Hydraulic intensifier are designed to deliver large amounts of pressure in a small package. The device has been shown to take lower input energies and convert those fluid energies to higher output pressures without breaking any laws of fluid thermodynamics. An intensifier (also known as a booster) actually has a gifted hydraulic architecture.
The Less Energy In, More Energy Out Magic
A hydraulic pressure intensifier, like many electronic components, has access to a secondary power source. The low inlet pressure is boosted by a supplementary power source, a signal or energy boosting energy line, similar to a gated transistor, which improves system design. Instead of a separate electrical signal, the pressure intensifying component employs a pump, which generates the additional output pressure. Architecturally, this piston-based design employs a large diameter mechanical plunger to drive a smaller diameter piston plunger.
Simplifying System Designs
The system inlet pressure is low. The powered pump is operational, and the differential piston design is carrying out its functions as directed by the powered pump. This configuration sounds more complicated, not at all simple. In reality, hydraulic pressure intensifiers are contained within self-contained cylinders that can be installed on new or used mobile excavators. Because the compact cylinder’s circuit layout suggests in-line usage, the installation skills required here are minimal. Furthermore, that aspect of the design has been intelligently enhanced, so when it comes to installation, expect standard pipe clamps and fittings.
Versatile Fluid Force Enhancers
If the in-line models aren’t suitable for a particular circuit-enhancing application, these pressure-boosting components are also available in flange-on variants and CETOP (European fluid transmission committee) compatible models. Again, the goal is to compartmentalise and create a self-contained pressure augmentation architecture in order to reduce system complexity. As a result, intensifiers are commonly found on mini diggers and excavators with limited space for complex valves and fluid actuation assemblies. This smart component, which works in tandem with a Hydraulic Power Unit (HPU) or a capable fluid power pack, ensures low-pressure generation throughout the hydraulic network while also ensuring high-pressure throughput is available where it is needed.
Hydraulic pressure intensifiers, like today’s modern modular circuit elements, boost circuit pressure, but only at the point in the system where it is needed, not throughout the system. As a result of this design advantage, the input pressure remains low, the system experiences less stress, and significant savings can be realised. When installed as a single force-amplifying package, these force boosters improve the design of a hydraulic system while also providing a performance boost.
