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US 2014/0209315 A1Published application
Hydraulic accumulators
AssigneeVetco Gray Controls Limited
InventorMark Edwin ORGAN
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Abstract
A hydraulic accumulator assembly in which a hydraulic accumulator is associated with at least one responsive unit, which is responsive to the weight of the accumulator to provide an indication dependent on the weight of the accumulator. The accumulator is in an underwater fluid extraction well facility.
Claims20
A hydraulic accumulator assembly comprising:
- a hydraulic accumulator associated with at least one responsive unit, wherein the at least one responsive unit is responsive to the weight of the accumulator, and is configured to provide an indication dependent on the weight of the accumulator,
- wherein the accumulator is in an underwater fluid extraction well facility.
A method of monitoring the volume of a fluid in a hydraulic accumulator, the method comprising:
- using a hydraulic accumulator assembly that comprises hydraulic accumulator in an underwater fluid extraction well facility, wherein the accumulator is associated with at least one responsive unit, wherein the at least one responsive unit is responsive to the weight of the accumulator;
- and
- using the at least one responsive unit to provide an indication of the weight of the accumulator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.