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Sequence Valve

Check valve and relief valve connected in parallel

 

Description

Equations

Variables

Connections

Parameters

Description

The Sequence Valve component is a check valve and a relief valve connected in parallel, which can be piloted internally or externally.

When pressure at port A is greater than the set pressure of the relief valve, the valve orifice area is assumed to be a piecewise linear function of the pressure difference between port A and port B.

When pressure at port B is greater than the pressure at port A, the check valve orifice area is assumed to be a piecewise linear function and will be affected by the pilot mode selected.

Based on the orifice area, the pressure vs. flow rate relationship is calculated using the formulation in the Orifice component.

Formulation Approaches

One of two approaches can be selected for modeling the flow in the device. When the boolean parameter Use constant Cd is true, a constant coefficient of discharge (Cd) is used, otherwise a variable coefficient of discharge with maximum value (Cdmax) and a critical flow number (Critno) are used.

Optional Volumes

The boolean parameters Use volume A and Use volume B, when true, add optional volumes VA  and VB to ports A and B, respectively. See Port Volumes for details.

If two orifices or valves are connected, enabling a volume at the common port reduces the stiffness of the system and improves the solvability.

Equations

p=pApB

Orifice Fluid Equations

{p=π4ρνqCd2AcsπAcs16q4π2Acs2ν4+ReCr414Use constant Cd=trueq=Cdmaxtanh4Acsπ2pρνCritnoAcs2pρsignpotherwise

Pilot Equations

{Acs=Ai=AtExactAcs=minAopen,maxAclose,Ai,tcdAidt+Ai=Atotherwise

ptot=p+{kppCdir=1kppCotherwise

S={smoothnesssmoothTransition0otherwise

qC=0

At&equals;{{Acloseptot<pclose1Aclose&plus;Aopen1AcloseSmoothTransS&comma;ptotpclose1popen1pclose1ptot<popen1Aopen1otherwisep&gt;0{Acloseppclose2Aclose&plus;Aopen2AcloseSmoothTransS&comma;ppclose2popen2pclose2p<popen2Aopen2otherwiseotherwise

Optional Volume Equations

VfA&equals;{Va1&plus;pAElUse volume A&equals;true0otherwiseVfB&equals;{Vb1&plus;pBElUse volume B&equals;true0otherwise

q&equals;qAqVA&equals;qBqVB

qVA&equals;{dVfAdtUse volume A&equals;true0otherwiseqVB&equals;{dVfBdtUse volume B&equals;true0otherwise

Variables

Name

Units

Description

Modelica ID

p

Pa

Pressure drop from A to B

p

pX

Pa

Pressure at port X

pX

q

m3s

Flow rate from port A to port B

q

qX

m3s

Flow rate into port X

q

qVX

m3s

Flow rate into port X's optional volume

qVX

VfX

m3

Effective volume at port X

VfX

X&comma;YA&comma;B

Connections

Name

Description

Modelica ID

portA

Upstream hydraulic port

portA

portB

Downstream hydraulic port

portB

portC

Hydraulic port for external pilot

portC

Parameters

General

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Smooth Transition

false

 

True (checked) means enable the smoothness factor

smoothTransition

smoothness

0.5

 

Smoothness factor (0: sharpest, 1: smoothest); used when Smooth Transition is enabled

smoothness

Orifice

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Use constant Cd

true

 

True (checked) means a constant coefficient of discharge is implemented, otherwise a variable Cd is used in flow calculations

UseConstantCd

Cd

0.7

 

Flow-discharge coefficient; used when Use constant Cd is true

Cd

ReCr

12

 

Reynolds number at critical flow; used when Use constant Cd is true

ReCr

Cdmax

0.7

 

Maximum flow-discharge coefficient; used when Use constant Cd is false

Cd_max

Critno

1000

 

Critical flow number; used when Use constant Cd is false

Crit_no

Check Valve Settings

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

pclose

1.9·104

Pa

Pressure at which valve is fully closed (A = Aclose)

pclose2

popen

2.05·104

Pa

Pressure at which valve is fully open (A = Aopen)

popen2

Aopen

1·10−5

m2

Valve area when fully open

Aopen2

Leakage

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Aclose

1·10−12

m2

Valve area when closed (leakage)

Aclose

Pilot

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Mode

Internal

 

Pilot type (Internal or External)

mode

Pressure Ratios

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

kpilot

3

 

Pilot ratio

kp1

Relief Settings

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

pclose

1.9·107

Pa

Pressure at which valve is fully closed (A = Aclose)

pclose1

popen

2.05·107

Pa

Pressure at which valve is fully open (A = Aopen)

popen1

Aopen

1·10−5

m2

Valve area when fully open

Aopen1

Valve Dynamics

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Exact

false

 

When false (not checked) first-order dynamics are used for the valve area

Exact

tc

0.1

s

Time constant

tc

Optional Volumes

Name

Default

Units

Description

Modelica ID

Use volume A

false

 

True (checked) means a hydraulic volume chamber is added to portA

useVolumeA

VA

1·10−6

m3

Volume of chamber A

Va

Use volume B

false

 

True (checked) means a hydraulic volume chamber is added to portB

useVolumeB

VB

1·10−6

m3

Volume of chamber B

Vb

For more information see Port Volumes.

Fluid Parameters

The following parameters, used in the equations, are properties of the Hydraulic System Properties component used in the model.

Name

Units

Description

Modelica ID

ν

m2s

Kinematic viscosity of fluid

nu

ρ

kgm3

Density of fluid

rho

El

Pa

Bulk modulus of fluid

El

See Also

Hydraulics Library

Valves