Exercise 2:

Run-on brake on a drive shaft

Training aims
After completing this exercise, you will:
• Be familiar with the setup and function of a 3/2-way valve, normally open.
• Be able to recognize and sketch the various types of actuation used for directional control valves.
• Be able to explain and set up direct actuation.

Description of the problem

An older engine plant has been retrofitted with a brake. The brake is designed to reduce the length of time
for which the drive shaft runs on when the engine comes to a stop after the clutch is disengaged. The brake
force is generated by the spring return in the cylinder. The brake is actuated via a pushbutton actuator on
the machine control console.

Layout

Run-on brake

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Description of the process

1. When the pushbutton actuator is pressed, the piston rod on the cylinder retracts due to the force of the
spring return.
2. The pushbutton actuator is held down for as long as the drive shaft needs to be braked.
3. When the pushbutton actuator is released, the piston rod advances again, releasing the brake.

Parameters
• Use a single-acting cylinder.
• The cylinder must be pneumatically controlled using a manually operated valve.

Work assignments
1. Answer the questions on the 3/2-way valve with pushbutton actuator, normally open.
2. Complete the pneumatic circuit diagram for the run-on brake control system.
3. Change the equipment list.
4. Set up the control system.
5. Check the setup of the control system.
6. Describe the working sequence for the control system.

Work aids
• Books of tables
• Textbook: Fundamentals of pneumatics and electropneumatics
• Component data sheets
• FluidSIM® P design and simulation software
• WBT: Pneumatics

Safety instructions
• For this exercise, limit the pressure on the filter regulating valve (service unit)
to max. 350 kPa (3.5 bar).
• If tubing slips off: switch off the compressed air supply immediately.

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1. How a 3/2-way valve works

a) Complete the circuit symbol for the 3/2-way valve. It must possess the following functions: manually
operated, spring return, normally open.

3/2-way valve, manually operated, with spring return, normally open – circuit symbol and cutaway view

b) Explain how a 3/2-way valve, normally open, works.

Air is able to pass through until the button is pushed

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2. Completing the pneumatic circuit diagram

– Complete the pneumatic circuit diagram for the run-on brake. Add any incomplete circuit symbols. Label
the individual components and enter the missing port designations.

Note
Control systems can be shown in their initial positions.

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3. Changing the equipment list

– Change the equipment list below to match the requirements for this control system.

Quantity Identification Designation

1 -MM1 Cylinder, single-acting

1 -SJ1 3/2-way valve with pushbutton actuator, normally closed

1 -XM1 Distributor block

1 -AZ1 On-off valve with filter regulating valve

1 — Compressed air source

Equipment list, template

Quantity Identification Designation

1 -MM1 Cylinder, single-acting

-S|1 3/2 way valve with push button actuator normally closed
1 -XM1 Distributor block

1 -AZ1 On-off valve with filter regulating valve

1 — Compressed air source

Modified equipment list

4. Setting up the control system

Observe the following points when setting up the control system:
• Use the circuit diagram.
• Designate the components.
• Lay the compressed air tubing using the shortest routes possible.
• Push the compressed air tubing into the push-in connector as far as it will go.
• Mark the connected compressed air tubing on the circuit diagram.

5. Double-checking the control system setup

Observe the following points when commissioning the control system:
• Check all the tubing connectors.
• For the first test run, reduce the pressure on the filter regulating valve
(service unit) to 350 kPa (3.5 bar).

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• Switch on the compressed air supply at the service unit.

• Check that the control system is working correctly.
• Increase the pressure to the level specified in the exercise instructions.
• Allow the control system to run through several complete cycles.

Risk of injury when switching on the compressed air!

Cylinders may advance and retract automatically.

Risk of injury if compressed air tubing slips off!

If compressed air tubing slips off, shut off the compressed air supply immediately.

6. Describing the control system sequence

– Describe the individual steps of the control system sequence.

Initial position

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Piston is in an retracted state with no air

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Step 1-2

Air is turned on and piston extends

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Step 2-3

When button is pushed the piston loses air and retracts due to the spring
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force
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