Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control
Abstract This paper reports an improvement of the particle-excitation flow control valve. The valve that we have designed in previous reports can control air flow, using particle excitation by piezoelectric resonance, and has the following advantages: small size, lightweight, high response and conti...
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| author | Daisuke Hirooka Tomomi Yamaguchi Naomichi Furushiro Koichi Suzumori Takefumi Kanda |
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| description | Abstract This paper reports an improvement of the particle-excitation flow control valve. The valve that we have designed in previous reports can control air flow, using particle excitation by piezoelectric resonance, and has the following advantages: small size, lightweight, high response and continuous airflow control. However, in our previous models, the relationship between the driving voltage and the flow quantity was nonlinear. In this report, we improved the valve to realize proportional flow control. The valve consists of the orifice plate, that has some orifices, and steel particles to seal the orifices and piezoelectric transducer. It controls air flow by the voltage applied to the transducer. For proportional flow control, it is important to adjust the orifice position adequately. In this report, we optimized the orifice position, considering resonance condition of the valve. We designed the experimental prototype using a bolt-clamped Langevin type transducer and decided orifice position. And we evaluated its vibration properties and flow-rate characteristics. The experimental results showed that our designed prototype can proportionally control airflow. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d4788fbddebf431e82f5e7b77c56c9af2022-12-21T23:00:22ZengSpringerOpenROBOMECH Journal2197-42252017-10-014111110.1186/s40648-017-0093-3Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow controlDaisuke Hirooka0Tomomi Yamaguchi1Naomichi Furushiro2Koichi Suzumori3Takefumi Kanda4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kansai UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Kansai UniversityDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Kansai UniversityGraduate School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyGraduate School of National Science and Technology, Okayama UniversityAbstract This paper reports an improvement of the particle-excitation flow control valve. The valve that we have designed in previous reports can control air flow, using particle excitation by piezoelectric resonance, and has the following advantages: small size, lightweight, high response and continuous airflow control. However, in our previous models, the relationship between the driving voltage and the flow quantity was nonlinear. In this report, we improved the valve to realize proportional flow control. The valve consists of the orifice plate, that has some orifices, and steel particles to seal the orifices and piezoelectric transducer. It controls air flow by the voltage applied to the transducer. For proportional flow control, it is important to adjust the orifice position adequately. In this report, we optimized the orifice position, considering resonance condition of the valve. We designed the experimental prototype using a bolt-clamped Langevin type transducer and decided orifice position. And we evaluated its vibration properties and flow-rate characteristics. The experimental results showed that our designed prototype can proportionally control airflow.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-017-0093-3Proportional flow control valvePneumatic valvePneumatic actuatorPZTFlow control valve |
| spellingShingle | Daisuke Hirooka Tomomi Yamaguchi Naomichi Furushiro Koichi Suzumori Takefumi Kanda Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control ROBOMECH Journal Proportional flow control valve Pneumatic valve Pneumatic actuator PZT Flow control valve |
| title | Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control |
| title_full | Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control |
| title_fullStr | Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control |
| title_short | Optimization of orifice position in particle-excitation valve for proportional flow control |
| title_sort | optimization of orifice position in particle excitation valve for proportional flow control |
| topic | Proportional flow control valve Pneumatic valve Pneumatic actuator PZT Flow control valve |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-017-0093-3 |
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