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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2015, Vol. 16 Issue (12): 1001-1014    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1500182
Mechanical Engineering     
Effect of case drain pressure on slipper/swashplate pair within axial piston pump
Bing Xu, Qian-nan Wang, Jun-hui Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Abstract  This paper pertains to case drain pressure limitation for axial piston swashplate pumps used in open-loop circuits. The critical case drain pressure for pumps of this type is considered from the oil film perspective of the slipper/swashplate pair: (1) height of the lubricating oil film, (2) supporting stiffness, and (3) location of the centroid of the equivalent hydrodynamic lifting force. A dynamic lubricating oil film simulation model is established to determine the critical case drain pressure for which the slipper cannot remain in a stable state. Based on the simulation results, the worst condition occurs at the point when the height of the lubricating oil film is the maximum, the supporting stiffness is the minimum, and the distance between the centroid of the equivalent hydrodynamic lifting force and the bottom center of the slipper is the maximum. The slipper is stable only when the difference between the case drain pressure and the suction pressure is within a reasonable range. Subsequently, a design criterion is put forward to specify the reasonable case drain pressure, and this is validated by experimental results.

Key wordsAxial piston pump      Slipper/swashplate pair      Case drain pressure      Oil film     
Received: 17 June 2015      Published: 04 December 2015
CLC:  TH137  
  TP211+.3  
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Bing Xu, Qian-nan Wang, Jun-hui Zhang. Effect of case drain pressure on slipper/swashplate pair within axial piston pump. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2015, 16(12): 1001-1014.

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