December 29, 2011 - Parker Hannifin announces a one-piece formed steel auxiliary gas bottle design in standard sizes from 2.5 - to 50-gallons. It has a standard machined port in place of the traditional modular port assembly to provide a simple and reliable, gas-tight threaded connection, with reduced potential leak paths.
Specifically designed as a cost-effective alternative to the Bladder and Piston style gas bottles, the one-piece bottle design features a single standard machined No. 5 SAE O-ring port that customers can use to install a plug or gas valve. A standard No. 24 SAE threaded O-ring port is also provided to connect the gas bottle to the accumulator system. All bottles are ASME certified and "U" stamped.
Parker offers bottles in the following sizes:
· 2.5-, 5-, 10-, 15- and 20-gallon gas bottles with 9-in. O.D.
· 25-, 30-, 40-, 45- and 50-gallon gas bottles with 14-in. O.D.
The traditional gas bottle equipped with the modular port assembly that offers various connection types such as NPT, BSPP and SAE flange, will continue to be available by customer request.
Auxiliary gas bottles are used for gas capacitance, in most cases in conjunction with hydraulic accumulators to extend functionality. By incorporating gas bottles, a smaller accumulator can be used, thereby reducing maintenance and cost of the accumulator system as a whole.
About Parker Hannifin's Global Accumulator Division
Parker Hannifin's Global Accumulator Division supplies the global marketplace with the broadest line of hydraulic accumulators and accessories in the industry. For more than 50 years, Parker piston, bladder and diaphragm style accumulators have been improving the performance of hydraulic systems by prolonging equipment life, lowering operating costs and reducing downtime.