An innovative hydrodynamic–magnetic compound support (HMCS) is proposed for the cylinder block–valve plate pair of the axial piston pump. Compared with the traditional design method, the magnetic structure provides a fixed magnetic torque to balance the residual torque, which causes eccentric wear on the valve plate and keeps the compression coefficient constant. First, the structure and principle of the HMCS are introduced, the magnetic model is established together with relative hydraulic models, and the influence of the permanent magnet length on the magnetic force is obtained. By studying the magnetic moment, the optimal structure of the magnetic pole is determined. Next, the 3D finite element method is used to simulate the magnetic forces under different pole gaps. After that, a reasonable magnetic pole gap and flux density distribution are determined. To obtain the influence mechanism of the HMCS on the cylinder block, the changing law of the track radii of hydraulic forces and average difference in the track radii are analyzed. Finally, the trend of the resultant torque of the cylinder block under multiple working conditions is analyzed. The results show that the HMCS can balance the residual torque acting on the valve plate, which is beneficial in preventing the occurrence of eccentric wear of the valve plate.
The present work develops an integrated permanent magnetic damper (IPMD) to apply magnetic torque on a cylinder block, which makes it possible to suppress eccentric wear of the cylinder block–valve plate pair in an axial piston pump. Then, the structure and working principle of the IPMD are described. According to the relationship between the axial and the radial magnetic pole gap, the corresponding end flux tube models are established. Based on the principle of micro-displacement, the axial magnetic force and torque output by IPMD are derived. After separating from the relevant structures inside the pump, to ensure the effectiveness of the results, the test method of IPMD independent of the axial piston pump is provided. To make a more comprehensive analysis of the magnetic bearing characteristics, the prototype of IPMD is manufactured and tested. The influence of the end effect of IPMD on the residual hydraulic torque under different discharge pressures is studied. The results verified the correctness of the theoretical analysis, which have important guiding significance to improve the reliability of the cylinder block–valve plate pair in the axial piston pump.
Due to the unbalanced effect of force and torque on the axial piston pump cylinder block, a wedge angle of oil film exists between the valve plate and the cylinder block. The cylinder block tilt seriously affects the oil film and the distributing pair lubrication state, leading to boundary lubrication appears in some cases. To reduce the impact of the tilt on the cylinder block of axial piston pump, the magnetic auxiliary support (MAS) for the pair is proposed. The MAS reduces the overturning torque on the cylinder block by the auxiliary magnetic support. Then the tilt characteristics of the cylinder block are improved. In this paper, the cylinder block overturning torque equations under the support of MAS are established, and the improvement of overturning torque is analyzed. An experimental platform was constructed to measure the thickness of the oil film of the pair and test the tilt of the cylinder block. The experimental results showed that the MAS can effectively improve the tilt of the cylinder block and the performance of the axial piston pump. This method has certain reference significance for the research of axial piston pumps.
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