Nonlinear modeling and parameter optimization of the pilot stage applied to the deflector-jet servovalve

Abstract

Due to its good anti-pollution performance and high reliability, the deflector-jet servovalve is widely used in aerospace engineering. However, because the jet effects such as boundary expansion and adsorption are neglected, the model of the pilot stage applied to the deflector-jet servovalve is inaccurate, making it difficult to simulate the performance and optimize the parameters of the deflector-jet servovalve based on the model. Based on the structure of the jet flow field and the hydraulic resistance network bridge, an accurate nonlinear mathematical model of the pilot stage applied to the deflector-jet servovalve was developed, which considers the influence of the jet effect. Based on the new mathematical model, the structural parameters of the pilot stage were optimized with the maximum pressure, maximum flow, and maximum transmission power as the optimization objectives, respectively. Then the design criteria of the structural parameters were given based on the parameter optimization. Finally, the accuracy of the model was verified by three experiments. The comparison between experiments and this new model showed the maximum relative error of the flow between the model and experiment to be about 8.09%, which is more accurate than the traditional models.

Keywords

Parameter optimization turbulent submerged jet deflector-jet servovalve jet effect hydraulic resistance network model

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