access icon free Synergy of surface textures on a hydraulic cylinder piston

This paper explores the synergy mechanisms that are associated with the coexistence of multiple textures, to improve the precision control of a hydraulic servo cylinder. Based on the classical Reynolds equation, it establishes a single-texture and a nine-texture model to compare and study the synergy of surface textures. The film thickness is obtained under different working conditions for 1 N. Based on this parameter, it compares the simulation results from the two models with the experimental results to determine if the friction coefficient is reduced when multiple textures exist. When multiple textures exist, the inlet pressures of the central texture increase, but the peak pressure and cavitation pressure decrease. The synergy of the textures acts as an ‘average pressure’ and causes the pressure to decrease, which directly decreases the shear force. As the area ratio of the texture increases, the beneficial effect from the synergy gradually increases and then decreases, which implies that there is an optimum area ratio. The depth of the texture was 10 μm and the optimum depth-to-diameter ratio was 0.009. When the speed increases for a light load, the oil film thickness increases. However, this phenomenon does not substantially change the synergistic effect.

Inspec keywords: image texture; pistons; design engineering; hydraulic systems; hydrodynamics; friction; cavitation; surface texture; machine bearings; servomechanisms; lubrication; texture

Other keywords: hydraulic cylinder piston; size 10.0 mum; oil film thickness increases; synergy mechanisms; multiple textures; surface textures; nine-texture model; texture increases; single-texture; central texture increase; inlet; hydraulic servo cylinder; cavitation pressure decrease; outlet pressures

Subjects: Mechanical components; Applied fluid mechanics; Engineering materials; Numerical approximation and analysis; Tribology (mechanical engineering); Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics (mechanical engineering)

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