Accumulator Volume Capacity Calculation (API RP53 a

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No bottles capacity Less Bladder Total V1 = bottle capacity less 1 Gal for bladder at 1000
16 16 15 240
P1 =Precharge Pressue
Total volume 240
Reservoir volume P2 =Minimum Operating Pressue
Useable
Assume usable volume in gals/bottle = 7.5 P3 = Accumulator Operating Pressure Maximum

Function Volumes
Desc. Close open V1 = capacity less 1 Gal for bladder at 1000 psi precharge pressure
Annular 22 22
Ram 8 8 V2= Bottle Volume at 1200 minimum op pressure
Shear 8 8
Ram 8 8 V3= Bottle Volume at 3000 maximum op pressure
Ram 0 0
HCR 2 2 Useable volume = fluid pushed out by N2 expansion V2-V3

IRP 1 critical sour requirement - Close annular, Close open API 53 - Close annular, Close all ram
close pipe rams, close shear rams, open HCR
Close Close Open Close Close Open Close Close
Annular Pipe Ram Pipe Ram Pipe Ram Shears HCR Annular Pipe Ram
22 8 8 8 8 2 22 8

Sub Total 56 Fluid Sub Total 48

+50% 84 Required 120 +50% 72

The accumulator is sufficient for the BOP YES The accumulator is sufficie

Bottles Required NO
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 Equal to Precharge plus 200 Psi

ing Pressure Maximum 3000 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 5 Gal V3=V1 X P1 / P3 = 5

by N2 expansion V2-V3 7.5 Gal

Close annular, Close all rams, open HCR

Close Close Close Open

Pipe Ram Pipe Ram Shears HCR
8 0 8 2

Fluid
Required 120

The accumulator is sufficient for the BOP YES

Bottles Required NO