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Abstract
Hydraulic spool valves are used in a variety of industrial equipments like earth moving machinery, aircrafts and machine tools
etc. A hydraulic spool valve is a switching device used for controlling hydraulic devices. A spool valve can turn the flow of
hydraulic fluid from a hydraulic pump to an actuator in forward or reverse directions or on and off by blocking offthe route of the
fluid takes. A controller moves the valve back and forth in its case to slide the spools into different positions. As the spool moves
across the inlet port, the port which is initially fully open, circular in shape and permitting the fluid flow, is getting closed
gradually. Once the spool starts moving, the inlet port becomes non circular and continues to be so till closure. The shape and the
area of the port that is still left open for the oil to flow is steadily changing. The area which is originally circular is becoming far
away from circularity. It is required to study the flow in such port-spool combination. The purpose of the dissertation is to
compute the flow for different port openings. ANSYS CFD FLOTRAN software is used to predict the flow characteristics. The
exact flow path is simulated. The predicted results are compared with the analytical calculations.
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
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3. OBJECTIVE
5. MODEL DESCRIPTION
3. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Created flow regime, Finite element model creation of
geometry and used CFD FLOTRAN software on ANSYS
11.0 platform. Based on the above methods apply proper
boundary conditions in order to set the parameters, solve
the problem and execute the results.
The elements used in the present work FLUID 142
can be used to model transient or steady state fluid/thermal
systems that involve fluid and/or non-fluid regions [2].
(w)
p xz yz zz
+ div w = +
+
+
+ Fz
t
z
x
y
z
(5)
Intersecting
Boundary 2
Action
Inflow:
Wall:
Overwrite inflow with
VX, VY, VZ val VX, VY, VZ = 0 wall
ues specified
Inflow:
Symmetry:
Combine inflow
VX, VY, VZ val VX or VY or VZ symmetry
ues specified
=0
with
Inflow:
Outflow:
VX, VY, VZ val P = 0
ues specified
Enforce
inflow
condition, not outflow
Symmetry:
Outflow:
VX or VY or VZ P = 0
=0
Symmetry:
Wall:
Overwrite
VX or VY or VZ VX, VY, VZ = 0 with the wall
=0
symmetry
Combine
wall
outflow condition
Generalized
Symmetry
Outflow:
P=0
and
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Pideal
(6)
Ideal discharge
Where
Qideal= AinVideal
(8)
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Stroke at
inlet port
in m
Memory
space
MB
Volume
Nodes
Elements
0
0.002
0.004
0.006
0.008
33
25
25
25
25
9
13
13
13
13
40962
32027
30241
30161
29921
197157
152405
140962
140383
139363
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7.85310-5
2.9477
13.88
0.002
7.85310-5
2.8768
13.55
0.004
7.85310-5
2.4032
11.32
0.006
7.85310-5
1.6008
7.542
0.008
7.85310-5
0.6544
3.083
0.002
6.72310-5
7.554
30.47
0.004
4.86410
-5
7.554
22.04
2.82110
-5
7.554
12.78
7.554
4.366
Stroke
in m
Area of
Flow (Ain)
in m2
1.
2.
3.
Fig-8 Vector plot for 6 mm stroke at inlet
7.85310-5
Ideal
Velocity
(V) in
m/s
7.554
Sl.
No.
4.
5.
0.006
0.008
0.963510
-5
Stroke in m
0
0.002
0.004
0.006
0.008
0.. 3899
0.4446
0.5134
0.5899
0.7061
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0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0
FullyDevelopedFlow
Coefficient Of Discharge
(Cd)
Cd
0.005
Laminar
Flow
0.01
Fig-12 Velocity vector plot of laminar flow at outlet pipe
for zero spool displacement
Stroke in m
Fig-10: Cd Vs Stroke
Discharge in lpm
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Qoutlet
0.002
0.004
0.006
Stroke in m
Fig-11: Discharge Vs Stroke
0.008
wakes
0.01
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REFERENCES
8. CONCLUSIONS
From this present analysis the computational results
obtained with FLOTRAN CFD software on ANSYS 11.0
platform agree qualitatively with the results of analytical
calculations. The co-efficient of discharge (Cd) varies with
increase in stroke at inlet port opening. The Cd approaches
a constant value which depends on the valve port opening.
Due to sudden expansion, contraction, turbulence
effects and wakes are formed at the flow field. Due to this
effect the simulation result of pressure drop across the spool
valve is higher as compared to Ideal flow conditions.
The computational studies have shown that the
flow field through the spool valve is very complex and
depends upon the valve port opening. Flow patterns in
downstream at outlet pipe varies as the length increases
from 15 times diameter of inlet pipe. The flow seemed to
have a fully developed flow pattern for different strokes at
inlet.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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BIOGRAPHIES
Mallikarjuna V Bidari is having
2 years of teaching experience,
Completed his PG in Thermal
Power Engineering. He has
industrial experience of 3 years
in the field of Generators and
Material handling equipments.
Mujeebulla
Khan
Guttal
presently working as lecturer
from past 7 years in Mechanical
Engineering
Department.
Pursuing his Ph.D in the field of
Composite Materials.
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