Numerical calculation and experimental study on response characteristics of pneumatic solenoid valves

• Published in: Measurement and control (London) Vol. 52; no. 9-10; pp. 1382 - 1393
• Main Authors: Zhang, Xiang, Lu, Yonghua, Li, Yang, Zhang, Chi, Wang, Rui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.11.2019; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Aerodynamics; Coils; Computational fluid dynamics; Computer simulation; Control systems; Electric potential; Inlet pressure; Magnetic circuits; Mathematical models; Parameters; Pneumatics; Response time; Solenoid valves; Switching; Voltage; experimental study; numerical calculation; Pneumatic solenoid valves; response characteristics
• ISSN: 0020-2940; 2051-8730
• DOI: 10.1177/0020294019866853

In order to analyze the response characteristics of the solenoid valve in depth, the flow field of the solenoid valve is analyzed by means of the computational fluid dynamics, and the aerodynamic parameters that are difficult to be obtained by the traditional methods are obtained with software FLUENT. We also set up the mathematical model of the solenoid valve, including the aerodynamic model, the circuit model, the magnetic circuit model and the mechanical motion model. The calculation is completed in the Simulink, and the results of the calculation are analyzed. A set of the solenoid valve response characteristic test system is built, and the response characteristic parameters such as response time and maximum action frequency of the solenoid valve are tested. The experimental results are verified by comparing them with the simulation results. The final result shows that the response characteristics are basically irrelevant to the action frequency at a suitable working frequency. The open switching time of the solenoid valve decreases with the increase in the inlet pressure and the driving voltage and increases with the increase in the number of coil turns. The close switching time increases with the increase in the inlet pressure, the driving voltage and the number of coil turns.