| Article title |
«Determination of the flow rate through long radial clearances inside hydraulic components» |
| Authors |
Knezevic Darko, Milovanovic Zdravko, Milasinovic Aleksandar, Jocanovic Mitar |
| Abstract |
In hydraulic control components (directional control valves, servo valves, LS regulators, etc.) there is a problem of determining of flow rate through the radial clearances of different lengths overlap between the control piston and body of component. As lengths of overlap are relatively small, it is necessary to analyze the development of a full profile of fluid velocity through radial clearance (in sleep mode servo valve has length of overlap equal zero; directional control valves, depending on the diameter, have lengths of overlaps of 0.6 to 0.8 mm; while in work of the load sensing (LS) regulator, piston is continuously located in areas of small opening, zero overlap and small length of overlap). Common values of radial clearance is approximate in the range from 1 m (minimum values for servo valves) to 50 ?m (maximum value for axial piston pumps). In this paper is analyzed development of full-length profile of velocity inside radial clearance (i.e. development of boundary layer) and derived an expression for the flow rate through the so-called long radial clearances, taking into account the influence the changes of thermodynamic state ofhydraulic oil on the value of viscosity. Under the long radial clearances implies such clearances where they can be ignored the impact of the development of full-length profile of velocity on flow rate through clearance and change of thermodynamic state of the oil considered isothermal. |
| Keywords |
hydraulic components, radial clearance, length of overlap, boundary layer, flow rate, long radial clearance |
| UDC |
532 |
| Issue |
«ENGINEERING AND AUTOMATION PROBLEMS» №2, 2012 |
