Scaling Criteria for Axial Piston Machines Based on Thermo-Elastohydrodynamic Effects in the Tribological Interfaces

Lizhi Shang and Monika Ivantysynova
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Lizhi Shang: Maha Fluid Power Research Center, Purdue University, 1500 Kepner Dr., Lafayette, IN 47905, USA
Monika Ivantysynova: Maha Fluid Power Research Center, Purdue University, 1500 Kepner Dr., Lafayette, IN 47905, USA

Energies, 2018, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-25

Abstract: In lieu of reliable scaling rules, hydraulic pump and motor manufacturers pay a high monetary and temporal price for attempting to expand their production lines by scaling their existing units to other sizes. The challenge is that the lubricating interfaces, which are the key elements in determining the performance of a positive displacement machine, are not easily scalable. This article includes an analysis of the size-dependence of these units with regard to the significant physical phenomena describing the behavior of their three most critical lubricating interfaces. These phenomena include the non-isothermal elastohydrodynamic effects in the fluid domain, and the heat transfer and thermal elastic deflection in the solid domain. The performance change due to size variation is found to be unavoidable and explained through fundamental physics. The results are demonstrated using a numerical fluid–structure–thermal interaction model over a wide range of unit sizes. Based on the findings, a guide to scaling swashplate-type axial piston machines such as to uphold their efficiency is proposed.

Keywords: axial piston machine; hydraulic pump; hydraulic motor; scaling; size-dependence; lubricating interface; tribology; elastohydrodynamics; heat transfer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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