THE MAINTENANCE OF THE TEMPERATURE REGIME OF HYDRAULIC SHOCK ABSORBERS OF VEHICLES IN LOW TEMPERATURES
The article considers the issue of improving the performance characteristics of hydroamortizers of vehicles operating at low temperatures by regulating the thermal mode of their operation and maintaining the optimal level of viscosity of the shock - absorbing liquid. Presented results of experimental studies carried out on the basis of the Omsk automobile armored engineering Institute, confirming a significant deterioration in the performance of hydraulic shock absorbers when operating vehicles at low temperatures. The article shows the influence of deterioration of hydraulic shock absorbers on the combat efficiency of military equipment when working in these conditions, and also addressed the issue of reducing the reliability of hydraulic shock absorbers at low heat mode. The existing methods of regulating the temperature regime of hydraulic mortisers are analyzed and a technical solution is proposed that provides heating of the working fluid of hydraulic mortisers of tracked vehicles.