DesignProject (15%offinalmark)

Title:DesignandAnalysisofaHydraulicCircuitforaSnowplowMechanismfor residentialandlightcommercialuse

Assigned:Tuesday,March13,2012 Due:DropBox,Friday5pm,April13,2012 Individualworkorworkingasateamwithmaximumthreemembersareallowed (NOTE:Allteamsshouldsubmittheirfinalworks.Nodelaywillbetolerated!) Dr.MuratAydin

Description:
Thesnowplowisanexampleofamultipistonsystem.Thebasiscomponentsofthe system are shown in figure 1. A small belldriven gear pump housed inside the reservoiratAsuppliesliquid(SG=0.9)tothevalvesB.OnespoolofBdirects pressurized liquid to the single acting cylinder at C used to lift the plow blade. AnotherspoolshouldsendfluidtodualsingleactingcylindersD,usedtochange thebladesangleaboutaverticalaxis.ThespoolsatBareactivatedindividuallyby cablesconnectedtoahandoperateddualaxisjoystickElocatedinsidethecabof thevehicle.

Figure1:Componentsofatypicalsnowplowassembly

Assume:
A small magnet located inside the reservoir and a 100 mesh screen on the pumpinletprovidesfiltrationfortheliquid. Thesystemisprotectedbya100barballtypepressurereliefvalve. Theliftcylinder(figure2)andthedualsingleactingcylindersarecontrolled independently. Theliftcylinder(figure2)retractsduetogravityandtheweightoftheplow, but each angling cylinder (figure 3) is driven to a retracted position by the actionofitscounterpartontheoppositesideoftheplowpivotpoint. The plow blade itself simply acts like a giant lever. Note that plowing normallytakesplacewiththeliftcylinderinitsdown,orretracted,position. This allows the plow blade float vertically over any variations in ground contour. The snowplows are usually designed for quick release. When the plow is removed from its host vehicle, the lift cylinder remains on the vehicle while bothanglingcylindersstaywiththeplowframe. Popularplowforresidentialandlightcommercialapplicationaretypically2.5 meterlongandmassroughly360Kg.Designbasedonthisdata.Alsoassume thattheplowcapacityis680Liter.

Note:
Oneimportantaspectofasnowplowissafety.Thereisapossibilitythattheblade coulddropdownaccidentallywhilepersonnelonfootarewormingneartheplowor while the plow is being transported in its raised position at high speed over the road.Thereforeasafetyprovisionforhydraulicallylockingtheplowcanbeseenin somemoderndesigns.

Figure2:LiftCylinder

Figure3:Anglingcylindersandplowblade

Requirements:
The focus of this design is on the hydraulic circuit required for operation of the snowplow.Designofthemechanicalpartsandcomponentsisnotrequiredforthis designproject.Thefollowingitemsarerequired: Designofacircuitforahydraulicallyoperatedsnowplowassembly Design and selection of the specifications for the major hydraulic componentsofthecircuit Analysisofthecircuitconsideringthefrictionlosses Simulationofthecircuitusingthecoursesoftware,AutomationStudioV5.6.

Figure1:Componentsofatypicalsnowplowassembly

FormatofSubmission:
1Usethestandardcoverage(availableontheWebCT)foryourreport 2MakeaproblemstatementandTableofcontents. 3Drawadetailedschematicofyourdesign. 4Listallassumptionsandapproximations. 5HydrauliccircuitdesignusinggraphicalANSIstandard.Allcomponentsshouldbe labeledalphabetically.Thelengthofpipelinesshouldbeapproximatedandstatedin yourdiagram. 6 Technical specifications table. For each component labeled in the hydraulic circuit,thetechnicalspecificationsneedtobelistedinthistable.Forexamplefora cylinder, cylinder type, orientation, piston diameter, rod diameter, velocity and applied load are required. For all labeled valves, in addition to the technical specifications,theresultingconditionforeachposition(envelop)ofthevalveneed tobeexplainedindetails. 7Detailedanalysisofthecircuit.Showcalculationsofthecomponentsparameter, pressuresandflowratsconsideringefficiencyfactorsthefrictionlosses. 8Simulationofthecircuitusingthecoursesoftware,AutomationStudioV5.6.