Energy analysis of dual-flow hydromechanical gears

Abstract

Two-flow hydromechanical transmissions are becoming increasingly common in the construction of modern land transport and traction machines (tractors, automobile and high-speed crawler vehicles). This is mainly due to the desire to increase the efficiency of transmission. In order to select a dual-flow hydromechanical transmission scheme in relation to specific operating conditions, it is necessary to know the advantages and disadvantages of various schemes, their potential capabilities. The evaluation of the operation of each circuit can be made on the basis of their kinematic, power, and energy analysis. The results of the kinematic and force analysis of two-flow hydromechanical gears were previously developed by the authors of this article. In energy analysis, the following estimated parameters were used to compare the performance of the transmission: г|ГМП - efficiency of transmission; РМ - power factor in the mechanical branch of the transmission; РН - power factor on the pump wheel of the torque converter; РТ - the power factor on the turbine wheel of the torque converter. The paper considers 12 schemes of two-flow hydrome-chanical gears with a differential link at the input and output with mixed gear coupling, the results of their energy analysis are given. For each of the schemes considered, analytical dependencies of the estimated parameters on the internal parameters of the hydromechanical transmission were obtained, which were used as the characteristic k of the planetary gear set, the power transfer ratio йгт of the torque converter, and the kinematic gear ratio игмп of the hydromechanical transmission. The results of calculations performed on a computer using the external characteristic of a specific torque converter are obtained and presented in graphical form. The obtained results can be used in developing recommendations for the choice of a two-flow hydromechanical transmission scheme.