DCV 42 PX
4-way 2-position parallel-cross directional control valve
Description
Connections
Parameters
The DCV 42 PX component is a 4-way 2-position valve. The area between pairs of ports varies as a function of the spool input signal, s, and the parameters Amax, Amin, and band. The following table gives the areas for two values of the spool input.
Spool Input
P-A
P-B
A-T
B-T
0
Amax
Amin
1
Transitions are centered at the midpoint, with the width given by the band parameter, as shown in the following diagram.
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 (Cd⁡max) and a critical flow number (Critno) are used.
Optional Volumes
The boolean parameters Use volume A, Use volume B, Use volume P, and Use volume T, when true, add optional volumes VA, VB, VP, and VT to ports A, B, P, and T, 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.
Name
Modelica ID
portA
Hydraulic port A
portB
Hydraulic port B
portP
Hydraulic port P (pump)
portT
Hydraulic port T (tank)
s
Spool input signal
General
Default
Units
1·10−4
m2
Maximum orifice opening area; available when Use scales is true
1·10−12
Minimum orifice opening area (leakage)
band
0.1
Transition length in normalized spool displacement units
Flip Configuration
false
True (checked) flips the order of the valve configuration
Switch
Orifice
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
ReCr
12
Reynolds number at critical flow; used when Use constant Cd is true
Coeff
Maximum flow-discharge coefficient; used when Use constant Cd is false
Critno
1000
Critical flow number; used when Use constant Cd is false
Crit_no
Use volume X
True (checked) means a hydraulic volume chamber is added to portX
useVolumeX
VX
1·10−6
m3
Volume of chamber attached to portX
Vx
For more information see Port Volumes.
X∈A,B,P,T
See Also
Directional Control Valves
Hydraulics Library
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