Bladder accumulators are used in a variety of applications, ranging from industrial use to oil field to the service and entertainment industries. It consists of a fluid section and a gas section with the bladder acting as the gas-proof screen. It can ensure that your system fluid volume pressure maintains an even level despite any internal leaks; especially important if your system contains spool valves, cartridge valves or hydraulic cylinders. Bladder Accumulator can reduce energy costs in a variety of applications. By assisting the flow output for pumps with intermittent duty cycles, the accumulator will reduce system horsepower requirements.

Nevertheless, when combined with variable volume, pressure-compensated pumps, accumulators not only reduce horsepower requirements, but they will also assist with rapid flow demands. Bladder Accumulators are especially effective when heat causes the volume of a system’s fluid to expand. In systems where hard plumbing is installed, an accumulator is extremely important to prevent lines and pipes from rupturing due to thermal expansion of fluid. When fluids instead contract due to cooling, accumulators can make up for diminishing volume. It is extremely effective in reducing the noise of hydraulic systems caused by piston pumps, relief valves and the complexities of some hydraulic circuits.