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GG159C MINIATURE INTEGRATING HIGH "g*' GYRO GG159C TORQUER STUDY

GG159C HIGH-FREQUENCY FLUID PUMP STUDY

California Institute of Technology Je t Propulsion Lab or at ory

Pasadena, California

JPL Contract No. 950604 Modification No. 3,-. \ ',

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I Aero Report 172'7-FRZ I

April 1965

FINAL REPORT

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR A HIGH FREQUENCY P U M P AND HYDROSTATIC

SUSPENSION FOR THE GG159 C GYRO

Jet Propulsion Laboratory Contract No. 950604

Honeywell Inc. Aeronautical Division

Minneapolis, Minne sot a

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SECTION I1

SECTION 111

SECTION IV

SECTION V

SECTION VI

SECTION VI1

CONTENTS

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ZNTRODU CTION 1

CONTRACT SUMMARY 3

Contract Goals Contract Results

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SUSPENSION SYSTEM 5

Radial Support Axial Support Torsional Support Damping Fluid Torque and P res su re Drop Length and Clearance Ratios Suspension Fluid Cle ar an c e s Gimbal Unfl oat e dne s s Summary of Suspension

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ROTARY PUMP 26

Drive Element Pumping Element

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PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP 38

Gene r a1 Assembly 38 40 Flow Rectification

Viscosity Effects on Pumping 40 Plate Motion and Phase Lag versus RadialPosit ion 40

42 Plate Deflections 42 Pie zoele ctric Plate Mounting 46 Pumping Character is t ic 46 Pie z o ele c t r i c Pump Po we r Con sump t i on

NOMENCLATURE 50

REFERENCES 52

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Figure 1 Gimbal Suspension System

2 Suspension Radial Support

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Damping - P r e s s u r e Drop Characteristic

Gimbal Suspension System Radial Support (for constant flow condition)

5 Gimbal "G" Loading Support

6 Fluid Flow Asymmetry

7 Torsional Support

8 J P L Gimbal Suspension System

9 Fluid Flow - P r e s s u r e Characteristic

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Gimbal Unfloatedness

Rotary Pump Configuration

Rotary Pump Output - Integral Construction

Rotary Pump Speed - Torque Characterist ics

Rotary Pump Output - Separate Pumping Element

Rotary Pump Layout

Piezo Pumping Plate Assembly

Static Head Versus Frequency

F low versus Viscosity

Deflection versus Radial Position

Plate Motion Phase Lag

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Piezo Plate Size versus Deflection

Pie z oele c t r i e Pump Char act e r is t ic s

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INTRODUCTION

The basic objective of the contract was the development of a high-frequency

pump gimbal suspension sys tem which meets turning rate and 'gl capability

requirements of advanced space gyro applications. Main accomplishments of the contract were:

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Prope r design of gimbal parameters for minimum reaction torque

Selection of a compatible flotation fluid

0 Reduction of pump power

Increased pump excitation frequency to 400 cps

The GG159C gas spin bearing gyro utilizes a hydrostatically supported gimbal

with the flotation fluid circulated by a fluid pump.

pumps operate on 12. 5-to 30-cps excitation frequency and require f rom 1. 0 to

1. 5 watts of power.

opcrates at 400 cps and has a power requirement of 0. 2 watt. suspension sys tem was designed to meet JPL sterilization and high g require-

ments while simultaneously fulfilling the steady-state 15-g support and 15, OOO-deg/hr OA turning r a t e requirements with a satisfactory low gimbal

damping (< 2000 dyne/cm/sec).

Current production gyro

The piezoelectric pump developed under this contract The gimbal

A hlock diagram of the GG159 high frequency pump - suspension system is shown in Figure 1.

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SECTION I1 CONTRACT SUMMARY

CTG OALS

The goal of this contract was to develop a high-frequency pump and suspension

system for the GG159C gyro which would meet the following requirements:

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Support OA turning r a t e of 15,000 deg/hr

Maintain gimbal stability for step-torque inputs

Pump operation on 800 cps o r 2400 eps power

Piezoelectric dither o r rotary-type pump consideration

Minimum damping commensurate with support specifications.

These i tems were to be completed following the design study phase:

0 Make layouts of suspension system and pump design

0 Select the most feasible pump desi@

0 Breadboard pump unit

0 Test and evaluate pump f o r power, flow and pressure

char acter is t ies

CONTRACT RESULTS

These goals were aceomplished under the contract for the high frequency sus -

pension and pump:

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0 Scaling of a suspension system which fulfills the 15,000 deg/hr

turning r a t e specification, provides a 15-g gimbal support capa-

bility, maintains feasible gimbal clearances, and minimizes

the damping (440 dyne-cm-sec at 130°F and 1770 dyne-cm-sec

at 50°F).

0 Scaling of a ro t a ry pump concept which would provide the output required.

vantage of a high power requirement (-2. 5 watts). This concept is feasible but has the inherent disad-

0 Development of a piezoelectric pump consisting of a dither plate and a stationary plate, each having an orifice oriented in s e r i e s to provide a rectified fluid flow la rge enough to support, the proposed suspension system.

at 100 volts and 400 cps excitation frequency. The pump operates

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SECTION 111 SUSPENSION SYSTEM

The hydrostatic suspension sys tem for gimbal support requi res consideration

of the following parameters :

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OA turning rate (15,000 deg/hr)

G capability (1 5 g*s)

Cle ar ance s

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Step length t o total length r a t io

End land radi i ra t io

Pump delivery character is t ic

Fluid viscosity

Gimbal length and diameter

Fluid torques

The turning rate and g capability a r e per contract requirement.

selection w a s governed by damping requirements and steri l ization (300°F)

specifications.

Fluid viscosity

Gimbal length and diameter are those of the GG159C gyro.

Design of a hydrostatically-supported fluid sys tem requi res an analysis of t h e radial support, axial and torsional supports, damping, and fluid torque. The fluid propert ies and geometric configuration must be selected and optimized

to meet all requirements.

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RADIAL SUPPORT

The radial support is given by the following equation:

( 1 -K)L 2 KL + tanh FR 3 3 W Q

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FR = Radial load support, l b

E = Eccentricity ra t io (e /h2)

h2 = Radial land gap, inches

r = Radius to gap, inches g

3 Q = Total fluid flowj2, in /see

2 p = Viscosity of fluid, lb-sec/in

CY = Gap ra t io (s tep gap/land gap)

K = Length rat io (s tep lengthlstep plus land length)

L = Length of s tep plus land

Figure 2 shows curves for the radial support a t 50°F and at 130°F for the suspension system.

parameter selection was also based on the damping curve shown in Figure 3.

Note that the support is not quite optimized; however,

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OPERATING POINTS

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STEP GAPILAND GAP

Figure 2. Suspension Radial Support

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Figure 4 shows the geometric support constant (K ) a s a function of elearance

rat io for selected length ratios. G

The geometric constant is defined a s

(1 -K)L tanhKL + tanh r g g

a3 eothFL + coth ( 1 - -K)I L 1-

g .

This resu l t applies to general radial support scaling.

geometric constant by computing the clearance rat io (a) for each length rat io

(K) we get

If we maximize the

a K CY - K - 0. 50 1.44 0.75 1. 56

0. 55 1. 46 0. 80 1. 60

0. 60 1. 48 0. 85 1. 68

0. 65 1. 51 0.90 1. 78

0. 70 1. 53 0 .95 2. 08

Note that the suspension system values of 1. 867 and 2.083 a t 130°F and 50"F,

respectively, do not optimize the support, but a s mentioned ear l ie r , a r e governed by the fluid torque (Z pressure drop) and damping considerations

as shown in Figure 3.

Scaling resu l t s for radial support using the applicable parameters and includ-

ing a factor for 15-g vector support of the gimbal can be reduced to

F, = 5. 15 Q at 50°F A. T

R - and F = 0.856 Qq. a t 130'F

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The gimbal's axial support is obtained f rom two areas on the gimbal.

first portion of support force is derived f rom the p re s su re differential over

the area outside the end land.

cylindrical res t r ic t ion portion of the over-all fluid resis tance as the flow is divided unequally when the gimbal moves off its center position. The second

portion of the support is derived from the p r e s s u r e drop ac ross the end land.

The

This pressure differential is generated by the

When the flow divides unequally there is a reduction in radial support at one

end of the gimbal. Computations showed that a 5. 6 percent increase in flow is required to maintain 15 g's vectorially over that required fo r a direct radial

loading of 15 g's. spe cif icat ion.

Figure 5 shows the support mechanism versus the 15-g

The axial support is computed f rom the following equation which gives the

force on the end of the gimbal.

Where Po3 is the p re s su re drop over the end land and can be computed f rom

Equation (1).

A plot of the unequality of flow in each direction over the gimbal versus gimbal

eccentricity is shown in Figure 6.

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TORSIONAL SUPPORT

The torsional support required to meet the 15,000 deg/hr (4. 1 7 deg/sec) OA turning r a t e specification is

T = P H

= (15, 000)(105) = 7.42 gm-cm (3600)(57. 3)(980)

The torsional support computed for nominal JPL suspension parameters is

50°F 34.40 deg/sec

130°F 13.85 deg/sec

A plot of the torsional support for the suspension sys tem over the operating temperature range is shown in Figure 7.

derivation of the equations fo r gimbal torsional support.

Reference 1 covers a detailed

DAMPING

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Operating Temperature Damping (dyne - cm- sec)

50°F 1770

7’0°F 1140

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FLUID TORQUE AND PRESSURE DROP

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Theoretical consideration shows that three sources of fluid torque exist in the GG159 C hydrostatic suspension system.

produce these torques a re :

The parameters which combine to

(1) a) Unfloatedness

b) Deviation f rom axial straightness

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c) Reciprocal of gimbal length

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Most of these parameters are a function of fabrication techniques or are based on the gyro configuration. noted above is the predominant magnitude for present GG159C units, and is

almost directly proportional to the fluid f low o r p re s su re drop over the gimbal. This torque can be minimized by limiting the p re s su re drop over the radial

s tep and land to that required by the g specification.

ing the geometric configuration.

Gyro testing has indicated that the third torque

This is done by optimiz-

The p res su re drop over the radial s tep and land is:

p - - - + - 12pQ L1 TD [h:

Substituting 1en.gth and clearance ratios in the equation we get

The p res su re drop over the end land is

The p res su re drops for the proposed suspension sys tem are as follows:

50°F 13 O O F

Radial Step 0.074 0.0345

Radial Land 0. 154 0.0522

End Land 0.025 0.0108

Total P r e s s u r e Drop 0.0253 psi 0.0975 ps i

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The values are based on the minimum flows which wi l l provide thetgl support

with nominal clearances. The step and lands are identified in Figure 8.

Evaluation testing at Honeywell has shown that the fluid torques a r e approxi-

mately proportional to the pressure drop (fluid flow).

any suspension sys tem have a minimum pres su re drop across the radial land and radial step for the best gyro performance. Figure 9 shows the p re s su re

drop as a function of the clearance ratio.

ments for 15-g radial support of the gimbal. would be increased 5. 6 percent to assure a 15-g vector support of the gimbal..

Also indicated are the points of operation for the temperature extremes of 50°F and 130°F.

It is desirable that

Also shown are the flow requi re -

Actual f low and p res su re drop

References 2 and 3 are a detailed analysis of the parameters contributing to fluid torque on a hydrostatically-supported gimbal.

LENGTH AND CLEARANCE RATTOS

As the s tep length t o s tep plus l m d length rat io is nearly optimized in the

present GG159C gyro, the present value of 0.812 w a s used. as the ra t io of the 1. 120 and 1.380 dimensions of Figure 8.

This is computed

The radial s tep rat io is optimized by minimizing the p re s su re drop which wil l

maintain t h e g capability.

the s tep to land clearance rat io are shown in Figure 3.

considers both the desired minimums of fluid torques (proportional to p re s su re

drop) and damping.

130°F.

The pressure drop and damping as a function of Selection of the rat ios

The s tep gap clearances are 0.0050 at 50°F and 0.0056 at

The rat ios (a, 1 are 2.083 at 50°F and 1.867 at 130"F.

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1 - FLOATATION FLUID: ALKANE 695

4 RADIAL STEP

RADIAL -I LAND

0.0048 (130°F) 0.0042 (50°F)

L 0 . 0 0 3 0 (130°F) 0.0024 (50'F)

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2 - VISCOSITY: 10 CENTIPOISES (50°F)

3 - FLOW REQUIRED: 9.05 CC/MIN (50°F) 2.9 CENTIPOISES (130°F)

20.5 CC/MIN (13OOF)

Figure 8. JPL Gimbal Suspension System

- 0.0056 (130°F) 0.0050 (50°F)

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Figure 9. Fluid Flow - P r e s s u r e Character is t ic

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I Initial gimbal scaling w a s based on use of Halocarbon No. 11-14 fluorolube

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50°F

Viscosity (cent ipoises) 35. 6

Gimbal damping (dyne-cm-sec) 6540

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OA turning r a t e capability

To achieve lower damping than the above values, the suspension system was rescaled with 1) low-viscosity suspension fluid and 2) 15-g capability specifica-

tion over the 50°F to 130°F temperature range w a s added. I I The propert ies of the Alkane 695 fluid are:

50°F

Viscosity (centipoises) 10.0

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De n s it y 1.889 1.811

Thermal density coefficient 9 . 7 x grams /cc / "F

Boiling point 40 1°F

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quirements computed. The viscosity and gimbal damping over the operating

range a r e shown in Figure 10. I

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CLEARANCES

The operating radial land clearance of the present GG159C is 0.0023. on this clearance and contamination considerations, a radial land clearance

of 0.0024 at 50°F operation was selected for the JPL suspension system.

Using expansion coefficients of 3.4 x 10

Based

-6 for ceramic (gimbal) and 13. 1 x for aluminum (gyro case) we compute the radial gap increase f r o m 50°F

to 130°F as

The radial land gap at 130°F is 0.0030.

GIMBAL UNFLOATEDNESS

The gyro gimbal assembly can be floated to a *O . %gram tolerance at any temperature datum. 15g capability of the gimbal suspension over the 50°F to 130°F operating

temperature range.

volume of 50 cc and taking the density change (9 .7 x

The datum selected is 110°F which resu l t s in a minimum

The total unfloatedness is computed by taking the gimbal

grams/cc /"F) .

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(50)(9. 7 x 10-4)(80"F) = 3. 88 g rams

Adding the total flotation tolerance of 0. 4 gram, the total unfloatedness ex-

clirsion for design consideration is 4.28 grams.

unfloatedness as a function of temperature.

maximum gimbal support required is 46. 6 5 g r a m s at 50=F anci i 7 . 55 gi-ai?is at 130°F.

Figure 11 shows the gimbal

Using the 15g specification, the

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SUMMARY OF SUSPENSION

Table 1 summar izes the properties and r e su l t s of the scaling. Fluid flow

and p res su re are the minimum requ.ired to maintain the 15g specifieation.

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Suspension Fact o r

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'GI Capability (GIs steady state)

Damping (dyne - cm- se c )

Gimbal O-earances (In) Radial Step

Radial Land End Land

Gimbal Unfloat edne s s (grams)

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JPL Specification

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ROTARY PUMP

The ro ta ry pump considered for pumping the hydrostatic fluid has two possible configurations, as shown in Figure 12.

requirements because of the viscous drag of the drive element in the fluid.

Power tradeoff of clearances versus power, use of high permeability mater ia ls , and the best pumping configurations st i l l resu l t in power requirements of approximately 2. 5 watts.

pump design should provide enough outputs to support the suspension system.

The pump has inherently high power

Other than the high power requirements, the ro ta ry

DRIVE ELEMENT

It is desirable that the s ize of the motor be minimized s o that it will fit inside

the GG 159C gyro configuration.

length.

This design requi res some additional gyro

Scaling of a motor for a drive was predicated on scaling down torque curve

of a No. 5 se rvo motor, increasing the stator o.d.,and use of mater ia ls having

higher saturation densities. Because of the low electrical-to-mechanical

efficiency, the power levels a r e expected to be -2. 5 watts in the operating range even after the above considerations.

initial drive eieriieiit scalirig w a s azzsmplished by c s i n ~ e - a character is t ic of

the No. 5 motor and reducing the reference rotor length f rom 0. 57 to an

applicable length of 0. 30.

tained by reducing the torque f rom a 400 cps No. 5 motor by the rat io of

the rotor length reduction and doubling the speed intercept (800 cps versus 400 cps). motor with a 0. 500 s ta tor 0. d.

The motor curve used in the pump scaling was ob-

This would resu l t i n a wattage requirement of -3. 5 wa t t s for a

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Substitution of Vanadium Permendur (50-50 cobalt iron) for the present Hipernik (50-50 nickel iron) as the stator and rotor material wi l l allow sa tur -

ation densities of 20,000 gauss,instead of 15,000 gauss. then be developed in the same iron volume, providing the basis for scaling

down the length of the 400-cps, No. 5 induction motor to a 800-cps motor

drive.

More torque can

Increasing the s ta tor element to 0. 60-inch diameter would allow use of larger w i r e with an approximate 50 percent reduction in I R motor loss. inch diameter unit is the practical maximum size which could be designed into

the present GG159C s ize configuration. I R losses , the net electrical power would then be f r o m 2. 2 wat t s at maximum

efficiency (approximately the 130°F operating point) to 2. 8 watts a t stall for the design with separate pumping elements at each end of the drive element.

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With the reduction of 50 percent in 2

Using resu l t s of the follo-wing section on the Pumping Element €or the design with integral pumping grooves on the motor rotor, an estimate is made for

the power required to drive the ro tor . wi l l be

The flux linkage f rom stator to rotor

N I p A ( # ) = P

hr

Assuming 4, N, p

must be equal and can be approximated as and A equal in both designs, the effective L/hr factors

P’

when h = nominal ro+,or clearance r

g

r

h = nominal groove clearance

L = length of rotor

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Using hr = 0.001 and h = 0.003 we get g

I2 = 1. 511

2 2 The power will be I o r

2 P2 = (1 .5 ) PI

F r o m the above and scaling of a s imi la r motor configuration P1 = 2. 5 watts

and P2 = 6. 25 watts h,

Previous reporting showed a more favorable power comparison but groove depths

used in the computation were too shallow to meet flow requirements.

A second ro ta ry pump configuration will have the pumping grooves cut into

the motor rotor as shown in Figure 10. The configuration w a s scaled using

the above scaled-down No. 5 motor torque characterist ic. Figure 13 shows

the output character is t ics together with the suspension requirements.

above, the power requirements are prohibitive for application of this design.

AS noted

Table 2 i s a summary of the rotary scaling fo r the two design configurations.

PUMPING ELEMENT

The ro ta ry pumping elements have been scaled using the following theoretical formula developed in Reference 4 and experimental t es t s on a type t'rii7ust pump at Honeywell, Inc.

R 2 ' h3 Q (cc /min) = (984) 2 H w y + ( 1 - 7) A3, 3

P h"

6 p w R L 2 3 2 0 + 1) 'A3 - y ( 1 - y ) s i n /3 (A

- sin /3 cos p y ( 1 - y ) (A3 - 1) (A - 1)

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Parameter

DRIVE ELEMENT

Radial Clearance

Axial Clearance

Groove Helix Angle

G r o ove Qe ar ance

Groove Length/ Total Length

Length

Diameter

PUMPING ELEMENT

R adial Clearance

Groove Clearance

Length (each end)

Groove Length / T ot a1 Length

Groove Helix Angle

CURRENT RATIO

POWER (WATTS)

Separate Pump Elements

0.0010

0.0020

-- -- --

0. 30

0. 25

0.0015

0.0105

0. 25

0. 5

15"

I1

2. 5

~~~~~~~ ~~

Rotor with Cntegral Grooves

0.0010

0.001

4 5O

0.0030

0. 5

0.30

0. 25

-- -- - 0

-- --

1. 5 I1

6. 25

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0.7

0.6

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W E

-I

0.4 n

o 0.3 2 I-

0.2

0.1

0

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FLOW (CC/MIN)

Figure 13. Rotary Pump Output - Integral Construction

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The experiments have shown that the flow outputs at l o w p res su res agree

closely with theoretical calculations but the p re s su res at low flows (>> Q = 0)

a r e about 50 percent of the calculated values. of 50 percent of the computed value is used a t P = 0 to generate rhe pump characterist ic.

Therefore, a pressure intercept

For a ro ta ry pump configdration having separate pumping elements at each end

of the drive element the pressi~re-f low character is t ics were computed at each

20°F temperature irrcrement using the speed-drag character is t ics f rom analysis

of the rotating assembly and the motcr load curve. these resul ts .

Figure 14 shows a plot of

Intersections of the suspenaioE load lines with the pump character is t ic determice

the operating point at each temperature. calculate the load support and Zorsjonal stiffness.

'These flows, in-turn, a r e used to

The drag of the pumping element o r driving element i s computed f rom the cylindrical drag equation

For the drive element of the configuration using separate pumping elements

we have

6 = 4. 59 x 10 p~ (in dyne-cm)

For the pumping elements the drag is

6 = 0.32 x 10 pw (in dyne-cm)

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The total drag for the combined rotary element is

6 DT = 4.91 x 10 p u

Figure 14 shows the drag characterist ic plots for five temperatures.

F r o m the motor character is t ic curve with an equation of approximately

D = 4085 ( 1 - 19000 N l

in the above drag relationship the intercepts (operating points) can be computed €or the pump at several operatkg temperatures.

Mechanical Power

WPM) (Wat t s ) Drag Speed Fluid

V i s cos ity I ( Lb-Sec 1 In%) Dyne - G m Tempe P atur e

50°F 1.45 x 10-6 31 65 42 50 0.135

70°F 0.97 x 28 60 5730 0.164

90°F 0. 696 x 2 550 7130 0.182

110°F 0.53 x 2280 8380 0.191

1 30°F 0. 42 x 2045 9470 0.194

From the values of viscosity and speed, the flow and pressure can be computed f rom Equation (2).

percent of those computed. The resul ts are a5 follows, noting the pressures a s 50

Q (at P = O ) ( c c / m j n )

50°F 1 2 . 9 70°F 11.4 90°F 21. 6

1 1 0°F 25. 4 130°F 28. 7

P (at Q=O) (Psi)

0. 84 0.75

0. 67

0. 60

0. 54

Figure 1 5 shows the 50’F acd 130°F pump character is t ics superimposed on the

suspension requirement load lines.

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20,000

15,000

2- e v

a 10,000 W W

v) n

5,000

0

1 OPERATIONAL LOAD CURVES

P

2320 d - - - qnnn 4000

DRAG (DYNE - CM)

Figure 14. Rotary Pump Speed - Torque Characteristics

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W E 3 v) v) W a -I

0 I-

a

2

O .8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.2

0.1

0

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Figure 15. Rotary Pump Gutput - Separate Pumping Element

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I Advantages of the separate pumping element concept are:

0 L e s s power (2 . 5 versus 6 .4 watts) due to maintenance of

uniform cl.earance in radial a i r gap of rotor.

0 L e s s cr i t ical tolerances. Small variations in radial gap

and groove clearance result in l a rger changes in pump

characterist ics.

0 Axial support of rotor 1s easily achieved with flow over the ends of rotor in both directions, resulting in opposite pressure

loads. required for axial support.

With single direetion flow a more refined design is

Disadvantages of the separate pumping elemept concept are:

0 Additional length of gyro .would be 0. 290 versus approximately 0. 060

for patterned rotor pump.

0 More piece part alignments required f o r fabrication. ~

In general, the separate pumping element concept can be expected to give more consistent pu.mping resul ts f rom unit to unit for like tolerances.

For example, this can be nofed by considering the effects of a *Oa 0001

tolerance on the respective 0.0105 versus 0.0030 groove clearances.

Figure 1 6 shows a layout of the separate pu.mping element configuration as I

I integrated into the GG159C gyro. I

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U

i-

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z a D I 3

t- ld

LLi J k J 3 0

3 J n L L

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h k

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SECTION V PIEZOELECTRIC PUMP

Use of a piezoelectric dither assembly as a high frequency pump was studied.

The disc assembly consists of a thin (- 0. 003-inch) b r a s s shimbonded between two conductive leadcoated zirconate titanate ceramic plates. The ceramic

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

The piezo pumping plate assembly consists of two ceramic dises, a b r a s s spacer, and terminals. High temperature conductive epoxy (Spec 7556A)

is used a t a few spots on each side of the b r a s s shim and to fix the terminals

to the conductive coating on the ceramic plates. The coating on the plates

is f i red on to a thickness of 0.0005 to 0. 0015 on each side of each plate. A high-temperature epoxy (Spec 6293F) is used to bond all remaining surfaces

and insulate terminals. fabrication. I The assembly is -0.053 thick after complete

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0.022 LEAD ZIRCONATE CERAMIC PLATE WITH 0.0005 TO 0.0020 FIRED ON CONDUCTIVE COATING

0.003 CONDUCTIVE BRASS SHIM

.. .

HIGH TEMPERATURE CONDUCTIVE EPOXY

HIGH TEMPERATURE NON-CONDUCTIVE EPOXY

0.053 (REF) THICKNESS

Figure 17. Piezo Pumping Plate Assembly

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I FLOW RECTIFICATION

, The method used for scaling and development, is that of mounting an orifice in the center of the piezoelectric disc assembly and using a second aligned

orifice mounted in a stationary plate. s ame direction as the piezo pumping orifice and O-rings are used as

I The second orifice is oriented in the

I sealing and mounting between the plates.

VISCOSITY EFFECTS ON PIJAMPING

The pump was checked using fluids having viscosities of 1. 4 and 17’. 0

centipoises in addition to the Heptacosa ( 5 centipoises). No large change

in pump performance with viscosity was noted although some degradation

will occur at high f lows for the 1.4 zent;ipofse fluid.

ample To meet requirements of the suspension system. were flourolube blends whose viscosity ( allxes encompass the proposed

operating range of viscosity of the Alkane 695 suspension fluid (10 cp at

50°F to 2. 9 cp at, 13OOF). versus frequency and the 400-cps pump character is t ics for the three fluids derived f r o m laboratory tests.

1

The pump output is

The fluids used

Figures 18 and 19 show the static head (no flow)

PLATE MOTION AND PHASE LAG VERSUS RADIAL POSllllON

As par t of the study of pumping parameters, the peak-to-peak motion of the

piezo plate assembly at radial points of the plate and the phase lag of the peak amplitude with respect t o the excitation volt age input were measured

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Figure 18. Static Head versus Frequency

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Figure 19. Flow versus Viscosity

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ing increases somewhat linearly with voltage up to 100 volts o r above.

Plate deflections were monitored with a capacitance probe. set; up in a micrometer transducer and calibrated at a position approximately 0.005 f rom the plate. The probe w a s set a; a distance of -10 t imes the peak-

to-peak plate amplitude to readout non-linearity while maintaining feasible sensitivity.

through a dynagage.

The probe was

I

The peak-to-peak motion was measured f rom the transducer output

Figure 22 shows the plate deflections for the 400-cps and 800-cps pump assemblies as mounted sn the tes t mockvp.

a r e a t a frequency slightly below that of the reference output frequency. Checks indicated that the threshold peak-to-peak motion for pumping is l e s s

at 350 cps than sf, 400 cps.

Note that the maximum deflections

PIEZOELE CTRI C PLAT E MOU 'NTING

The best pumping resul ts were obtained when the piezo plate assembly and I rectifier

major diameter O-rings between the plates and on each side of the complete plates were mounted with 0.0'70 cross-sectional diameter x 1. 25 0 . d.

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0

& I-

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000

EXCITATION FREQUENCY (C P S)

Figure 20. Deflection versus Radial Position

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160 i3 W W e c5 W

2

I-

0 140

2 a t 120

v

0 X W v) > z 100 0 I- O 2

80 5 a c3 5 60

a W v)

I a 40

20

0

EXCITATION FREQUENCY (CPS)

Figure 21. Plate Motion Phase Lag

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5 0 0

400

300

200

100

800 - MEASURING PROBE - 1.25 DIA PIEZO PLATE ASSEMBLY

700 0.88 DIA PIEZO PLATE ASSEMBLY ----

- 1.25 MOUNTING 0.88 MOUNTING

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1 2 0 0

EXCITATION FREQUENCY (CPS)

Figure 22. Piezo Plate Size versus Deflection

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assembly. O-rings could be a problem under exposure to 300°F sterilization cycles.

special rubber (VITON or Flourosilicone type) will withstand exposure to 300°F for long periods of t ime in Kel F fluid.

In a gyro assembly, maintenance of resil iency and stability of the A

Tes ts show that the silicone rubber (Honeywell Material Spec 7'035) w i l l with- stand the 300°F steri l ization requirement.

tested for 1000 hours at 300"F with a compression se t of -50 percent, a change

in hardness of 28 percent, and small (-50 percent) dimensional changes.

Samples of this mater ia l were

Lead coating aluminum sealing rings can. be used a s an alternate plate mounting.

These r m g s have the advantage of temperature stability and should not change pumping character is t ics as mounting compliances can be matched to present pumping c ompl i anc e.

PUMPING CHARACTERISTIC

Figure 2 3 shows the pressure flow relation €or the 400-cps pump using the

1. 25-inch diameter piezo dither disc assembly. This curve repeated quite well f rom assembly to assembly. was loose but after nominal clamping of the assembly further clamping pressure

had very little effect on pump performance.

Some degradation was noted if the assembly

Figure 24 shows the tes t mockup used to obtain the pump characterist ics.

The r e s t r i c to r needle valve was used to set various output p re s su res fo r

which simultaneous flows were read.

PIEZOELECTRIC P U M P POWER CONSUMPTION

Table 3 shows the power and current required to drive the 400-cps pumping

plate at 50, 75, and 100 volts. The power measurements were made with the plate operating in the tes t mockup.

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Figure 23. Piezoelectric Pump Characterist ics

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STATIONARY RECTIFIER PLATE

r PIEZOELECTRIC PUMPING PLATE

BELLOWS ASSEMBLY

STATIC PRESSURE

LMANOMETER 1 f

C ,, 1 RESTRICTOR

Figure 24. Piezoelectric Pump Test Mockup

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F r e qu en cy

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800

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Power and Current Requirements

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DR D

FA

FR

h l

h 2

h3

h l

h g

K

L

N

P

0 P

Q

Qt

r

r

r

r

R

g

1

2

0

SECTION VI NOMENCLATURE

Ratio, groove clearance to land clearance of rotary pump

Rotor drag dyne-cm

G imbal damping , dyne - cm - s e c

Gimbal axial support, lb. o r grams

Gimbal radial support, lb. o r grams

Radial step clearance, in.

Radial land clearance, inc.

End land clearance, in.

Groove clearance of rotary pump, in.

Land clearance of ro ta ry pump, in.

Ratio, &ep length to step plus land length

Length of s tep length plus land length

Speed, r p m

P r e s s u r e , ps i

Output p re s su re of pump, ps i 3 Fluid flow, in / s e c or cc /min

Total fluid flow

~ 1 I I l U d l 1 d U L U 3 to 2!22rznceg, i-n-. C1. - . l . - l --.-J:---

Output radius of gimbal end land, in.

Inside radius of gimbal end land, in.

Outside radius of gimbal end surface, in.

Radius of ro ta ry pump element, in.

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CY

P

Y

E

w

P

P

Torque, gm-cm

Ratio, gimbal step clearance to gimbal land clearance

Rotary pump helix angle, deg

Ratio, groove length to groove plus land length of ro ta ry pump

Eccentricity ra t io of gimbal

Angular velocity, radians/ sec

Viscosity, 1.b- sec/ in o r centipoises

Permeabili ty

Density, g rams/cubic centimeters

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SECTION VI1 R E FE REN CE S

1 1 Honeywell Memo, R . G. Baldwin from R. F. Anderson, dtd. 6 August 1963.

Honeywell Memo, f rom R. Plunkett , dtd. 7 August 1963.

Hydrostatic Gimbal Suspension (Torsional Stiffness)",

Hydrostatic Gimbal Bearing Analysis", R . G. Baldwin I 1

Honeywell Memo, "Axial Stiffness and Fluid Torques in Hydrostatic Stepped Bearings", R. G. Baldwin f rom R. Plunkett., dtd. 2 2 August 1963.

MTI Report 63TR 52, "On the Spiral-Grooved, Self-Acting, G a s Bearing" by J. H. Vohr and C. H. T. Pan, dtd. January 1964.

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