CHAPTER 8: CONTROL COMPONENTS IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS

Power Loses in Valves

Exercise 8.49E

A pressure relief valve has a pressure setting of 2000 psi. Compute the horsepower loss across this valve if it return

Solution

input
P ( psi ) 2000
Q ( gpm ) 25

output
HP 29.17

Exercise 8.50E

An unloading valve is used to unload the pump of exercise 8.49.if the pump discharge pressure during unloading eq

Solution

input
P ( psi ) 30
Q ( gpm ) 25

output
HP 0.438

Exercise 8.51M

A pressure relief valve has a pressure setting of 140 bars.compute the kw power loss across this valve if it returns a

Solution

input
P ( bar ) 140
Q ( m3/s ) 0.0016

output
Power ( w ) 0.224

Exercise 8.52M

An unloading valve is used to unload the pump of exercise 8.51. if the pump discharge pressure during unloading e

Solution

input
P ( bar ) 2
Q ( m3/s ) 0.0016

output
Power ( w ) 0.0032

Example 8.1

A pressure relief valve has a pressure setting of 1000 psi.Compute the horsepower loss across this valve if it return

Solution

input
P ( psi ) 1000
Q ( gpm ) 20

output
HP 11.67

Example 8.2

An unloading valve is used to unload the pump of example 8.1 if the pump discharge pressure(during unloading) eq

Solution

input
P ( psi ) 25
Q ( gpm ) 20

output
HP 0.292
ower loss across this valve if it returns all the flow back to tank from a 25 gpm pump.

charge pressure during unloading equals 30 psi, how much hydraulic hoesepower is being wasted?

er loss across this valve if it returns all the flow back to the tank from a 0.0016m^3/s pump?

scharge pressure during unloading equals 2 bars, how much hydraulic kW power is being wasted?
ower loss across this valve if it returns all the flow back to the tank from a 20 gpm pump.

harge pressure(during unloading) equals 25 psi, how much hydraulic horsepower is being wasted?