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Abstract

A hydraulic accumulator is equipped with a novel shut-off valve. The shut off-valve includes a valve body having a cylindrical hollow with a valve seat surrounding one end. The main piston including a piston head has a central opening and is slidably mounted within the cylindrical hollow of the valve body. A poppet valve has a valve head which mates with the valve seat and a valve stem which extends through the central opening of the piston to guide axial movement of the poppet valve relative to the piston. A spring is mounted between the valve head and the main piston head for urging the valve head away from the piston head. A control valve moves the piston relative to the valve body between open and closed positions responsive to signals from a computer which signals valve closing upon determination that flow rate through the valve exceeds a maximum period. The spring between the poppet valve head and the piston head exerts a force approximately equal to that of a pressure drop across the poppet valve at a predetermined maximum flow rate.

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