Wednesday, 13 May 2015

Research and analysis of the hysteresis characteristics on a large flow directional valve



The 1000 L/min large flow hydraulic system for the hydraulic support used in a coal mine is a hot
topic at present. The large flow directional valve is one of the key components for the hydraulic system,
so design of the 1000 L/min large flow directional valve is very essential. The designed single-channel
valve shows serious hysteresis characteristics in 1000 L/min large flow condition, but it does not happen
in 16 L/min small flow condition. Based on this phenomenon, the CFD technology was used to simulate
the flow in the valve. It was discovered that the single-channel caused unbalanced pressure in the annular
region and on the surface of the valve spool, so the valve spool is subjected to great radial unbalanced
force. Then a double-channel valve was designed to improve the pressure distribution. The simulated
radial unbalanced force on the double-channel valve is 67.2% lower than that of the single-channel
valve. The experimental results showed that the hysteresis characteristics also disappeared under 1000
L/min large flow condition. So conclusions can be drawn that the hysteresis characteristics of the singlechannel
valve is due to the radial unbalanced force caused by the unsymmetrical flow field. Results show
that the maximum radial unbalanced force the valve spool can withstand is 170 N. What’s more,
symmetrical flow passages have to be taken into account in large flow conditions. The paper provides
valuable references for the design of large flow valves.

Website: http://www.arjonline.org/engineering/american-research-journal-of-mechanical-and-automation-engineering/

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