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Centrifugal effects on cavitation in the cylinder chambers for high-speed axial piston pumps

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Raising rotational speed is an effective way to improve the power density of axial piston pumps. However, cavitation tends to happen in the pump’s cylinder chambers at high rotational speeds, which limits the speed increase for a greater power density. The speed-dependent centrifugal effect of fluid is considered as one of important factors influencing this cavitation occurrence. Therefore, this paper presents an extensive analysis of centrifugal effects on the cylinder cavitation. First, an analytical model is developed to analyze the centrifugal effect on the pressure distribution in the cylinder chambers, followed by criteria for the rotational speed and inlet pressure. Second, a computational fluid dynamics model is established to predict the cylinder pressure and cavitation. Both analytical and simulation results indicate that the centrifugal effect creates a radially inhomogeneous pressure in the cylinder chambers. Specifically, the centrifugal effect inhibits the cylinder cavitation near the outside wall of the cylinder bores but aggravates the cavitation near the inside wall of the cylinder bores. From the viewpoint of cylinder cavitation, it is necessary to decrease the volumetric displacement for high-speed axial piston pumps.

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Abbreviations

BDC:

Bottom dead center

CAD:

Computer aided design

CFD:

Computational fluid dynamics

HDCV:

Heavily damped check valve

N–S:

Navier–Stokes

PCV:

Pre-compression volume

PEV:

Pre-expansion volume

TDC:

Top dead center

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. U1737110], and the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) [No. 2014CB046403].

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    Qun Chao, Junhui Zhang, Bing Xu & Hsinpu Huang

  2. Liyuan Hydraulic (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, Suzhou, 215131, China

    Jiang Zhai

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Chao, Q., Zhang, J., Xu, B. et al. Centrifugal effects on cavitation in the cylinder chambers for high-speed axial piston pumps. Meccanica 54, 815–829 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-019-00977-6

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