Measurement of friction force in pneumatic cylinders

Although the performance and reliability of pneumatic cylinders depend to a great extent on the friction generated at the seals, the friction characteristics have not been widely studied. Both the literature and manufacturers' catalogues rarely discuss the friction characteristics of pneumatic cylinders, and the lack of friction models limits the design, optimisation, and analysis of pneumatic cylinder systems. In seeking to improve the characteristics of pneumatic cylinders and to clarify the friction phenomenon, this paper describes friction force measurement tests carried out in pneumatic cylinders of six different diameters, from 32 to 100 mm. An experimental apparatus was designed to assess the effect of a broad range of operating conditions, where the velocity and pressure of the cylinder chambers are controlled independently. Measurements of friction force are shown for velocities of up to 0.5 m/s and pressures of up to 0.8 MPa. The data obtained will be useful for developing a suitable friction model, and the experimental apparatus will allow study of the effects on the friction force of different types of seal, lubricant, and cylinder barrel.     

Life tests on elastomeric lip seals for pneumatic cylinders

A test method and a testing machine for evaluating the wear of lip seals for pneumatic cylinders are presented. The method and the machine have been evaluated with tests on different types of seals for cylinders with a 50 mm bore. Three levels of lubrication condition were examined: dry, with a film of grease, and with an optimum amount of grease. Differences were noted both between these conditions of lubrication, and between types of seal. © Leaf Coppin 1997.     

Transient EHL analysis of an elastomeric hydraulic seal

Recent steady-state numerical analyses of reciprocating hydraulic rod seals have revealed many important details about the operation of such seals, including the fact that they generally operate with mixed lubrication in the sealing interface. However, these seals frequently operate under transient conditions, with the rod speed and sealed pressure undergoing cyclic variations with time. In the present study, a transient numerical model has been developed to take account of the varying rod speed. The model consists of a fluid mechanics analysis of the lubricating film of hydraulic fluid, a contact mechanics analysis of the contacting asperities on the seal lip and a structural analysis of the seal deformations. The fluid mechanics analysis consists of a finite volume solution of the Reynolds equation using a mass-conserving algorithm, which accounts for possible cavitation. The contact mechanics analysis utilizes the Greenwood–Williamson model. The structural analysis consists of a finite element analysis. Typical results are presented for an injection molding application. Of greatest importance is the net leakage per cycle. Also presented are the cyclic histories of such performance characteristics as the lubricating film thickness, contact pressure and fluid pressure distributions, the friction force on the rod and the instantaneous flow rate.     

Experimental and numerical evaluation of contact pressure in pneumatic seals

An experimental procedure is presented for measuring contact pressure between a pneumatic seal and its counterface. Measurements were performed using pressure-sensitive films, for which a suited calibration procedure was developed, also taking into account humidity influence. Having validated the experimental procedure on a lip seal rectilinear specimen, tests were carried out on commercial piston seals. Results were compared with those coming from numerical simulations performed using a finite-elements analysis.     

Experimental and numerical study for the cross-flow around four cylinders in an in-line square configuration

The cross-flow around four cylinders in an in-line square configuration with the spacing ratio (L/D) 1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 5.0 have been investigated experimentally using Laser Doppler Anemometer (LDA) and Digital Particle Image Velocimetry (DPIV). The experiments were carried out in a closed-loop wind tunnel with Reynolds number 1.128× 10⁴ to 1.982× 10⁴. Mean velocity distributions are obtained by LDA. The full field instantaneous and averaged velocity and vorticity components are measured by DPIV The present experimental study indicated that several distinct flow patterns exist. Distinct vortex shedding of the upstream cylinders was suppressed forL/D < 3.5 atRe=1.128× 10⁴. The flow patterns are affected by the spacing ratio andRe. In order to capture the details of the 3-D vortices structures and obtain all the instantaneous physical information, 3-D numerical simulations of the cross-flow around the four cylinders in an in-line square configuration with the spacing ratio 1.5 and 3.5, andRe=1.50× 10⁴ are carried out using large eddy simulation (LES). The numerical results are in good agreement with the experimental results. These results provided full field instantaneous information of the flow structures, velocity field and vorticity field of cross-flow around the four cylinders in an in-line square configuration.     

Photoelastic measurements and computation of the stress field and contact pressure in a pneumatic lip seal

This work regards the analysis of the structural behaviour of a typical elastomeric lip seal for pneumatic cylinders under actual working conditions. In situations of relative motion between the lip seal and the cylinder, coulombian friction is taken into account. The analysis has been carried out by means of both numerical and experimental methods. In particular, the behaviour of the seal with respect to the two contact zones, i.e. between seal and rod and between seal and mounting housing, has been studied. In order to describe the seal stress and strain fields, isoclinic lines and isochromatic fringes have been determined both by means of a two-dimensional finite element model and by reflection and transparent photoelastic methods. The contact pressure between the lip seal and the rod has been computed numerically, with the FEM model and analytically from photoelastic data. The comparisons between experimental and numerical data have permitted numerical model validation.     

弹性啮合与摩擦耦合离合器的实验研究

介绍弹性啮合与摩擦耦合离合器结构、测量方法以及实验数据的分析.试验表明该离合器有较好的启动性能,并介绍了一种新的弹性啮合与摩擦耦合结构离合器.     

气缸摩擦力测试系统开发

为准确测量气缸的实际摩擦力,本文建立了一个基于伺服电机速度控制的气缸摩擦力测试台,实现了测试过程中被测气缸运行速度和两腔压力的独立控制.系统采用多线程的流水线并行处理方式,在保证了采样数据完整性和操作实时性的同时,大大提高了系统的效率;同时系统实现了批处理测试的功能,从而简化测试操作,减少失误.实验表明,该测试平台测试方法合理,测试范围较广,测试精度和效率较高,操作和维护方便.     

Radial stress distribution and friction forces in a soft-packed stuffing-box seal

This paper presents a theoretical analysis and experimental results concerning distribution of radial (contact) stresses at the packing-stem and the packing-housing interfaces, deformation of the packing in the mounted condition (the stationary stem, without pressure of the medium) and friction forces in the operating condition (the reciprocating stem, with pressure of the medium) in a soft-packed stuffing-box seal.The derived formulae and experimentally determined material parameters for plaited PTFE-impregnated asbestos packing can be used in the design of soft gland packings, particularly industrial fittings such as valves and gate valves.     

Brush-on-disc simulation tribotesting of materials for gas turbine-compliant seal components

A brush-on-disc tribometer was used for high-speed, high-temperature sliding experiments on materials simulating conditions in turbine flexible element gas path seals. Of the polymeric, ceramic and metallic material pairs tested only superalloy wires sliding against ceramic surfaces were promising candidates. After extensive running-in, nickel-based wires wore at a rate close to 10⁻⁸ mm³/N m when sliding under moderate loads at speeds to 100 m/s and temperatures to 500°C against a Cr₃C₂/NiCr coated counterface whose wear was also very low. Thus, useful seal life under engine operating conditions may result, depending upon allowable initial and minimum effective brush-rotor interferences.     

An enriched finite element algorithm for numerical computation of contact friction problems

In this paper, the extended finite element method (XFEM) is employed to model the presence of discontinuities caused by frictional contact. The method is used in modeling strong discontinuity within a standard finite element framework. In extended finite element method (XFEM) technique, the special functions are included in standard FEM to simulate discontinuity without considering the boundary conditions in meshing the domain. In this study, the classical finite element approximation is enriched by applying additional terms to simulate the frictional behavior of contact between two bodies. These terms, which are included for enrichment of nodal displacements, depend on the contact condition between two surfaces. The partition of unity method is applied to discretize the contact area with triangular sub-elements whose Gauss points are used for integration of the domain of elements. Finally, numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the applicability of the XFEM in modeling of frictional contact behavior.     

Experimental discrimination of plowing friction and shear friction

The friction of a diamond spherical indenter sliding on CrN coated nitrided steel was investigated. A friction model was proposed that takes into account plowing and shear friction. With the model the separate contributions of substrate properties and surface condition to the friction were successfully extracted: the shear friction coefficient μ _sh was found to depend exclusively on the surface condition, i.e., not on load on the indenter, hardness of the substrate, and thickness of the coating. On the other hand, the plowing component of friction was independent on surface condition.     

A numerical model of friction between rough surfaces

This paper describes a computational method to calculate the friction force between two rough surfaces. In the model used, friction results from forces developed during elastic deformation and shear resistance of adhesive junctions at the contact areas. Contacts occur between asperities and have arbitrary orientations with respect to the surfaces. The size and slope of each contact area depend on external loads, mechanical properties and topographies of surfaces. Contact force distribution is computed by iterating the relationship between contact parameters, external loads, and surface topographies until the sum of normal components of contact forces equals the normal load. The corresponding sum of tangential components of contact forces constitutes the friction force. To calculate elastic deformation in three dimensions, we use the method of influence coefficients and its adaptation to shear forces to account for sliding friction. Analysis presented in Appendix A gives approximate limits within which influence coefficients developed for flat elastic half-space can apply to rough surfaces. Use of the method of residual correction and a successive grid refinement helped rectify the periodicity error introduced by the FFT technique that was used to solve for asperity pressures. The proposed method, when applied to the classical problem of a sphere on a half-space as a benchmark, showed good agreement with previous results. Calculations show how friction changes with surface roughness and also demonstrate the method's efficiency.     

Adaptive robust motion trajectory tracking control of pneumatic cylinders with LuGre model-based friction compensation

Friction compensation is particularly important for motion trajectory tracking control of pneumatic cylinders at low speed movement. However, most of the existing model-based friction compensation schemes use simple classical models, which are not enough to address applications with high-accuracy position requirements. Furthermore, the friction force in the cylinder is time-varying, and there exist rather severe unmodelled dynamics and unknown disturbances in the pneumatic system. To deal with these problems effectively, an adaptive robust controller with LuGre model-based dynamic friction compensation is constructed. The proposed controller employs on-line recursive least squares estimation（RLSE） to reduce the extent of parametric uncertainties, and utilizes the sliding mode control method to attenuate the effects of parameter estimation errors, unmodelled dynamics and disturbances. In addition, in order to realize LuGre model-based friction compensation, the modified dual-observer structure for estimating immeasurable friction internal state is developed. Therefore, a prescribed motion tracking transient performance and final tracking accuracy can be guaranteed. Since the system model uncertainties are unmatched, the recursive backstepping design technology is applied. In order to solve the conflicts between the sliding mode control design and the adaptive control design, the projection mapping is used to condition the RLSE algorithm so that the parameter estimates are kept within a known bounded convex set. Finally, the proposed controller is tested for tracking sinusoidal trajectories and smooth square trajectory under different loads and sudden disturbance. The testing results demonstrate that the achievable performance of the proposed controller is excellent and is much better than most other studies in literature. Especially when a 0.5 Hz sinusoidal trajectory is tracked, the maximum tracking error is 0.96 mm and the average tracking error is 0.45 mm. This paper constructs an adaptive robust controller     

离子色谱法测定橡塑保温材料中氯离子含量

本文建立了快速、准确测定橡塑保温材料中氯离子含量的离子色谱方法。研究了样品细碎程度、提取条件对测试结果的影响,确定了优化的前处理条件。样品剪碎或切碎至5mg重量的碎片,以水作为提取剂,90℃水浴振荡提取24小时,结合以Na2CO3/NaHCO3缓冲溶液为淋洗液、阴离子交换柱分离、电导检测器检测的离子色谱检测手段,准确测定了橡塑保温材料中Cl^-含量,方法检出限为0.02mg/L,RSD为0.50%,回收率为101.3%~103.2%,可以给橡塑保温材料生产线和采购方提供可靠的产品质量检测数据。     

Experimental investigation of friction in entrapped elastohydrodynamic contacts

Start-up friction is a performance-limiting aspect of hydraulic motor operation. This study was conducted to gain a better understanding of the roles played by contact pressure, speed, and oil type to start-up friction behavior for contacts containing trapped pockets of highly pressurized oil, also known as elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) entrapments. An apparatus was built to measure the start up friction response for ball-on-plane sliding contact with simultaneous observation of the contact region by optical interferometry. Baseline trials for all cases were conducted in the absence of any entrapment and then repeated after forming an entrapment. An impact, activated by solenoids, was used to create a small separation whereby oil would fill the gap and then become trapped as the load rapidly brought the surfaces back into contact.In all cases, entrapment substantially decreased the start-up friction. Additionally, the short-lived entrapments provide the greatest reduction in start-up friction. Therefore, the method of entrapment that may be implemented with least delay before the initiation of sliding has the greatest potential.     

不可拆卸液化石油气瓶阀设计

分析了几种不可拆卸液化石油气瓶阀的结构特点,介绍了瓶阀主要零配件的加工方法,加工成本和加工质量。     

Frictional performance of an O-ring type seal at the commencement of linear motion

Results of investigation into the relationship between friction in the O-ring type seal and gauge pressure at the commencement of linear motion of a shaft are presented and discussed. A number of different O-ring materials were studied and the lowest friction under dry conditions was found to be produced by a PTFE-encapsulated silicone seal. The effect of a number of lubricating fluids on friction in the seal was also studied and the results obtained are included.     

Influence of sliding velocity on friction force in rubber seal rings under reciprocal motion

The influence of sliding velocity on the value of maximum and steady friction force in rubber seal rings under reciprocal motion is studied. It is established that the nature of the change in a static friction force and a steady-state friction force as a function of the sliding velocity is the same all other conditions being equal. The greater the sliding velocity, the faster the decrease and stabilization of a friction force after endurance of rubber seal rings in fixed contact with a cylinder. The maximum of the friction force dependence on the velocity in an investigated pair decreases with increasing temperature of a sealed medium.