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ACTUATORS
RAMESH BATAKURKI
Why Use Fluid Power ?
•Multiplication & variation of force
•Easy, accurate control
•One power source controls many operations
•High power / low weight ratio
•Low speed torque
•Provides constant force and torque
•Safe in hazardous environments
What is Fluid Power ?
•A system that transmits and controls energy
through the use of fluid
Liquid or Gas?
•Pneumatics - the media used is air
•Hydraulics - the media used is oil or water
What can Fluid Power Do ?
• Operation of system valves for air, water, or chemicals
• Operation of heavy or very hot doors
• Unloading of hoppers in building, steel making, mining and chemical
industries
• Ramming and tamping in concrete and asphalt laying
• Lift heavy loads (i.e. forklifts and loaders)
What can Fluid Power Do ?
• Lifting and moving in slab molding machines
• Crop spraying
• Paint Spraying
• Holding and moving parts or assemblies in manufacturing
What can Fluid Power Do ?
Jig (guides cutting tool) and Fixture
(stationary work holding) clamping
Forming operations of bending, drawing
and flattening
Bottling and filling machines
Machine tool changing
What can Fluid Power Do ?
• Component and material conveyor transfer
• Robots
• Dentist drills
• Vacuum lifting for thin sheet materials
• Store Energy
• …and much..much..more
Fluid Power Examples
Basic Fluid Power Components
Retracted cylinder
• Types of Pumps
• Dimensionless Parameters for Turbomachines
• Power requirements
• Head-discharge curves
• Pump Issues
• Cavitation
• NPSH
• Priming
• Pump selection
Types of Pumps
• Positive displacement • Jet pumps
• piston pump
• Diaphragm pump • Turbomachines
• peristaltic pump
• Rotary pumps • axial-flow (propeller
• gear pump pump)
• two-lobe rotary pump
• screw pump
• radial-flow (centrifugal
pump)
• mixed-flow (both axial
and radial flow)
Reciprocating action pumps
• Piston pump diaphragm pump
• can produce very high pressures
• hydraulic fluid pump
• high pressure water washers
Peristaltic Pump
• Fluid only contacts tubing
• Tubing ___
ID and roller
velocity with respect to the
_______
tubing determine flow rate
• Tubing eventually fails from
fatigue and abrasion
• Fluid may leak past roller at
high pressures
• Viscous fluids may be
pumped more slowly
Rotary Pumps
• Gear Pump
• fluid is trapped between gear teeth and the housing
• Two-lobe Rotary Pump
• (gear pump with two “teeth” on each gear)
• same principle as gear pump
• fewer chambers - more extreme pulsation
trapped fluid
Rotary Pumps
• Disadvantages
• precise machining
• abrasives wear surfaces rapidly
• pulsating output
• Uses
• vacuum pumps
• air compressors
• hydraulic fluid pumps
• food handling
Screw Pump
• Can handle debris
• Used to raise the
level of wastewater
• Abrasive material
will damage the seal
between screw and
the housing
• Grain augers use the
same principle
Positive Displacement Pumps
• What happens if you close a valve on the effluent side of a positive
displacement pump?
• What does flow rate vs. time look like for a piston pump?
2.5
2
1st piston
total flow
1.5 2nd piston
3rd piston
1
3 pistons
0.5
0
0 0.5 1 1.5
revolutions
Thirsty Refugees
Pressure Developed by Centrifugal Pumps
• Centrifugal pumps accelerate a liquid
• The maximum velocity reached is the velocity of the
periphery of the impeller
• The kinetic energy is converted into potential energy
as the fluid leaves the pump
• The potential energy developed is approximately equal
to the ________ ____ at the periphery of the impeller
• A given pump with a given impeller diameter and
speed will raise a fluid to a certain height regardless of V2
the fluid densityvelocity head hp =
2g
Radial Pumps
• also called _________
centrifugal pumps
• broad range of applicable flows and heads
• higher heads can be achieved by increasing the
diameter
_______ or the ________
rotational______
speed of the impeller
V2
hp =
2g
Flow Expansion
Discharge
Casing
Suction Eye Impeller
Impeller
Vanes
Axial Flow
• also known as __________
Propeller pumps
• low head (less than 12 m)
• high flows (above 20 L/s)
Dimensionless Parameters for Turbo machines
• We would like to be able to compare pumps with
similar geometry. Dimensional analysis to the
rescue...
• To use the laws of similitude to compare
performance of two pumps we need
• exact geometric similitude
• all linear dimensions must be scaled identically
• roughness must scale
• homologous - streamlines are similar
• constant ratio of dynamic pressures at corresponding
points
• also known as kinematic similitude
Q
same
D3
Cavitation in Water Pumps
• water vapor bubbles
8000
form when the pressure 7000
is less than the vapor
• Material Compatibility
• Solids
• Flow
• Head
• NPSHa
• Pump Selection software
• A finite number of pumps will come close to
meeting the specifications!
Pump Summary
When I arrived at the camps the pumps were failing frequently and the pipes were
bursting frequently. Piston pumps were used. The refugees were complaining because
they needed water. The Honduran army battalion was nervous because they didn’t want
any refugees leaving the camp. There was only one set of spare parts (valve springs and
valves) for the pump and the last set of parts only lasted a few days. The pump repair
crew didn’t want to start using the pump until the real cause of the problem was fixed
because spare parts have to be flown in from Miami.
Water in Colomoncagua
Waiting for water
HYDRAULIC MOTORS
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DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
TYPES OF ACTUATORS
WHAT IS A HYDRAULIC MOTOR ?
COMPARISON BETWEEN ELECTRIC & HYDRAULIC MOTORS
TYPES OF HYDRAULIC MOTORS
RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
CRANK SHAFT - RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
WORKING PRINCIPLE OF SAI MOTORS
APPLICATIONS OF HYDRAULIC MOTORS
CASE STUDY & QUESTION AND ANSWERS
STUDY OF RADIAL PISTON MOTOR COMPONENTS
ASSEMBLY / TESTING / MAINTENANCE
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DIFFERENT FORMS OF ENERGY
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
Basic arrangement of a hydraulic system :
1. Prime mover - Electric Motor or Engine
2. Fluid Reservoir - Hydraulic Tank
3. Energy Transfer Medium - Hydraulic Oil
4. Fluid Transfer Unit - Hydraulic Pump
5. Fluid Transfer Medium - Hose and Pipes
6. Controls - Relief Valve, D.C Valve, Flow Control Vv
7. Actuators - Hydraulic Motor, Cylinder
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
What is Oil Hydraulics ?
Study of energy conversion from mechanical to
hydraulic energy (pressure and flow) and again into
mechanical energy (Torque and speed).
In Oil Motors :
Pressure (kg / cm2 or bar) gets converted into
Torque (kg-cm)
Flow (lpm) gets converted into speed (rpm)
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TYPES OF ACTUATORS
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HYDRAULIC POWER TRANSMISSION
MOTOR OSCILLATORY LINEAR
ACTUATOR ACTUATOR
VALVING
PUMP PRIME
MOVER
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WHAT IS A HYDRAULIC MOTOR ?
It is a device which converts the
hydraulic energy (power) generated by a pump into
mechanical energy (power) in the form of
torque and rotation (rpm)
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HYDRAULIC MOTOR - Graphical Symbols
Envelope
In Out
Variable Displacement
Bi - Directional Bi - Directional
Hyd. Motor Hyd. Motor
– Fixed Displacement
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Rapid Reversal
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Rapid Reversal
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Rapid Reversal
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Speed Variation
Size Comparison
Power Density of
Hydraulic Motor Electric Motor
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Stall Performance
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Stall Performance
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SALIENT FEATURES OF A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Unfavourable Environment
Fluid Motors can be used in Dangerous,
Difficult environment.
Speed Regulation
Speed = No Load - Loaded
Regulation Speed Speed x 100
No Load Speed
Speed Variations
Electric Motor 3 %
Most Hyd. Motors 10 - 15 %
( Except for Radial Piston Motors )
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MAJOR APPLICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
MINING
MATERIAL HANDLING
EARTH MOVING
PLASTICS
MACHINE TOOLS
AGRICULTURE
RAILWAY EQUIPMENT
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MAJOR APPLICATIONS
Winches
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MAJOR APPLICATIONS
Fan Drives
Batch Mixers
Conveyor
Drives
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WHILE REPLACING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
WITH A HYDRAULIC MOTOR
Points to be considered :
Do not consider HP as
comparison
COMPACT
LOW COST
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GEAR MOTORS
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GEAR RING MOTORS ( ORBIT MOTORS )
Higher power output for a given outer dimensions.
Low cost.
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GEAR RING MOTORS ( ORBIT MOTORS )
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GEAR RING MOTORS ( ORBIT MOTORS )
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VANE MOTORS
DESIGN COMPLICATED
MANUFACTURING COMPLICATED
HIGH COST
MEDIUM TORQUE
MEDIUM SPEED
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VANE MOTORS
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AXIAL PISTON MOTORS
• LOW TORQUE
• HIGH SPEED
• COMPLICATED DESIGN
• MANUFACTURING DIFFICULT
• HIGH COST
• REVERSING SHAFT OUTPUT EASY
• SPEED CONTROL POSSIBLE
• TORQUE CONTROL POSSIBLE
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AXIAL PISTON MOTORS
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AXIAL PISTON MOTORS
Bent Axis Design
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RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
HIGH STARTING TORQUE
HIGH RUNNING TORQUE
COMPACT IN SIZE (SPECIFIC TORQUE HIGH)
BI-DIRECTIONAL
LOW SPEED POSSIBLE ( < 10 rpm)
TORQUE VARIATION POSSIBLE
LOW NOISE
VIBRATION VERY LOW
HIGH MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY
HIGH VOLUMETRIC EFFICIENCY
INSTANT REVERSING POSSIBLE
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RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
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RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
Small clearance
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RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
Swivelling
Cylinder
Double Piston
Support bearing.
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RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
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RADIAL PISTON MOTORS
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MOTOR RATINGS
The rating of hydraulic motors are done based on the following
operating parameters :
Displacement
Torque capacity
Speed
Operating Pressure
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MOTOR RATINGS
Torque : Torque is the turning force developed at the
motor shaft due to its rotation. The value of Torque
increases with an increase in operating pressure, and
decreases when the pressure decreases.
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MOTOR SELECTION
PRESSURE ( BAR )
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DISPLACEMENT
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EFFECT ON HYDRAULIC MOTOR DURING CHANGE IN
HYD. SETTINGS UNDER CONSTANT LOAD CONDITION
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