Sealing Performance of Bionic Striped Mud Pump Piston

The mud pump piston is a key part for providing mud circulation, but its sealing performance often fails under complex working conditions, which shorten its service life. Inspired by the ring segment structure of earthworms, the bionic striped structure on surfaces of the mud pump piston (BW-160) wa...

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Main Authors: Qian Cong, Tianyu Gao, Yiwen Sun, Weijun Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8751540
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description The mud pump piston is a key part for providing mud circulation, but its sealing performance often fails under complex working conditions, which shorten its service life. Inspired by the ring segment structure of earthworms, the bionic striped structure on surfaces of the mud pump piston (BW-160) was designed and machined, and the sealing performances of the bionic striped piston and the standard piston were tested on a sealing performance testing bench. It was found the bionic striped structure efficiently enhanced the sealing performance of the mud pump piston, while the stripe depth and the angle between the stripes and lateral of the piston both significantly affected the sealing performance. The structure with a stripe depth of 2 mm and angle of 90° showed the best sealing performance, which was 90.79% higher than the standard piston. The sealing mechanism showed the striped structure increased the breadth and area of contact sealing between the piston and the cylinder liner. Meanwhile, the striped structure significantly intercepted the early leaked liquid and led to the refluxing rotation of the leaked liquid at the striped structure, reducing the leakage rate.
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spelling doaj-art-a1f839fb036a4adfb051573bac45df862025-08-20T03:38:38ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422019-01-01201910.1155/2019/87515408751540Sealing Performance of Bionic Striped Mud Pump PistonQian Cong0Tianyu Gao1Yiwen Sun2Weijun Tian3Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), Jilin University, Changchun 130022, ChinaKey Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), Jilin University, Changchun 130022, ChinaHiRain Technologies Co., Ltd., Beijing 100191, ChinaKey Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), Jilin University, Changchun 130022, ChinaThe mud pump piston is a key part for providing mud circulation, but its sealing performance often fails under complex working conditions, which shorten its service life. Inspired by the ring segment structure of earthworms, the bionic striped structure on surfaces of the mud pump piston (BW-160) was designed and machined, and the sealing performances of the bionic striped piston and the standard piston were tested on a sealing performance testing bench. It was found the bionic striped structure efficiently enhanced the sealing performance of the mud pump piston, while the stripe depth and the angle between the stripes and lateral of the piston both significantly affected the sealing performance. The structure with a stripe depth of 2 mm and angle of 90° showed the best sealing performance, which was 90.79% higher than the standard piston. The sealing mechanism showed the striped structure increased the breadth and area of contact sealing between the piston and the cylinder liner. Meanwhile, the striped structure significantly intercepted the early leaked liquid and led to the refluxing rotation of the leaked liquid at the striped structure, reducing the leakage rate.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/8751540
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