PMcontrollerandjetpumpwithexamplesofapplicationTechnicalInformationHydrostaticfromHyprostatik®InnovationforguidesHYPROSTATIKSchönfeldGmbH·Controllername62.AdvantagesofthePMcontroller63.FeaturesofthePMcontroller64.Behaviourwithdifferentoilviscosities65.Controllercharacteristiccurve76.FlowrateandpressuremagnitudesofthePMcontroller76.1Influenceofthepumppressureonthecontrolmode76.2Flowratefactors,relatedtotheoilviscosity10mPas77.TypesofthePMcontroller87.1PMcontrollerin“seriesconstruction”87.1.1ConfigurationofthePMcontrollerin“seriesconstruction”87.1.2UseofthePMcontrollerin“seriesconstruction”97.2Side-mountedPMcontroller97.2.1Designoftheside-mountedPMcontroller97.2.2Useoftheside-mountedPMcontroller108.Controllerdimensions109.Installationinstructionsandregulations109.1FillingthePMcontrollerforthefirsttime109.2Ventilation109.3Recommendedinstallationposition109.4Ventilationprocedure119.5FixingthePMcontroller119.6Connection119.7Dismantling1110.Oilfiltering1111.Controllerlabelling1112.Flowratedataselection(seesection6)1213.Technicaldiagrams5to15123HYPROSTATIKSchönfeldGmbH·Jetpumppossibleapplications181.1Initialtensionofguideswithoutwrap-around181.2Clampingfunctions182.Designandmodeofoperationofthejetpumps183.Jetpumpfeatures194.Behaviourwithdifferentoilviscosities195.Characteristiccurvesofthejetpumps(TypesofoilcorrespondingtoVG32-VG68)196.Type196.1Case-jetpump(Fig.19)196.2Installation-jetpump(Fig.20)206.2JetpumpinstalledinserieswiththePMcontroller(Fig.6and8)207.Suctioncupversion(seeFig.21andFig.22)208.Installationinstructionsandregulations218.1Connectonpipes,connectionboresforbuilt-injetpumpaccordingtoFig.20218.2Heightdifferencebetweenjetpumpandvacuumsuctioncup218.3Oilfiltering218.4Installation21PartIII:ApplicationExamplesHydrostaticV-flatguide24Hydrostaticguidewithwrap-around24Hydrostaticguidewithoutwrap-around25Hydrostaticlinearmotorguide25Hydrostaticcompactguide264HYPROSTATIKSchönfeldGmbH·®InnovationforguidesPartI:PMcontroller6HYPROSTATIKSchönfeldGmbH·“Progressiv-Mengen(ProgressiveQuantities)”controllerdescription.TheProgressiveQuantitiesControllerdescriptionwascho-senduetotheprogressive(increasing)characteristiccurveofthecontroller.2.AdvantagesofthePMcontrollerBeforedevelopmentofthePMcontroller,thefluidflowwasregulatedinthehydrostaticpocketsusingcapillaries,re-frainingfromthelesssuitablemethodswithonepumpperpocket.Thecapillaryisaconstantresistancesothatwithlaminarflowtheflowratethroughthiscapillaryispropor-tionaltothedifferentialpressureabovethiscapillary.Thismeansthatwithaconstantinputpressure(=pumppressure)atthecapillary,theflowratethroughthecapillaryandtherebythroughthehydrostaticpocketdropswithincreasingpressureinthepocket(=outputpressureatthecapillary).Thususingcapillariesresultsinsignificantlylargerchangesinthehydrostaticcolumn,i.e.lessstiffnessthanwithconstantflowrate.IncontrastthePMcontrollerduetoitsuniquedesign-onlycontrolledbythedifferentialpressurebetweencontrollerinputandoutput–deliversanalsoincreasingfluidflowintothepocketwhenthepocketpressureincreases!Thuscomparedwithconstantfluidflowinthepocket,asmallercolumnchangeandtherebyhigherstiffnessareachievedwiththePMcontroller.Comparedwithcapillariesapprox.fourtimesthestiff-nesscanbeachievedforcomparableratiosonaccountofthisusingPMcontrollers.ThePMcontrollersshowthefollowingfeatures.practicallywear-freeandhysteresis-freebymeansofpracticallypurelyelasticallyoperatingregulatorsrelativelyinsensitivetocontaminationbymeansofthrottlegapswithlargerectangularcrosssectionorregulatorswithacertainself-cleaningeffectexcellentdynamicbehaviouronaccountofminimalregulationpaths(approx.0.025mm),smallertoacceleratemassesandlargeractuatingforcesbothtypesareself-ventilatingiftherecommendedinstallationpositionoftheseriesPMcontrollerisobservedsmallspacerequirement–seeFig.5-15lowweight,thecontrollersaremainlymadeofaluminiumcorrosion-resistant,theliquidtoberegulatedonlycomesintocontactwithanodisedaluminiumandthemembraneinthecaseofunacceptablyhighdifferentialpressureonthemembrane,thisiscounteractedbysupportpadsonasphericalareaonthecontrollercasesothatdamagetoorevendestructionofthemembraneislargelyruledoutwiththePMcontroller–withoutreserve–pocketpressuresuptoapprox.90%ofthepumppressurecanbeused.Withcapillariesandpocketpressuresclosetothepumppressure,theflowrate(andthusthecolumnheight)ofthepocketsisverysmall,becauseusuallyonlypocketpressuresuptoapprox.75%ofthepumppressurearepossiblewithcapillaries3.FeaturesofthePMcontroller4.BehaviourwithdifferentoilviscositiesAstheflowinthefixedthrottlecolumnofthePMcontrollerisalwayslaminar,thecontrollerflowrateisinverselyproportionaltotheoilviscosity.Italsoshowsthesamebehaviourasthedownstreamcolumnsofthehydrostaticpockets.Inthiswaythepropertiesofbearingsorguides–e.g.ofmachinetools–arepracticallyunaffectedbytheoilt