摘要:
A valve for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid. The valve includes a valve sleeve (82) and a valve core (80). The core (80) is disposed within the sleeve (82). The core (80) and sleeve (82) are relatively rotatable. The sleeve (82) has grooves (98,110) connected to a utilization device. The core (80) has grooves (116,122) connected to a fluid supply and reservoir. The core (80) and sleeve (82) have lands (200,212,240,260) which radially overlap during relative rotation of said core (80) and sleeve (82) to restrict fluid flow from a portion of the grooves (98,110) in the sleeve (82) to the grooves (122) in the core (80) connected to the reservoir. The lands (212) on the sleeve (82) have chamfered end faces (220,222) with tapered segments.
摘要:
Disclosed is a low flow, low Reynolds number cavitating venturi. This cavitating venturi includes an inlet for receiving a liquid at an upstream pressure and an outlet for discharging the liquid received by the inlet at a downstream pressure. The liquid passes through a converging portion having a converging sidewall which extends from said inlet, through a throat portion having a throat sidewall and a diverging diffuser portion having a diverging sidewall. The cavitating venturi provides a substantially stable liquid flow rate independent of the downstream pressure up to a downstream pressure at least as high as 80% of the upstream pressure at a Reynolds number of 60,000 or less.
摘要:
A valve (10) for controlling flow of hydraulic fluid. The valve (10) has first and second valve members (80, 82) which have a plurality of lands and grooves. The valve members (80, 82) are relatively movable from a neutral position to a displaced position in which surface segments (202, 226, 208, 218) of respective pairs of lands overlap to form flow gaps (232, 234) for restricting flow of fluid between respective pairs of grooves. At least one (234) of the flow gaps is divergent by having a cross-sectional flow area which increases along a direction of fluid flow and at least one (232) of the flow gaps is convergent by having a cross-sectional flow area which decreases along a direction of fluid flow. The flow gaps (232, 234) have minimum cross-sectional flow areas (A, B) defined by the surface segments. The flow gaps (232, 234) are sized such that the minimum cross-sectional flow area (A) of the convergent flow gap (232) is larger than the minimum cross-sectional flow area (B) of the divergent flow gap (234) for suppressing valve noise.