European Committee for Standardization

Gas-loaded accumulators for fluid power applications - Incorporates Amendment A1: 2010
 N EN 14359

Annotation

This European Standard specifies the requirements for materials, design, manufacture, testing inspection, safety systems and documentation (including instructions for first operation), for commonly-used types of gas-loaded accumulators and gas bottles for fluid power applications (see 1.2).

This European Standard applies to the following types of components, defined as the pressurecontaining envelope of gas-loaded accumulators:

— bladder type;

— diaphragm type;

— piston type;

— transfer type;

— gas bottles used to provide additional gas capacity.

They consist of one or several parts joined together by a variety of mechanical means and by welding.

This European Standard applies to gas-loaded accumulators which operate with the following conditions:

— subject to an internal gauge pressure greater than 0,5 bar;

— working temperature of not lower than –50 °C and not higher than +200 °C;

— containing Group 2 liquids and gases as defined in the Pressure Equipment Directive 97/23/EC.

It does not apply to:

— accumulators for use with dangerous fluids (see NOTE 1).