Increasing method performance of long-dimensional hydraulic cylinders for road and construction machinery

Authors

  • Ogochukwu Chinedum Chukwunedum Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Nnaemeka Fredrick Okeagu Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Sunday Chimezie Anyaora Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
  • Chinazom Daniel Anizoba Department of Agricultural & Bio-resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.38035/gijes.v3i1.450

Keywords:

Excavator, Hydraulic cylinder, Hydraulic Drive, Single Bucket, Single/One-Sided Rod

Abstract

Single bucket excavators are one of the most frequent types of construction machines, as shown in this work (CM). Due to a variety of advantages over a mechanical drive, the vast majority of them use a hydraulic drive. The hydraulic drive, on the other hand, has a significantly poorer reliability. Hydraulic cylinders are the most significant factor limiting its dependability. One of the shortcomings of the existing design of the most popular double-acting reciprocating hydraulic cylinder on road-building machines with a one-sided rod is that it has a deflection before applying an operational longitudinal compressive force. This type of deflection is defined as the total amount of deflection caused by misalignment of the primary bearing parts (stem and sleeve).

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Chukwunedum, O. C., Okeagu, N. F., Anyaora, S. C., & Anizoba, C. D. (2025). Increasing method performance of long-dimensional hydraulic cylinders for road and construction machinery. Greenation International Journal of Engineering Science, 3(1), 23–47. https://doi.org/10.38035/gijes.v3i1.450

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