Research into the flow regulator of the hydraulic power steering
The research paper describes the mathematical model of the three-port flow regulator of the hydraulic steering booster of the MAZ-type vehicles. The dependences of static characteristics of the regulator upon the pump output and operating fluid viscosity are studied. The influence of design parameters of the regulator upon its output characteristics is studied by means of the planned experiment based on the developed mathematical model and the regressive analysis of the results of the experiment. The ways of improving the characteristics of flow regulator functioning are offered.