Concentric Annular Clearance-Controllable Pressure Characteristics Research of a High Pressure Pneumatic Pressure Assembly

High pressure is an important development orientation in pneumatic field, since it can not only improve dynamic characteristics of pneumatic system but also decrease the size of components and mounting space. Due to the advantages of high energy density and high instant expansibility, high pressure gas has been widely used in many applications. However, systematic researches are lacked especially in pressure characteristics which are very important in pneumatic system at present. In a high pressure pneumatic system, the pressure of a fixed cavity with annular clearance needs to be controlled within a wide range, so a single stage proportional slide valve is proposed to satisfy the requirements of high pressure and low flow rate. First, working principle and structure of the pressure assembly and the slide valve are introduced. Then mathematical model of the high pressure pneumatic system is built up; controllable pressure range is simulated, and influence of uncertain factors, such as fit clearance of the pressure valve and the cavity on controllable pressure, is discussed. Finally, a test bench of the pressure assembly is built up, and the controllable pressure and step response experiments are carried out. Both simulation and experimental results show that the designed slide valve can satisfy the requirements well. The proposed clearance presumption method based on simulation and experimental results is valuable for indirect measurement of processing tolerance.