DesignofaHydraulicPress

1. SimpleHydraulicPressDesign:

Basedonareliefvalvesettingof3000psi(20.7MPa),calculatetheareaofthecapside
ofthecylinder.

90

10

20.7

10

Calculatetheborediameterofthecylinder.

4 4.35

10

0.0744

0.0762
4

4.56

10

3.42

Calculatethedisplacementofthepumpbasedona3phaseinductionmotoroperating
at1750RPM.Assumeavolumetricefficiencyof0.85.Notethatthepumpmustdeliver
sufficientflowtoadvancethecylinderatthemaximumspeed,

3.42

10

1750

Basedonthiscylinderarea,calculatetherequiredpumpflowrate.

0.75

Theneareststandardsizeis3inches(7.62cm)thereforerecalculatetheareabasedon
this.

7.44

0.85

2.30

0.14

Calculatethetorquerequiredtodrivethepumpatthesystempressure.

2.30

10

2
0.85

20.7

10

8.91

Calculatethepoweroftheelectricmotor.

8.91

1750

60

1.633

2.19

0.7456

2. ThermalEquilibrium

Calculatetheincreaseinoiltemperatureforonecompletecycleassumingthatthe
volumeofoilinthereservoiris20liters.

Theincreaseinoiltemperatureisduetotheflowthroughthereliefvalveasthecylinder
advancesslowlyagainsttheloadfor150seconds.

Theflowthroughthereliefvalveisequaltothepumpflowlesstheflowrequiredfora
cylinderadvanceof0.1m/s.

3.42

10

0.1

4.56

10

The quantity of energy that contributes to an increase in the oil temperature for one
cycleofthepresscanbecalculatedasfollows:

2.964

10
,

20.7

10

153

150

Theincreaseinthetemperatureoftheoilpercyclecanbecalculatedasfollows:

60

153,387

848

20

.
2134

1000

3. TwoPumpSystem

Basedonthesameforceandvelocityprofiles,designamoreefficienthydrauliccircuit
basedontwopumpsandahydraulicunloadingvalve.

Startbysizingthelowflow,highpressurepump(Pump1).Thispumpisusedtoslowly
advancethecylinderat0.1m/min.

0.1

4.56

10

1750

10
0.85

0.307

CalculatethetorquerequiredtodrivePump1atthesystempressure.

Notethatinthisdesignthereliefvalveshouldneveropen.Sincethecylinderwassized
togenerate90kNat20.7MPa,thereliefvalveshouldbesetsomewhathigher(say23
Mpa). The other option is to size the cylinder slightly larger so that the pressure
requiredtoadvanceunderloadisbelow20.7MPa.Forsimplicityassumethattherelief
valvesettingisincreasedto23MPa.

CalculatethedisplacementofPump1.

0.456

0.456

0.307

10

2
0.85

20.7

10

CalculatethepowerrequiredtodrivePump1.

1.19

1750

60

0.218

0.292

0.7456

Sizethehighflow,lowpressurepump(Pump2).Bothpumpsareusedtoslowlyadvance
thecylinderat0.75m/min.

0.75

4.56

0.456

10

2.964

10

1750

0.85

1.99

1.096

159

CalculatethetorquerequiredtodrivePump1andPump2atthispressure.

2.297

10

Calculatethepressurerequiredtoadvancethecylinderagainstanopposingforceof5
kN.

5000
4.56 10

CalculatethedisplacementofPump2.

2.964

10

2
0.85

1.096

10

CalculatethepowerrequiredtodrivePump1andPump2atlowpressure.

0.471

1750

2
60

0.086

0.7456

0.116

SincethisiswellbelowthepowerrequiredtodrivePump1underfullload,thepower
requirementoftheelectricmotorissimply:

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