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Ferry Loading Ramp: TP501 Festo Didactic
Ferry Loading Ramp: TP501 Festo Didactic
Exercise 15
Hydraulics Subject
To familiarise the student with a speed control circuit with a tractive Training aim
load
To compare circuits with flow control valves in the inlet line and outlet
line respectively
Exercise The loading ramp of a car ferry must be capable of being set to different
heights. The ramp is raised and lowered by a hydraulic cylinder. This
motion must be carried out smoothly and at a constant speed. A flow
control valve is to be used to adjust the speed. This must be installed in
such a way as to prevent excessive pressures from developing within
the system.
Positional sketch
EXERCISE SHEET
Settings:
First, without an applied load or counter-holding and with a flow con-
trol valve in the inlet line, make settings to obtain an advance-stroke
time of t –> = 5 s with a system pressure of p0Z2 = 50 bar.
Then set a counter pressure of p1Z2 = 10 bar.
Then use a flow control valve in the outlet line to provide counter-
holding.
EXERCISE SHEET
How does the travel time change as the load is varied? Conclusion
In Inlet line
p = 10 bar
(1 MPa)
System
pressure
p = 50 bar
(5 MPa)
Pump
safety valve
pmax = 60 bar
(6 MPa)
Practical assembly,
hydraulic,
with flow control valve
in outlet line
System
pressure
p = 50 bar
(5 MPa)
Pump
safety valve
pmax = 60 bar
(6 MPa)
Assemble and check the circuit. Mount the cylinder 1A on the profile Solution description
plate in such a way that it can advance downwards. First close the shut-
off valve 0V2. Switch on the hydraulic power pack and then use the
pressure relief valve 0V1 to set a system pressure of 50 bar. Open the
shut-off valve and adjust the pressure relief valve 1V3 in such a way that
the piston rod advances in approx. 5 sec. The flow control valve setting
should be retained throughout the series of measurements. Only the
circuit should be modified. Dismantle the circuit only when the pressure
has fallen to zero, as shown by the pressure gauge 1Z2.
Flow control valve With load and counter-holding p0Z2 p1Z1 p1Z2 t→
in inlet line
Without load without counter-holding 50 bar 0 bar 0 bar 5s
With load without counter-holding 50 bar 0 bar 0 bar 0.6 s
With load and counter-holding 50 bar 3 bar 10 bar 5s
Without load with counter-holding 50 bar 8 bar 10 bar 5s
Conclusions Without counter-holding, the piston rod is pulled out by the load. It ad-
vances jerkily. With counter-holding, the same speed is achieved with
and without a load. If, however, the flow control valve is installed in the
outlet line to provide counter-holding, very high pressures will occur on
the outlet side. This is often unacceptable in practice.
A suitable circuit is thus one with a flow control valve in the inlet line and
counter-holding by means of a pressure relief valve in the outlet line.