what is a hydraulic accumulator used for
15,631 pages on this wiki. A restored example of a 'Hydraulic Accumulator' in the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester. A 'hydraulic accumulator' is an energy storage device. It is a pressure storage reservoir in which a non-compressible hydraulic fluid is held under pressure by an external source.That external source can be a spring, a raised weight, or a compressed gas.he main reasons that an accumulator is used in a hydraulic system are so that the pump doesn't need to be so large to cope with extremes of demand, so that the supply circuit can respond more quickly to any temporary demand and to smooth pulsations.