Accumulator

[1] A storage battery for an electric car.
[2] A pressurized container for an automatic leveling suspension system.
[3] A part of the hydraulic system which is charged by the fluid pump, absorbs fluctuating fluid delivery, stores fluid at pressure, and can provide a rapid flow of fluid under pressure.
[4] A vessel that stores hydraulic fluid under pressure.
[5] A storage tank which receives liquid refrigerant from evaporator and prevents it from flowing into the suction line before vaporizing.
[6] A refrigerant storage device used on General Motors and Ford systems that receives vapor and liquid refrigerant from the evaporator. The accumulator, which contains "desiccant", performs a function similar to that of a receiver-drier: it separates liquid from the vapor, retains the liquid and releases the vapor to the compressor. Always located on the low side of the system.
See also accumulator piston, fuel accumulator, hydraulic accumulator, pressure accumulator