea) 5000 ft
Volume per Accumulator Bottles: 10 gal V1
Number of Available Bottles: 22 bottles
Safety margin: 1.5 times
Hot Line ID/in 1.25 Hot Line Lenth: 10000 ft

SURFACE ACCUMULATOR
(1) Calculate hydraulic fluid necessary to increase pressure from pre-charge to a minimum drawdown
8.33 gallons of compressed Nitrogen
V2 1.67 gallons of hydraulic fluid per bottle will compress the Nitrogen to Minimum accumulator draw down
pressure
NOTE: This is dead volume for hydraulic fluid. The pressure must not drop below this value
(2) Calculate hydraulic fluid necessary to increase pressure from pre-charge pressure to a maximum
accumulator working pressure
3.33 gallons of compressed Nitrogen
V2 6.67 gallons of hydraulic fluid per bottle will compress the Nitrogen to a Maximum accumulator working
Pressure
(3) Calculate usable amount of hydraulic fluid per bottle
5.00 gallons of usable hydraulic fluid per accumulator bottle

(4) Calculate total fluid volume for accumulator reservoir tank with required safety margin
220 gallons of hydraulic oil needed for fill up the Accumulator Oil Reservoir

SUBSEA ACCUMULATOR
(1) Adjust hydraulic fluid hydrostatic pressure to the correct operational water depth
P1 3225 PSI Adjusted Nitrogen pre-charge pressure at operational water depth
P2 3425 Psi Adjusted Minimum draw down pressure at operational water depth
P2 5225 Psi Adjusted Maximum Accumulator Working Pressure at operational water depth
(2) Calculate hydraulic fluid necessary to increase pressure from pre-charge to a minimum drawdown
9.42 gallons of compressed Nitrogen
V2 0.58 gallons of hydraulic fluid per bottle will compress the Nitrogen to Minimum accumulator draw down
pressure
NOTE: This is dead volume for hydraulic fluid. The pressure must not drop below this value
 (3) Calculate hydraulic fluid necessary to increase pressure from pre-charge pressure to a maximum
accumulator working Pessure
6.17 gallons of compressed Nitrogen
V2 3.83 gallons of hydraulic fluid per bottle will compress the Nitrogen to a Maximum accumulator working
Pressure
(4) Calculate usable amount of hydraulic fluid per bottle
3.24 gallons of usable hydraulic fluid per accumulator bottle

(5) Calculate Volume of Hydraulic fluid in HOT LINES (attached to marine riser)
638 gallons of hydraulic oil required to fill both hot lines

(6) Calculate total fluid volume for accumulator reservoir tank with required safety margin
1083 gallons of hydraulic oil needed for fill up the Accumulator Oil Reservoir
Acummulator Accumulator Accumulator
Pre-charge Pressure Minimum draw down Maximum Pressure

P1
P2
P2

V2

V1 V2

Surface Accumulator
(1)Determine the average accumulator pre charge pressure after removing usable fluid from bottles
110 gallons of hydraulic fluid should return to the reservoir
1000 PSI should be the residual pressure left in the accumulator "pre-charge pressure" if less
than the pre-charge pressure there may be bottles without the proper Nitrogen charge