DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN
RESEARCH GROUP
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCES AND METHODS FOR ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA
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DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
AN INNOVATIVE THEORY FOR THE STUDY OF NON-IDEAL
FLUIDS FOR FLUID POWER APPLICATIONS
NON IDEAL FLUIDS
THEORETICAL APPROACH
VISCOSITY
ELASTICITY
FLUID MODEL
FLUID MEMORY
FLUID RELAXATION
YOGURT STRESS:
NUMERICAL VS.
EXPERIMENTAL COMPARISON
APPLICATION FIELDS
CERAMIC
NUMERICAL RESULTS
APPLICATION: FOOD INDUSTRY
ALIMENTARY
HYDRAULIC
ELASTOMERIC
AND POLYMERIC
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
FLUID-DYNAMICS ANALYSIS OF A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR
MEDIUM SIZED POWER TRACTORS
NUMERICAL MODEL OF THE TRANSMISSION
SYSTEM
PS3 55/30
PS1 46/39
PS2 37/26
Lubrication layout
Reverse
46/39
LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim rev9.1
CLUTCHES CONTROL VALVE
PTO BRAKE CONTROL VALVE
A
A
P
P T
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
MODELING AND TESTING DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONS FOR
HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLES
Dual Clutch
Solenoid Valve
Clutch Plates
Spring
Actuator
Even Gears Shaft
Odd Gears Shaft
Drain
P
Drain
P
A
Fsolenoid
T
Fspring
A
Fpressure
Experimental Testing
Clutch K1
Odd
Gears
T
Clutch K2
Even Gears
Clutch Control Plate
(CCP)
Syncro
Actuation
Plate (SAP)
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DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
VOLUMETRIC ORBIT PUMP CAE ANALYSIS AND
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
11 CHAMBERS
10 CHAMBERS
INFLUENCE OF THE
CHAMBER FLOW AREAS
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DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
MODELING THE AXIAL BALANCING MECHANISM
OF ORBIT ANNULAR HYDRAULIC MACHINES
EQUIVALENT
MASS
EQUIVA
LENT
SPRING
EQUIVAL
NUMERICAL VS. EXPERIMENTAL
COMPARISON
ENT
INERTIA
β=0deg
β=-10deg
β=-20deg
β=-40deg
β=-50deg
DRA
IN
CLEARANCES OPERATING MAP
Θ=0deg
β=-30deg
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DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
SPLASH LUBRICATION: VOF approach + CHIMERA mesh
Gear box lubrication and cooling:
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
A LUMPED PARAMETER APPROACH FOR THE SIMULATION OF
ICE COOLING SYSTEMS
Cooling circuit test rig assembly
ICE Pressurized liquid cooling circuits
Cooling circuit numerical model
Flow rates distribution
VM Motori S.p.A. – Cento, Ferrara (Italy)
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Piezo-resistive
pressure
gauges
Magnetic
flow meters
Flow rate
values are
expressed in
l/min
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
STUDY OF ELECTRO-PNEUMATIC COMPONENTS
FOR CNG INJECTION SYSTEMS
Filling Nozzle
Tank Valve
Up to 250 [bar]
Pressure
Distribution
Velocity
Field
CFD results – Velocity Field
 CNG  1.0 [ g / s]
m
2 ÷ 7 [bar]
CFD results – Discharge Coefficient
Injection System
Pressure Control Device
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Thermographic
Analysis
DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
MULTI-COMPONENT FLOW: VOF approach
Multi-fuel injection systems:
Low pressure fuel accumulator
Fuel switch over
from E21 to E100
courtesy of
Tetra-Fuel® injection system
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
FLOW FORCES EFFECTS: Moving grid (GGI approach)
Hydraulic valve spool motion:
Cd 
OUTLET
Qin
A 2p
INLET
Moving Mesh
0.01 mm
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DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
OPTIMIZATION OF PACKAGING MACHINES
FOR LIQUID FOOD
Air Sterile System
Filling System
Lumped parameters analysis
Super heater detailed model
O
U
T
L
E
T
HOT_INL
ET
COLD_INLET
A-Valve
Flow meter
AMESim v.9 SL1 by
Regulating Valve
Change
Over
Valve
Float with pressure flange
Packaging material
tube
Δp = 0.1 bar
T = 293 K
Arif = 132.86 mm2
CFD analysis
80 deg
90 deg
100 deg
110 deg
120 deg
130 deg
140 deg
150 deg
160 deg
Experimental Analysis
Jaw System
Actuation Unit: Jaw System
Left hooks
Test rig cooling system
Left
arm
Supply and Control Units
Paper
cutters
Right arm
Right hooks
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Cooling valve control system
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HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS: Herschel Bulkley approach
Ceramic spray pump:
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DEPT. OF ENGINEERING SCIENCES & METHODS – UNIV. OF MODENA & REGGIO EMILIA
HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS DESIGN RESEARCH GROUP
SPRAY FORMATION: Eulerian approach
STEAM GENERATOR
Liquid aluminum injection:
ALUMINUM = ENERGY CARRIER
H2
H2O (g)
H2(g) +
H2O (g)
H2 SEPARATION SYSTEM
HEAT
2Al + 3H2O → Al2O3 + 3H2
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SOLID PHASE TRANSPORT: DEM approach
Coffee Roasting:
Preheating drum
Plenum at the
roasting drum outlet
ṁin,coffee = 250Nm3/h
ṁin,coffee = 350Nm3/h
ṁin,coffee = 500Nm3/h
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