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Polyurethane's elastic properties, mechanical strength and wear resistance make it a good material for pneumatic seals. When the polymer's composition and design development are tuned to the specific demands of pneumatic applications, modern polyurethane pneumatic seals shift operating limits to new levels. This has been validated by rigorous testing and validation.

Pneumatic actuators are key elements of material-handling and automation systems used for moving, clamping and positioning goods, boxes, flaps, gates, etc. A typical pneumatic cylinder (Figure 1) contains several static and dynamic seals. The dynamic seals are:

Double-acting piston seal (often two U-cup seals)
Rod seal and dirt wiper (often combined in one element)
Two cushioning seals for the adjustable pneumatic end cushioning.
 
The dynamic seals have to work well with:
Oil-free compressed air using only the minimal grease lubrication that was applied during cylinder assembly
Operating pressures to 100 psi with excursions to 360 psi during cushioning
Creep velocity of 3+ ft./sec.
A temperature range of -4°F to +176°F
With a typical cumulative lifetime travel of at least 4,000 miles, the area of dynamic contact must maintain grease lubrication. A flexible sealing lip geometry provides low radial forces, and a rounded contact area allows the lip to float on a grease film.

If hydraulic seals were used in pneumatic cylinders, the high radial force and sharp sealing edges would scrape the grease away from the contact area. The grease would collect at the ends and the ensuing poor lubrication would result in high friction, heavy wear and shortened useful life.

Seal design refined
The seal design follows the principles described above. Additional features ensure proper function under any operating condition.

Piston seal: U-cup-type piston seals have been used in pneumatic cylinders for many years. The design in Figure 2 has several special features. It has a thin connection between sealing lip and body to achieve low radial force. Toward the contact area, the lip is larger to give stability under pressure.

Notches at both lips and on the outer diameter of the back side avoid malfunctions. The notches on the side of the outer sealing lip ensure proper activation when the pressure increases. Notches at the outer diameter of the back and on the inner lip act as pressure-release channels in case pressure is trapped between the two U-cups in a double-acting piston. Without these notches, a pressure trap, together with friction, can tilt the seal in the groove, which results in an inoperable cylinder. The rounded contact area of the sealing lip was optimized by finite element analysis to ensure good function over the whole pressure range.

A polyurethane material was developed for the specific demands of pneumatic applications. The 83 Shore A hardness is relatively low to minimize the radial force. With its good compression set, low friction and extraordinary wear resistance, it provides the preconditions for good functional properties and long service life.

Rod seal: The rod seal is designed to suit grooves for pneumatic cylinders to ISO 15552. The seal has a sealing lip and a dirt wiper lip, and is fixed by a retainer "nose" at the outer diameter. The seal can be mounted into an unsplit gland by pushing it into the bore until the retainer nose snaps into the mating groove of the housing bore. The outer, static sealing lip is chamfered for ease of installation.

As the seal is fixed only by its retainer nose, the seal material must be stiff enough to withstand the axial forces of pressure and friction. Therefore, a harder material (94 Shore A) is used to maintain the proper seal orientation.

Cushioning seals provide smooth piston movement at the dead-end positions. The cushioning seal (Figure 5) works better than O-rings. The specific design features are:

Dynamic sealing lip gives good tightness and low friction
Axial sealing edge with check valve functionality
Combined notches at the lip side and on the outer diameter to allow air flow

The cushioning seal is active only at the end of the stroke. A pressure chamber, which is formed between cushioning seal and piston seal, works like an air pillow to absorb the kinetic energy smoothly. To ensure that the cushioning seal doesn't affect movement when the cylinder reverses direction, the seal has an integrated check-valve function that forces the pressure to act on the full cylinder area. If O-rings are used as cushioning seals, the movement is delayed because the air pressure can't act on the full cylinder area until the cushioning rod has moved out of the O-ring.
Tests validated performance
A test program performed with commercially available pneumatic cylinders confirmed the material and design-development efforts. The cylinders were equipped with a rod seal-scraper, two piston seals and two cushioning seals. The test program included:

High-pressure test
Bursting pressure test
Low-temperature test
Temperature cycling test
Minimum speed test
Endurance test
The test procedures reflected harsh, but realistic, operating conditions using oil-free compressed air with an oil content < 0.01 mg/m3 (class 1 to ISO 8573-1). Testing monitored two indicators of seal functionality: the leak rate at two pressure values (29 psi and 145 psi) and the break-off pressure in both directions. The break-off pressure is the minimum pressure needed to move the cylinder. It's different for outstroke and return stroke because the pressurized area of the cylinder is smaller on the rod side.

High-pressure test: This test reflects the situation at peak pressure during the cushioning cycle. To avoid having to produce and dissipate excessive energy, the test equipment included a pressure intensifier to generate an operating pressure of 360 psi. The cylinders have a short stroke of 0.59 in. to simulate only the cushioning cycles. Special high-pressure lines and high-pressure valves are used.

After 100,000 cycles, the sealing function wasn't compromised by physical damage, seal wear or leakage. Break-off pressure was the same as when new. The sealing system proved its robustness and reliability even under extreme pressure peaks during the pneumatic end-cushioning cycle.

Bursting pressure test: This test confirms seal robustness and safety in case of abnormally high pressure. For the rod seal, this test shows the safe fixation by the retainer nose. The cylinders functioned at the target pressure of 725 psi without problem. The first leakage occurred at 942 psi, when the rod seal was partly extruded out of the housing, but no seals were damaged. After re-installing the rod seal, the cylinder was fully functional with a leak rate and break-off pressure the same as new.

Low-temperature test: This test shows the minimum temperature under which the cylinder functions properly. The cylinders were installed in a temperature chamber and connected to an external measuring station to enable measuring of leak rates and break-off pressure. An additional air dryer helped avoid water accumulation in the system. After cooling down the system, the measuring was done quickly to avoid frictional heating that would affect the result.

The low temperature limits of the piston seals depend on their location on the piston, although the two piston seals are identical. The piston seal at the bottom of the cylinder is the most critical position because it is measured with the rod extended, when the guidance clearance causes a misalignment between the piston and the cylinder tube. The piston seal at the rod side is measured with the rod retracted, when piston and cylinder tube are in good alignment. Under such good conditions, the piston seal works well at lower temperatures. So, the degree of misalignment leads to a low-temperature limit between -4°F (piston seal bottom side, rod extended) and -22°F (piston seal rod side, rod retracted). The rod seal is tight down to -40°F because the volume shrinkage from temperature reduction helps to keep the lip in sealing contact.

To summarize, testing showed that the pneumatic cylinder remains fully functional down to -4°F under worst-case conditions, and down to -13°F under normal conditions.

Temperature cycling test: This test cycles between minimum and maximum operating temperature to show the seal material's ultimate behavior. The test equipment was the same as for low-temperature testing. Temperature cycling revealed no leakage and no change in break-off pressure, which proves that frequent changes of operating temperatures don't affect the service life.

Minimum speed test: This test explores a cylinder's operation at creep velocity. The cylinder, equipped with a side-load weight, is pressurized on one side while a throttle valve on the other side is closed until the cylinder begins to exhibit stick-slip mode.

The test results demonstrate how a sealing system can be optimized with material technology and design knowledge. The thorough consideration of functional aspects and use of latest development tools produce better performance. The material development, focused on the specific demands of pneumatic applications, was the second component of a high-performance polyurethane sealing system. Pneumatic equipment manufacturers and end users can be sure of the best functionality under extreme conditions, absolute reliability and outstanding service life. Thus, the costs for replacement and consequential costs from production shutdowns can be reduced.

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