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Oil‐ and water‐based continuous control valve

Oil‐ and water‐based continuous control valve Purpose – Environmental protection regulations are becoming increasingly strict. Using water instead of a hydraulic mineral or biodegradable oil in power‐control hydraulic systems is a very positive step towards complying with these regulations. Since water hydraulics has many specifics, primarily related to lower viscosity and lubricity of water compared to oil, which greatly affects the leakage, and even more the friction and wear in these systems, a dedicated test rig is required for performing research with the real‐scale components. The purpose of this paper is to present some preliminary representative results on dynamic responses of the two hydraulic circuits with and without a mass load. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the newly developed dedicated test rig and its dynamic characteristics when used with water and oil as hydraulic fluid. Hydraulic pressures and motions of spool and piston in the two different fluids were of special interest. Findings – The results clearly show their dependence on friction properties of selected materials in different hydraulic fluids. While the oil valve worked perfectly, water valve has some irregularity, linked with the small gap, the shape irregularity, the surface roughness and the poorer lubrication conditions in the water hydraulics compared to the oil system. Originality/value – The observed irregularity of the movement of the spool in the water hydraulic valve has almost no influence on the movement of the piston rod of the water cylinder, which is a very promising result for future research on water hydraulics. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Industrial Lubrication and Tribology Emerald Publishing

Oil‐ and water‐based continuous control valve

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
ISSN
0036-8792
DOI
10.1108/00368791011034511
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Abstract

Purpose – Environmental protection regulations are becoming increasingly strict. Using water instead of a hydraulic mineral or biodegradable oil in power‐control hydraulic systems is a very positive step towards complying with these regulations. Since water hydraulics has many specifics, primarily related to lower viscosity and lubricity of water compared to oil, which greatly affects the leakage, and even more the friction and wear in these systems, a dedicated test rig is required for performing research with the real‐scale components. The purpose of this paper is to present some preliminary representative results on dynamic responses of the two hydraulic circuits with and without a mass load. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents the newly developed dedicated test rig and its dynamic characteristics when used with water and oil as hydraulic fluid. Hydraulic pressures and motions of spool and piston in the two different fluids were of special interest. Findings – The results clearly show their dependence on friction properties of selected materials in different hydraulic fluids. While the oil valve worked perfectly, water valve has some irregularity, linked with the small gap, the shape irregularity, the surface roughness and the poorer lubrication conditions in the water hydraulics compared to the oil system. Originality/value – The observed irregularity of the movement of the spool in the water hydraulic valve has almost no influence on the movement of the piston rod of the water cylinder, which is a very promising result for future research on water hydraulics.

Journal

Industrial Lubrication and TribologyEmerald Publishing

Published: May 4, 2010

Keywords: Water; Oils; Hydraulic engineering; Valves (Fluids); Test equipment

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