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液压系统外文翻译
HydraulicSystem
Thereareonlythreebasicmethodsoftransmittingpower:
electrical,mechanical,andfluidpower.Mostapplicationsactuallyuseacombinationofthethreemethodstoobtainthemostefficientoverallsystem.Toproperlydeterminewhichprinciplemethodtouse,itisimportanttoknowthesalientfeaturesofeachtype.Forexample,fluidsystemscantransmitpowermoreeconomicallyovergreaterdistancesthancanmechanicaltypes.However,fluidsystemsarerestrictedtoshorterdistancesthanareelectricalsystems.
Hydraulicpowertransmissionsystemareconcernedwiththegeneration,modulation,andcontrolofpressureandflow,andingeneralsuchsystemsinclude:
1.Pumpswhichconvertavailablepowerfromtheprimemovertohydraulicpowerattheactuator.
2.Valveswhichcontrolthedirectionofpump-flow,thelevelofpowerproduced,andtheamountoffluid-flowtotheactuators.Thepowerlevelisdeterminedbycontrollingboththeflowandpressurelevel.
3.Actuatorswhichconverthydraulicpowertousablemechanicalpoweroutputatthepointrequired.
4.Themedium,whichisaliquid,providesrigidtransmissionandcontrolaswellaslubricationofcomponents,sealinginvalves,andcoolingofthesystem.
5.Connectorswhichlinkthevarioussystemcomponents,providepowerconductorsforthefluidunderpressure,andfluidflowreturntotank(reservoir).
6.Fluidstorageandconditioningequipmentwhichensuresufficientqualityandquantityaswellascoolingofthefluid.
Hydraulicsystemsareusedinindustrialapplicationssuchasstampingpresses,steelmills,andgeneralmanufacturing,agriculturalmachines,miningindustry,aviation,spacetechnology,deep-seaexploration,transportation,marinetechnology,andoffshoregaspetroleumexploration.Inshort,veryfewpeoplegetthroughadayoftheirliveswithoutsomehowbenefitingfromthetechnologyofhydraulics.
Thesecretofhydraulicsystem’ssuccessandwidespreaduseisitsversatilityandmanageability.Fluidpowerisnothinderedbythegeometryofthemachineasisthecaseinmechanicalsystems.Also,powercanbetransmittedinalmostlimitlessquantitiesbecausefluidsystemsarenotsolimitedbythephysicallimitationsofmaterialsasaretheelectricalsystems.Forexample,theperformanceofanelectromagnetislimitedbythesaturationlimitofsteel.Ontheotherhand,thepowerlimitoffluidsystemsislimitedonlybythestrengthcapacityofthematerial.
Industryisgoingtodependmoreandmoreonautomationinordertoincreaseproductivity.Thisincludesremoteanddirectcontrolofproductionoperations,manufacturingprocesses,andmaterialshandling.Fluidpoweristhemuscleofautomationbecauseofadvantagesinthefollowingfourmajorcategories.
Easeandaccuracyofcontrol.Bytheuseofsimpleleversandpushbuttons,theoperatorofafluidpowersystemscanreadilystart,stop,speeduporslowdown,andpositionforcewhichprovideanydesiredhorsepowerwithtolerancesaspreciseasoneten-thousandthofaninch.
Multiplicationofforce.Afluidpowersystem(withoutusingcumbersomegears,pulleys,andlevers)canmultiplyforcessimplyandefficientlyfromafractionofanouncetoseveralhundredtonsofoutput.
Constantforceortorque.Onlyfluidpowersystemsarecapableofprovidingconstantforceortorqueregardlessofspeedchanges.Thisisaccomplishedwhethertheworkoutputmovesafewinchesperhour,severalhundredinchesperminute,afewrevolutionsperhour,orthousandsofrevolutionsperminute.
Simplicity,safety,economy.Ingeneral,fluidpowersystemsusefewermovingpartsthancomparablemechanicalorelectricalsystems.Thus,theyaresimplertomaintainandoperate.This,inturn,maximizessafety,compactness,andreliability.Forexample,anewpowersteeringcontroldesignedhasmadeallotherkindsofpowersystemsobsoleteonmanyoff-highwayvehicles.Thesteeringunitconsistsofamanuallyoperateddirectionalcontrolvalveandmeterinasinglebody.Becausethesterringunitisfullyfluid-linked,mechanicallinkages,universaljoints,bearings,reductiongears,ect.areeliminated.Thisprovidesasimple,compactsystems.Inaddition,verylittleinputtorqueisrequiredtoproducethecontrolneededforthetoughestapplications.Thisisimportantwherelimitationsofcontrolspacerequireasmallsterringwheelanditbecomesnecessarytoreduceoperatorfatigue.
Additionalbenefitsoffluidpowersystemsincludeinstantlyreversiblemotion,automaticprotectionagainstoverloads,andinfinitelyvariablespeedcontrol.Fluidpowersystemsalsohavethehighesthorsepowerperweightratioofanyknownpowersource.Inspiteofallthesehighlydesirablefeaturesoffluidpower,itisnotapanaceaforallpowertransmissionproblems.Hydraulicsystemsalsohavesomedrawbacks.Hydraulicoilsaremessy,andleakageisimpossibletocompletely.Also,mosthydraulicoilscancausefiresifanoilleakoccursinareaofhotequipment.
Thereareonlythreebasicmethodsoftransmittingpower:
electrical,mechanical,andfluidpower.Mostapplicationsactuallyuseacombinationofthethreemethodstoobtainthemostefficientoverallsystem.Toproperlydeterminewhichprinciplemethodtouse,itisimportanttoknowthesalientfeaturesofeachtype.Forexample,fluidsystemscantransmitpowermoreeconomicallyovergreaterdistancesthancanmechanicaltypes.However,fluidsystemsarerestrictedtoshorterdistancesthanareelectricalsystems.
Hydraulicpowertransmissionsystemareconcernedwiththegeneration,modulation,andcontrolofpressureandflow,andingeneralsuchsystemsinclude:
Pumpswhichconvertavailablepowerfromtheprimemovertohydraulicpowerattheactuator.
Valveswhichcontrolthedirectionofpump-flow,thelevelofpowerproduced,andtheamountoffluid-flowtotheactuators.Thepowerlevelisdeterminedbycontrollingboththeflowandpressurelevel.
Actuatorswhichconverthydraulicpowertousablemechanicalpoweroutputatthepointrequired.
Themedium,whichisaliquid,providesrigidtransmissionandcontrolaswellaslubricationofcomponents,sealinginvalves,andcoolingofthesystem.
Connectorswhichlinkthevarioussystemcomponents,providepowerconductorsforthefluidunderpressure,andfluidflowreturntotank(reservoir).
Fluidstorageandconditioningequipmentwhichensuresufficientqualityandquantityaswellascoolingofthefluid.
Hydraulicsystemsareusedinindustrialapplicationssuchasstampingpresses,steelmills,andgeneralmanufacturing,agriculturalmachines,miningindustry,aviation,spacetechnology,deep-seaexploration,transportation,marinetechnology,andoffshoregaspetroleumexploration.Inshort,veryfewpeoplegetthroughadayoftheirliveswithoutsomehowbenefitingfromthetechnologyofhydraulics.
Thesecretofhydraulicsystem’ssuccessandwidespreaduseisitsversatilityandmanageability.Fluidpowerisnothinderedbythegeometryofthemachineasisthecaseinmechanicalsystems.Also,powercanbetransmittedinalmostlimitlessquantitiesbecausefluidsystemsarenotsolimitedbythephysicallimitationsofmaterialsasaretheelectricalsystems.Forexample,theperformanceofanelectromagnetislimitedbythesaturationlimitofsteel.Ontheotherhand,thepowerlimitoffluidsystemsislimitedonlybythestrengthcapacityofthematerial.
Industryisgoingtodependmoreandmoreonautomationinordertoincreaseproductivity.Thisincludesremoteanddirectcontrolofproductionoperations,manufacturingprocesses,andmaterialshandling.Fluidpoweristhemuscleofautomationbecauseofadvantagesinthefollowingfourmajorcategories.
1.Easeandaccuracyofcontrol.Bytheuseofsimpleleversandpushbuttons,theoperatorofafluidpowersystemscanreadilystart,stop,speeduporslowdown,andpositionforcewhichprovideanydesiredhorsepowerwithtolerancesaspreciseasoneten-thousandthofaninch.
2.Multiplicationofforce.Afluidpowersystem(withoutusingcumbersomegears,pulleys,andlevers)canmultiplyforcessimplyandefficientlyfromafractionofanouncetoseveralhundredtonsofoutput.
3.Constantforceortorque.Onlyfluidpowersystemsarecapableofprovidingconstantforceortorqueregardlessofspeedchanges.Thisisaccomplishedwhethertheworkoutputmovesafewinchesperhour,severalhundredinchesperminute,afewrevolutionsperhour,orthousandsofrevolutionsperminute.
4.Simplicity,safety,economy.Ingeneral,fluidpowersystemsusefewermovingpartsthancomparablemechanicalorelectricalsystems.Thus,theyaresimplertomaintainandoperate.This,inturn,maximizessafety,compactness,andreliability.Forexample,anewpowersteeringcontroldesignedhasmadeallotherkindsofpowersystemsobsoleteonmanyoff-highwayvehicles.Thesteeringunitconsistsofamanuallyoperateddirectionalcontrolvalveandmeterinasinglebody.Becausethesterringunitisfullyfluid-linked,mechanicallinkages,universaljoints,bearings,reductiongears,ect.areeliminated.Thisprovidesasimple,compactsystems.Inaddition,verylittleinputtorqueisrequiredtoproducethecontrolneededforthetoughestapplications.Thisisimportantwherelimitationsofcontrolspacerequireasmallsterringwheelanditbecomesnecessarytoreduceoperatorfatigue.
Additionalbenefitsoffluidpowersystemsincludeinstantlyreversiblemotion,automaticprotectionagainstoverloads,andinfinitelyvariablespeedcontrol.Fluidpowersystemsalsohavethehighesthorsepowerperweightratioofanyknownpowersource.Inspiteofallthesehighlydesirablefeaturesoffluidpower,itisnotapanaceaforallpo