Effect of structural parameters of oil groove on hydro-viscous drive torque with variable rotational speed. Issue 9 (1st October 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xie, Fangwei; Guo, Xinjian; Wu, Diancheng; Zhang, Bing; Zheng, Xudong; Wang, Dengshuai; Wang, Yun
• Is Part Of: Industrial lubrication and tribology. Volume 70:Issue 9(2018)
• Page Start: 1745
• Page End: 1756
• Publication Date: 2018-10-01
• Subjects: Transmission torque -- HVD -- Oil groove -- Structural parameters -- Variable rotational speed; Lubrication and lubricants -- Periodicals; Tribology -- Periodicals; 621.89
• DOI: 10.1108/ILT-09-2017-0254
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0036-8792

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: In this paper, a kind of an oil groove structure which could improve the transmission torque of an oil film was designed, i.e. the width and depth of oil groove gradually decrease with the increase in the radius. Design/methodology/approach: Effects of the structural parameters of the oil groove on the hydro-viscous drive (HVD) characteristics with variable rotational speed were investigated by means of numerical calculation. Findings: Research results show that with the decrease of the width and depth of the oil groove at the outer diameter, transmission torque increases, while the temperature is almost unchanged. Keeping the effective area unchanged, comparing the transmitted torque under the oil groove angle θ 2 = 0.5° and θ 2 = 4.5°, the former was almost 200 per cent of the latter; the torque transmitted with h 2 = 0.05 mm was almost 150 per cent of that with h 2 = 0.2 mm. Originality/value: In this paper, the authors analyze the friction surface of the friction plate between the oil groove, oil distribution and oil film transfer torque from the oil groove structure parameters and found methods to improve the transmission torque. For the first time, the influence of the structural parameters of oil groove on the characteristics of HVD was studied under the condition of variable rotational speed, and a better method to improve the transmission torque was proposed.