1) A fluid coupling is a hydrodynamic device that transmits rotational power between a prime mover like an electric motor or engine to driven machines like conveyors, fans, or pumps.
2) It consists of an outer housing containing hydraulic fluid and two internal turbine components - an input impeller connected to the prime mover and an output runner connected to the driven machine.
3) As the impeller rotates and picks up the fluid, it throws the fluid towards the runner, transferring rotational power without any direct mechanical connection between the input and output.
1) A fluid coupling is a hydrodynamic device that transmits rotational power between a prime mover like an electric motor or engine to driven machines like conveyors, fans, or pumps.
2) It consists of an outer housing containing hydraulic fluid and two internal turbine components - an input impeller connected to the prime mover and an output runner connected to the driven machine.
3) As the impeller rotates and picks up the fluid, it throws the fluid towards the runner, transferring rotational power without any direct mechanical connection between the input and output.
1) A fluid coupling is a hydrodynamic device that transmits rotational power between a prime mover like an electric motor or engine to driven machines like conveyors, fans, or pumps.
2) It consists of an outer housing containing hydraulic fluid and two internal turbine components - an input impeller connected to the prime mover and an output runner connected to the driven machine.
3) As the impeller rotates and picks up the fluid, it throws the fluid towards the runner, transferring rotational power without any direct mechanical connection between the input and output.
1) A fluid coupling is a hydrodynamic device that transmits rotational power between a prime mover like an electric motor or engine to driven machines like conveyors, fans, or pumps.
2) It consists of an outer housing containing hydraulic fluid and two internal turbine components - an input impeller connected to the prime mover and an output runner connected to the driven machine.
3) As the impeller rotates and picks up the fluid, it throws the fluid towards the runner, transferring rotational power without any direct mechanical connection between the input and output.
A Fluid coupling is a hydrodynamic device used to transmit rotating mechanical power
It is a simple mechanical device that connects a prime mover (typically a squirrel cage motor) to a driven machine. These can be conveyors, crushers, fans, pumps and blowers. They are used in many industries including
Automobile transmissions as an alternative to a mechanical Clutch, 2, in marine and
industrial machine drives-where variable speed operation and/or controlled start-up without shock loading of the power transmission system is essential, 3. Power Generation, 4. Steel Production, 5. Mining and Quarrying, 6. Petrochemical and food production. Provide the engineer with a reliable method of starting a operating heavy industrial equipment A fluid coupling consists of three components, plus the hydraulic fluid The housing, also known as the shell (which must have an oil tight seal around the drive shafts), contains the fluid and turbines. This is called the working circuit Two turbines (fan like components): The 'working' part of the coupling consists of two elements One connected to the input shaft; known as the pump or impellor, primary wheel - input turbine The second connected to the output shaft, known as the turbine, output turbine, secondary wheel or runner
Basic principle of operation
When the motor is rotated, the fluid is picked up in the vanes of the impeller and thrown outwards, across the gap, towards the vanes of the runner. As a result of the fluid kinetic energy, the runner begins to rotate and drive the driven machine. There are no physical connections between the two halves of the coupling, and therefore the driver and driven machines are not directly connected The driving turbine, known as the 'pump', (or driving torus) is rotated by the prime mover, which is typically an internal combustion engine or electric motor. The impellor's motion imparts both outwards linear and rotational motion to the fluid. The hydraulic fluid is directed by the 'pump' whose shape forces the flow in the direction of the 'output turbine' (or driven torus). Here, any difference in the angular velocities of 'input stage' and 'output stage' result in a net force on the 'output turbine' causing a torque; thus causing it to rotate in the same direction as the pump. The motion of the fluid is effectively toroidal - travelling in one direction on paths that can be visualized as being on the surface of a torus: If there is a difference between input and output angular velocities the motion has a component which is circular (i.e. round the rings formed by sections of the torus) If the input and output stages have identical angular velocities there is no net centripetal force - and the motion of the fluid is circular and co-axial with the axis of rotation (i.e. round the edges of a torus), there is no flow of fluid from one turbine to the other. Stall speed An important characteristic of a fluid coupling is its stall speed. The stall speed is defined as the highest speed at which the pump can turn when the output turbine is locked and maximum input power is applied. Under stall conditions all of the engine's power would be dissipated in the fluid coupling as heat, possibly leading to damage. Step-circuit coupling A modification to the simple fluid coupling is the step-circuit coupling which was formerly manufactured as the "STC coupling" by the Fluidrive Engineering Company. The STC coupling contains a reservoir to which some, but not all, of the oil gravitates when the output shaft is stalled. This reduces the "drag" on the input shaft, resulting in reduced fuel consumption when idling and a reduction in the vehicle's tendency to "creep". When the output shaft begins to rotate, the oil is thrown out of the reservoir by centrifugal force, and Ret Slip A fluid coupling cannot develop output torque when the input and output angular velocities are identical. Hence a fluid coupling cannot achieve 100 percent power transmission efficiency. Due to slippage that will occur in any fluid coupling under load, some power will always be lost in fluid friction and turbulence, and dissipated as heat. Like other fluid dynamical devices, its efficiency tends to increase gradually with increasing scale, as measured by the Reynolds number.urns to the main body of the coupling, so that normal power transmission is restored.