Flow Analysis in Pipe of a Manifold Block

Osamu Abe; Tetsuhiro Tsukiji; Takeshi Hara; Kazutoshi Yasunaga

doi:10.20965/ijat.2012.p0494

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IJAT Vol.6 No.4 pp. 494-501

doi: 10.20965/ijat.2012.p0494

(2012)

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Flow Analysis in Pipe of a Manifold Block

Osamu Abe^, Tetsuhiro Tsukiji^, Takeshi Hara^*,
and Kazutoshi Yasunaga^**

^*Sophia University, 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8554, Japan

^**TOKYO KEIKI INC., 1-1 Sakae-cho, Sano-shi, Tochigi 327-0816, Japan

Received:

February 1, 2012

Accepted:

April 19, 2012

Published:

July 5, 2012

Keywords:

manifold block, pipe flow, CFD, pressure drop, cavitation

Abstract

Manifold blocks are recently used to connect hydraulic components in hydraulic system, which has flow channel inside. They are useful for reducing the size and weight of hydraulic systems. This paper deals with solid manifold block and laminated manifold block. They are different from machining. We investigate pressure drops of their pipe flow with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and compare those of two types. And then, we conduct experiment, measuring pressure and visualization, to validate the results of CFD analysis. By using these results, we are intended to obtain guidelines for pipeline design in laminated manifold block.

Cite this article as:

O. Abe, T. Tsukiji, T. Hara, and <. Yasunaga, “Flow Analysis in Pipe of a Manifold Block,” Int. J. Automation Technol., Vol.6, No.4, pp. 494-501, 2012.

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Flow Analysis in Pipe of a Manifold Block

Osamu Abe*, Tetsuhiro Tsukiji*, Takeshi Hara*, and Kazutoshi Yasunaga**

Osamu Abe^, Tetsuhiro Tsukiji^, Takeshi Hara^*,
and Kazutoshi Yasunaga^**