Inventors:
Daniel S. Johnson - Loveland CO, US
Kenneth E. Netzel - Loveland CO, US
Daniel Jude Hueber - Fort Collins CO, US
Christopher A. Pennekamp - Fort Collins CO, US
Jonathan L. Reynolds - Fort Collins CO, US
International Classification:
F15B 1/027, F16L 55/02
Abstract:
An integral accumulator/reservoir system including a low pressure vessel having a low-pressure vessel wall defining a low-pressure vessel cavity; a high-pressure accumulator having a high-pressure accumulator wall defining a high-pressure accumulator cavity, the high-pressure accumulator being disposed in the low-pressure vessel cavity, the high-pressure accumulator wall including an aluminum layer; a flexible bladder, the flexible bladder being disposed in the high-pressure accumulator cavity; and a sensor module operably connected to the aluminum layer.