Fundamentals of Fluid Power Week Four Homework Problems ‘The homework this week is designed to get you up, running and comfortable with Simscape Fluids (formerly SimHydraulics), the fluid power simulation package used in the course. 1. Install SimHydraulics Download and install Simscape Fluids following the instructions on the course link titled “Download and install Simscape Fluids.” Review the Learning Resources as needed. 2. Create your first simulation Following the "Creating and Simulating a Simple Hydraulic Model” tutorial, build and run the model. Verify that your scope window outputs match those in the tutorial. Continue to the end of the tutorial where simulation parameters are changed. Verify that your outputs match the tutorial. 3, Accumulator simulation The purpose of this simulation is to explore the behavior of a hydraulic accumulator, a fluid power component that you will learn about later in the course. One purpose of an accumulator is to smooth out pressure fluctuations, for example those that might be caused by a piston pump. In this exercise, you will build a simulation with a fluctuating hydraulic pressure source pushing flow through two fixed orifices arranged in series. You will use a pressure sensor to measure the pressure between the orifices. You will then add an accumulator to the circuit and observe the change in pressure ripple as you vary the properties of the accumulator. For a preview of the accumulator, see here or here.a. Create the simulation shown below LP pss} a] yaa Peewe | Caner! A noo Gexcranes tno sam eee rode Presse eoace ee a 1N3| via Fa omen Sine Wate ae All of the blocks can be found in the Simulink Library. For now, do not connect the accumulator. (Tip: to create a new Simscape Fluids simulation, either copy an existing simulation (File > Save As) or type “ssc_new” at the MATLAB Command Window prompt to generate a new simulation with a few common blocks included.) Here are the parameter settings for the blocks: Hydraulic Fluid: Fluid = SkydrobS Simulink-PS Converter: input signal unit = Pa PS-Simulink Converter: Output signal unit = Pa Constant: Value = 1086 (10 Mpa) Sine Wave: Amplitude = 1¢6, Frequency = 10 rad/sec (adds a 1 Mpa pressure ripple) Fixed Orifice (both): Orifice area = 1e-4 m*2 not already set, change the solver to ode23t (Simulation > Model Configuration Parameters) Change the stop time of the simulation to 8 sec.b. Run the simulation and view the Line Pressure scope output. (You may have to adjust the Y-axis settings to see the trace.) The pressure will look like this Bie Pressure 60/@+i GS5|Oa% Note the 0.5 Mpa amplitude pressure ripple about a mean of 5 Mpa. This is because the two series connected orifices drop the source pressure by half. Try running the simulation again with the sine block amplitude set to zero to see the effect of the orifices on a steady pressure source. , Connect the gas-charged accumulator so that the simulation looks like thispsg} ——»f] nS PSSirulek Line Presune HyeraioPressue | Convert Gae-chaigod ‘ccumultor Df mom era roe ae oes conan Loge a f-fsesp 15 A "ances aaah ‘Sine Wave ver Het an For the accumulator parameters, start with Capacity = 5 L (liters) Preload pressure = 105 Pa Initial volume = 2.5 L Run the simulation and notice how the ripple is reduced because of the accumulator.Hh incrrosue pe 3 | ES Aa | ea Note that here it takes a little under 1 s for the pressure to build up because during that time the accumulator is being filled. The time is affected by the capacity and initial volume of the accumulator, d. Design an accumulator that will reduce the pressure ripple amplitude of 0.1 Mpa or less. Do this by running the simulation by varying the capacity, preload pressure and initial volume settings of the accumulator. For example, one set of parameters (there are others) that satisfies the design requirements leads to this result Dine Pressure 60 /M« s/O%A/0 a & 5Notes: 1. A high preload on a small capacity accumulator will result in pressure transients at the start, which should be avoided. 2. Keep the capacity under 50 L. 3, The steady-state conditions should be reached in the first 8 s of operation. 4, On Your Own Further explore Simscape Fluids, perhaps by running some of the MathWorks examples, or by creating examples of your own.