Investigation of oscillatory displacement of the hydraulic presses moving parts during their braking in the upper initial position
The investigations revealed that, despite the usage of individual servo drive of the inlet valve of return cylinders, ram overrun upwards after its being shut down which is accompanied by intensive oscillatory phenomena is inevitable. By analyzing the experimental diagrams it is stated that the existing mechanism of ram braking in upper starting position is unacceptable from the point of view of fast and non-impact process realization, as well as the accuracy of stoppage. The mathematical model of ram damped oscillations in the upper position after the inlet valve of return cylinders shut down, which takes into account the parameters of oscillatory system consisting of ram and fluid masses in power and return cylinders, is developed. A numerical analysis of the developed mathematical model established that when using counterbalance cylinders in press design, the period of oscillations increases with decreasing the amplitude. Besides, the complete damping of the oscillations occurs earlier than in the case of counterbalance cylinders absence.