Effects of splined shaft bending rigidity on cylinder tilt behaviour for high-speed electro-hydrostatic actuator pumps

High-speed axial piston pumps are hydraulic power supplies for electro-hydrostatic actuators(EHAs). The efficiency of a pump directly affects the operating performance of an EHA, and an understanding of the physical phenomena occurring in the cylinder/valve plate interface is essential to investigate energy dissipation. The effects of the splined shaft bending rigidity on the cylinder tilt behaviour in an EHA pump need to be considered, because the deflection and radial expansion of a steel shaft rotating at a high speed cannot be ignored. This paper proposes a new mathematical model to predict the cylinder tilt behaviour by establishing a quantitative relationship between the splined shaft deflection, the cylinder tilt angle, and the tilt azimuth angle. The moments exerted by the splined shaft are included in the equilibrium equation of the cylinder. The effects of solid and hollow splined shafts equipped in an EHA pump prototype are compared at variable speeds of 5000–10,000 r/min. With a weight saving of 29.7%, the hollow shaft is experimentally found to have almost no influence on the volumetric efficiency, but to reduce the mechanical efficiency by 0.6–2.4%. The results agree with the trivial differences of the simulated central gap heights of the interface between the two shafts and the enlargement of the simulated tilt angles by the hollow shaft. The findings could guide designs of the cylinder/valve plate interface and the splined shaft to improve both the efficiency and power density of an EHA pump.     

Experimental study of an insert and its influence on churning losses in a high-speed electro-hydrostatic actuator pump of an aircraft

The speed of an Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator (EHA) pump can recently reach 20000 r/min, and its churning losses increase obviously with an increasing speed, which results in low efficiency and thus increasing heat in aircraft EHA systems. In order to reduce churning losses at high speeds, more attention should be given to the design of an insert. In this paper, the effect of an insert with different design parameters on churning losses is investigated through Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation and experiments by calculating the difference between churning losses torques of the test pump with and without the insert based on a high-speed churning losses test rig. Analytical results show that the gap between the insert and the cylinder is critical for churning losses reduction. It is found that the churning losses of the test pump can be reduced with a decreasing gap between the cylinder block and the insert at high speeds. This is because the insert can decrease the turbulence occurrence at high speeds. The results can be used for flow field analysis and optimization of the high-speed EHA pump and provide a new method for improving efficiency of high-speed EHA pumps.     

Dynamic thermal coupling modeling and analysis of wet electro-hydrostatic actuator

The electro-hydrostatic actuator(EHA) used in more electric aircraft(MEA) has been extensively studied due to its advantages of high reliability and high integration. However, this high integration results in a small heat dissipation area, leading to high-temperature problems. Generally,to reduce the temperature, a wet cooling method of using the pump leakage oil to cool the motor is adopted, which can also increase the difficulty of accurately predicting the system temperature in the early desi...     

Review of cylinder block/valve plate interface in axial piston pumps: Theoretical models,experimental investigations,and optimal design

Axial piston pumps have been widely used in aircraft hydraulic systems to supply the system with pressurized fluid. The continuous improvement of the aircraft performance has put forward the demand on aviation piston pumps for high power density, safety, and reliability. The lubricating interfaces in axial piston machines are the key design issue that greatly determines the pump performance and service life. The cylinder block/valve plate interface is one of these critical lubricating interfaces and has received considerable attention from many researchers in the last half century. This study aims to review the state‐of‐the‐art literature on the cylinder block/valve plate interface comprehensively and systematically. First, we introduce various theoretical models developed to investigate the lubrication behaviors of the interface and compare them in terms of their assumptions and limitations. Second, the experimental studies on the cylinder block/valve plate interface are presented comprehensively, where the involved test rigs are divided into three types according to their fidelity levels and measurement functionality. Third, we summarize some typical approaches of structure optimization, surface shaping, and surface strengthening, which help improve the load-carrying and anti-wear capacities of the interface under severe operating conditions. Finally, the challenges and future trends of the cylinder block/valve plate interface research are discussed briefly.     

Analysis of the dynamic performance of an electro-hydrostatic actuator and improvement methods

As a kind of actuation mechanism for power-by-wire (PBW) actuation systems of more/all electrical aircraft, an electro-hydrostatic actuator (EHA) is a highly integrated local hydraulic actuation system. It is a volume control system consisting of a motor, a pump, an actuator, etc., which has features of high efficiency and reliability. However, the poor dynamic characteristic is one of the main factors restricting its wide application in aircraft. In this paper, the reason for the poor dynamic characteristic of an EHA is revealed from the perspectives of the natural frequency characteristic and the power requirement, respectively. In other words, the insufficiency of the motor output power at a high frequency is the main factor causing the poor dynamic characteristic of the system, and methods which include increasing the maximum output torque of the motor, reducing the rotational inertia of the motor-pump group, and adopting a double-motor-pump group configuration are proposed in this paper, by which the dynamic characteristic of the system can be improved. The feasibility of those methods are verified by simulations. Finally, the dynamic characteristic is tested on an EHA prototype, and results show that saturation of the output torque of the motor is the main factor restricting the dynamic characteristic of the EHA system.     

航空燃油柱塞泵滑靴油膜的多目标优化设计

以锥形转子球面斜盘轴向燃油柱塞泵为研究对象,在分析滑靴油膜设计中的摩擦功率损失、泄漏功率损失、容积效率随滑靴的机械结构参数变化的基础上,基于遗传算法对上述多变量、多目标优化问题进行计算.权重系数法优化结果表明:优化后燃油柱塞泵设计点的摩擦功率损失和泄漏功率损失减少了7%左右,容积效率略微提升,并且优化得到的机械结构参数在不同转子转角和柱塞倾角的情况下也显示出性能上的优势,从而证明了多目标遗传算法对设计航空燃油柱塞泵油膜静压润滑是一种有效的方法.     

二维活塞航空燃油泵容积效率分析

提出了一种二维活塞燃油泵，该泵利用二维活塞的旋转运动将配流机构集成到活塞上，去除了传统柱塞泵独立的配流机构，简化了泵的结构、提升了泵的功率密度，而且由于主要运动机构采用了滚动轴承支撑，免除了滑动摩擦副及其产生的泄漏，提高了效率。对泵的容积效率进行理论分析和实验研究。结合泵的结构原理分析了造成容积损失的内泄、外泄及油液压缩性等3种主要原因；应用层流和紊流的缝隙流动基本理论推导出泄漏解析表达式，着重分析了不同配流开口形式产生的内泄漏；综合考虑油液压缩性和泄漏获得了容积效率数学模型。理论研究表明采用负开口配流形式可以有效减小内泄漏，定量分析了泄漏流量与负开口量的关系，同时利用Fluent进行配流过程中泵腔内的流场数值模拟，结果表明可以有效减小油液倒灌。为了验证理论分析的有效性，制作二维活塞燃油泵样机，以航空煤油为介质进行台架实验。样机实验结果表明在负载压力2 MPa，转速从1 000 r/min到5 000 r/min，容积效率从93.6%提升到98.1%；当转速为2 000 r/min，负载压力从1 MPa增大到5 MPa，容积效率从97.5%降低到92.3%。以现有的齿轮泵和柱塞泵相比容积效率显著提高，理论与实验的结果偏差在4%以内，表明理论分析的有效性和正确性。     

Dynamic performance of a C/C composite finger seal in a tilting mode

The complex operating state of aeroengines has an impact on the performance of finger seals.However,little work has been focused on the issue and the dynamic performance of finger seals is also rarely studied.Therefore,a distributed mass equivalent model considering working conditions is proposed in this paper for solving the existing problems.The effects of the fiber bundle density and the preparation direction of the fiber bundle of a C/C composite on the dynamic performance of a finger seal are investigated in rotor tilt based on the proposed model.The difference between the C/C composite finger seal performances under the rotor precession and nutation tilt cases is also investigated.The results show that the fiber bundle density and the preparation direction of the fiber bundle have an influence on the dynamic performance of the finger seal as rotor tilt is considered,and the dynamic performance of the finger seal is different in the two kinds of tilting modes.In addition,a novel method for design of finger seals is presented based on the contact pressure between finger boots and the rotor.Finger seals with good leakage rates and low wear can be acquired in this method.     

Theoretical study of flow ripple for an aviation axial-piston pump with damping holes in the valve plate

Based on the structure of a certain type of aviation axial-piston pump＇s valve plate which adopts a pre-pressurization fluid path （consisting a damping hole, a buffer chamber, and an orifice） to reduce flow ripple, a single-piston model of the aviation axial-piston pump is presented. This sin- gle-piston model comprehensively considers fluid compressibility, orifice restriction effect, fluid resistance in the capillary tube, and the leakage flow. Besides, the instantaneous discharge areas used in the single-piston model have been calculated in detail. Based on the single-piston model, a multi-piston pump model has been established according to the simple hydraulic circuit. The sin- gle- and multi-piston pump models have been realized by the S-function in Matlab/Simulink. The developed multi-piston pump model has been validated by being compared with the numerical result by computational fluid dynamic （CFD）. The effects of the pre-pressurization fluid path on the flow ripple and the instantaneous pressure in the piston chamber have been studied and opti- mized design recommendations for the aviation axial-piston pump have been given out.     

一体化电动静液作动器(EHA)的设计与仿真分析

一体化电动静液作动系统兼备传统液压作动系统和直接驱动的机电作动系统的优点,也就是同时具备高转距和大功率密度,并且易于模块化。本文阐述了一种一体化电动静液作动器(EHA)的总体结构和工作原理,对电机、泵和液压缸的选用以及系统设计提出了明确的要求,并对其各个模块进行了建模和仿真分析。结果表明,EHA的性能能够满足现代飞机对作动系统的要求,在未来功率电传(PBW)的飞控系统中具有很好的应用前景。     

A novel architecture of electro-hydrostatic actuator with digital distribution

To address the flow imbalance rapidly of the asymmetric Electro-Hydrostatic Actuator (EHA), this paper presents a novel architecture of asymmetric EHA with the Digital Distribution (EHA-DD). It also improves the flow nonlinearity and control accuracy of the pump, especially in the low-speed condition. The digital distribution with two High-Speed on–off Valves (HSVs) not only balances flow instead of the check valves, but also replaces the pump at the low-speed to control output flow by adjusting the PWM signal. The pump and HSVs are the crucial components to control flow output. Firstly, the flow calculation models of the pump and the duty ratio inversed model of the HSV are obtained through experimental tests and the identification method. To get the control input signal for the required flow, the pump speed and PWM duty ratio for the HSVs are inversed to compensate for flow output. Further, a multimode digital flow distribution control method based on pump speed, mainly including the pump-controlled mode for large flow demand and valve-controlled mode for little flow demand, is proposed to control the accurate flow output actively. The step extension experiments based on the flow calculation models are conducted on the EHA-DD prototype under elastic, opposite varying load. The results demonstrate that the EHA-DD realizes little position error by accurate flow control, and it is also beneficial to improve the service life of the pump.     

Theoretical and experimental investigation on novel 2D maglev servo proportional valve

This paper presents a novel two-dimensional maglev servo proportional cartridge valve (2D maglev valve), where a contactless maglev coupling is introduced between electro-mechanical converter and valve body to realize functions of force transmission, spool position feedback and linear-rotary motion conversion. Such configuration can effectively reduce cost of both valve manufacturing and electro-mechanical converter, while still maintain features of 2D valve such as null pilot leakage, high power-to- weight ratio and excellent anti-pollution capacity. Firstly, the characteristic equation of the valve is derived using linear theory, and the stability criterion is established for parameter determination. The influences of crucial structural parameters such as initial height of overlapping area, width of high-pressure and low-pressure holes, acting radius of magnetic force, pitch angle of maglev coupling, length of sensitive chamber and system pressure on the dynamic response are investigated based on AMESim numerical simulation. The prototype valve is then designed and manufactured and a special test rig is built. The no-load flow characteristic, load flow characteristic, leakage characteristic, amplitude and phase frequency characteristics and step response under different system pressures are measured. The experimental results are in a good agreement with the simulated analysis. As an over-damped system, the prototype valve has excellent working stability, which can reach a no-load flow rate of 105.9 L/min with hysteresis of 3.51%, amplitude bandwidth of 28.7 Hz and phase bandwidth of 42.8 Hz under 21 MPa. The research indicates that the 2D maglev valve can be a potential solution of flow rate control valve for flight control surface system of civil aircraft with high pressure and large flow rate application.     

磁悬浮斜翼节静动态特性

作为直动式电-机械转换器和二维阀本体之间的连接桥梁，反馈放大机构起着位置反馈、运动转换和推力放大的重要作用。但现有二维伺服比例阀的机械式反馈放大机构都存在摩擦磨损等非线性环节，对阀的静态特性影响明显。基于永磁悬浮技术提出一种新型的无接触式磁悬浮斜翼节，其依靠磁斥力将斜翼动子和阀芯悬浮在中位，同时实现位置反馈和运动转换功能，以彻底去除传统机械式反馈放大机构由于接触带来的摩擦磨损等因素对阀控制特性的不利影响。首先基于电磁场理论建立了磁悬浮斜翼节的数学解析模型，讨论了关键结构参数对磁力矩的影响；随后在Maxwell和Adams平台上分别对其静动态特性进行了基于有限元模拟和多体运动学分析的参数优化，在此基础上制作了实验样机，搭建实验台架研究了斜翼节的静动态特性，从而验证了其工程实用性。仿真和实验结果基本相符，3种验证的斜翼节样机中，当外接比例电磁铁推动外动子移动3 mm时，最大磁力矩可达到0.252 N·m，阶跃响应时间约120 ms。参数化设计表明减小工作气隙和增加斜翼节倾角均能提升斜翼节的磁力矩和动态响应，而在气隙中添加磁流体可提升磁力矩，但同时影响阶跃响应。研究工作对于后续磁悬浮斜翼节在二维伺服比例阀上的实际应用具有重要的参考价值。     

基于飞机制动缸渗漏问题的研究

通过了解使用情况、复查设计制造过程、断口金相分析技术、对比试验对飞机制动缸渗漏问题研究。结果表明,渗漏是由于制动缸活塞孔底破裂,刹车时液压油被挤出附着在制动缸表面。断口提示裂纹为多源疲劳断裂,疲劳源为内壁R2转角表面铬酸阳极化孔洞聚集处。制动缸端面内圆处承受较大弯矩是制动缸疲劳开裂的促成因素。采取改进机加和表面处理工艺,调整刹车系统上电自检压力等措施解决了问题。     

Coupled evolution of piston asperity and cylinder bore contour of piston/cylinder pair in axial piston pump

The wear condition of the piston/cylinder pair is crucial to the performance and reliability of the axial piston pump. The hard piston surface, the soft cylinder bore surface, and the interface oil film affects each other during the wear process. Specifically, in the mixed lubrication region, the geometry of the hard piston surface asperity directly affects the wear of soft cylinder bore surface, while the asperities may deform or even degrade when penetrating and sliding against the cylinder bore. So far, there is no suitable method to simulate their coupled evolution. This paper proposed a wear process simulation model considering the real-time interaction between the elasto-plastic deformation of the piston surface asperity, the wear contour of the cylinder bore, and the lubrication condition of the interface. An offline library of the elasto-plastic constitutive behavior of the asperity based on the finite element method (FEM) is established as a part of the simulation model to precisely analyze the deformation and degradation of the asperity and quickly invoke them in the numerical wear process simulation. The simulation and experimental results show that the piston asperity and the cylinder bore contour converge to a steady state after running-in for about 0.5 h. The distribution of the simulated asperity degradation and wear depth is also verified by the experiment.     

混流式水泵工况起动过渡过程导叶漏水的计算

本文利用动量矩定理推导出抽水蓄能电站水泵轮机导叶漏水量与漏水转矩的计算公式。同时在考虑漏水转矩的情况下,完成了两座抽水蓄能电站混流式水泵机组泵工况起动过渡过程的校核计算,分析了导叶间隙、漏水量等对起动过程的重要影响,过大的导叶间隙将使机组不能起动。计算分析表明,本文提出的考虑导叶间隙漏水影响进行泵工况起动过渡过程的计算方法是正确的。正确考虑漏水转矩影响,对水泵水轮机的运行特性和过滤过程的准确计算具     

液环泵叶轮叶片轴向叶顶间隙微射流流动机理及性能分析

液环泵的轴向间隙泄漏流对其水力性能有重要的影响,为了抑制其叶片轴向叶顶间隙泄漏流动,提升水力性能,以2BEA-203型液环泵为研究对象,在叶片轴端间隙引入微射流,采用数值模拟方法对比分析微射流对间隙泄漏流场及液环泵性能的影响机理。分析结果表明:轴向间隙射流能够有效地抑制间隙泄漏,液环泵的效率及真空度均在一定范围内提升。叶片轴向间隙内射流孔出口处会形成一相对高压区,微射流排挤占用一部分间隙的流道,部分射流与压力面泄漏流相互作用形成间隙涡,阻滞泄漏流动,使得叶片间隙泄漏流强度降低,叶片背面后方的泄漏涡前移。液环泵叶轮轴向间隙泄漏流存在复杂的时空分布特征,湍动能分布由吸气区沿叶旋方向逐渐增强,受微射流抑制作用,射流型叶轮间隙吸力面侧的湍动能强度要明显弱于原型叶轮间隙;泄漏流强度沿弦线方向逐渐减弱,微射流的部分流体沿弦线方向流入叶片轴向间隙,排挤占用下游间隙的流道,提升了叶顶间隙的密封性能。      

带射流冲击短扰流柱排内的流动和损失

用五孔探针测量了带射流冲击的短扰流柱排内的流场，并用压力扫描阀测量了端壁和柱面的压力分布，分析了在涡轮叶片尾缘区内射流冲击强化扰流柱排通道内换热的机理，研究发现，带射流冲击时流动在靠近扰流柱表面附近速度较大，在对称中心区域有大片低速区，压力系数远远小于无射流时情况，气流经过孔板后压力系数迅速下降，达到最小值，沿流动方向压力系数逐渐恢复。随喷射雷诺数增大，扰流柱表面的分离点位置后移，总结出了实验工况范围内带射流冲击的短扰流柱排内压力损失系数与雷诺数之间的经验公式，便于工程实际应用。     

倾转旋翼机的多体运动建模与仿真(英文)

现有的倾转旋翼机建模着重于研究其复杂的气动特性,在飞行动力学运动方程方面则研究不足,均采用了普通固定翼飞机的六自由度刚体动力学方程。然而,倾转旋翼机在过渡模式,旋翼和短舱的倾转使飞机构型产生动态变化,除了造成气动力干扰以外,旋翼和短舱的倾转还会引起重心变化,而且由于高速旋转的旋翼倾转会产生陀螺力矩效应,造成对机体的姿态干扰,采用六自由度刚体动力学方程不能反映由此造成的多体惯性耦合问题。为此,本文提出将旋翼、短舱、机体视为不同运动实体,建立倾转旋翼机的多体动力学方程,以完善其飞行动力学建模。建模过程中首先对各个微元运用牛顿定律和角动量定理,然后对各实体积分得到了惯性系下多体动力学方程,最后通过转换得到机体坐标系下的多体动力学方程组。该方程组在形式上为隐式非线性微分方程组,需首先求解状态微分量的相容初值。然后采用Runge-Kutta-Felhberg积分算法,对隐式非线性微分方程组进行了数值仿真。以XV-15数据为例对模型和仿真算法进行检验,结果表明模型和仿真算法正确。建立的模型和采用的仿真算法对研究倾转旋翼机飞行动力学特性、飞行控制技术、飞行安全问题有重要的理论和实际意义。     

仿昆扑翼飞行器的翅膀惯性力分析

用理论模化和仿真试验相结合的方法,研究了昆虫翅膀扑动产生的惯性力和惯性力矩.在昆虫扑翼飞行运动的仿生模拟基础上,研究了翅膀扑动过程中拍动幅度、拍动加(减)速周期、平动迎角和翻转加(减)速周期4个振翅运动参数对翅膀惯性力(矩)的影响.研究表明:微小尺度昆虫高频扑翅产生的惯性力幅值与气动力的幅值大致相当;昆虫翅膀的弦向转动惯量比展向转动惯量近似高一个数量级;翅膀拍动惯性力矩的影响远远高于翅膀转动惯性力矩的影响,而转动惯性力矩是可以忽略不计的;只要翅膀的拍动是对称的,就可认为翅膀的扑动是近似对称的;如果翅膀拍动对称的同时转动对称,就可认为翅膀的扑动是严格对称的,此时翅膀惯性力可以忽略.