Hydraulics and Pneumatics: Unit II: Hydraulic Actuators and Control Components

rotary actuators (or hydraulic motors)

Hydraulic Actuators and Control Components - Hydraulics and Pneumatics

The function of a rotary actuator is to convert hydraulic energy into rotary mechanical energy.

ROTARY ACTUATORS

ROTARY ACTUATORS (OR HYDRAULIC MOTORS)

1. What are Rotary Actuators?

• The function of a rotary actuator is to convert hydraulic energy into rotary mechanical energy.

• Rotary actuators are the hydraulic equivalents of electric motors. Hence_rotary actuators are also called as hydraulic motors.

• The hydraulic motors are very much identical in construction and size to rotary type pumps. They work on exactly the reverse principle to that of rotary pumps.

• Instead of pushing the fluid as pumps do, in a hydraulic motor the rotating elements (ie., vanes, gears, pistons, etc.) are pushed by the pressurized fluid. This enables the hydraulic motor to develop the necessary output torque and rotating motion.

• The hydraulic motors are usually rated/specified in terms of the torque developing capacity or differential pressure.

2. Classification of Hydraulic Motors

The hydraulic motors can be classified based on their degree of angular movement as :

1. Continuous rotary hydraulic motors, and

 (i) Gear motors, (ii) Vane motors, and (iii) Piston motors.

2. Limited-rotation hydraulic motors*

(i) Vane type, and (ii) Piston type.

Now we shall discuss the construction and operation of gear, vane, and piston motors, in the following sections.

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