BENDIX SD-01-670 Manual Do Utilizador

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FIGURE 4 - OPERATIONAL-LOADED (INTAKE)
AIR COMPRESSION (LOADED)
When the piston reaches approximately bottom dead 
center (BDC) the inlet check valve and sliding inlet valve 
close. Air above the piston is trapped by the closed inlet 
valve and is compressed as the piston begins to move 
toward top dead center (TDC). When air in the cylinder 
bore reaches a pressure greater than that of the system 
pressure the discharge valves open and air fl ows into the 
discharge line and air brake system.
NON-COMPRESSION OF AIR (UNLOADED)  
When air pressure in the supply reservoir reaches the 
cut-out setting of the governor, the governor delivers 
system air to the control port of the synchro valve. The 
synchro  valve opens in response to control pressure 
from the governor and delivers system pressure to either 
of the two compressor unloader ports. Air entering the 
unloader port acts on one unloader plunger  directly and is 
simultaneously conducted through a passage in the valve 
body assembly to the other unloader plunger.
The unloader plungers move horizontally in their bores 
in response to control pressure from the governor and 
synchro valve. A guide pin in the unloader plunger rotates 
the pivot arm which causes the inlet valve to slide. As the 
inlet valve slides from the loaded to the unloaded position 
it blocks the two discharge ports and opens the six inlet 
ports connecting the cylinder bore to the ESS chamber. 
When the piston travels upward, air in the cylinder is 
trapped between the top of the piston and the closed inlet 
check valve and is compressed. The intake check valves 
prevent the intake air from escaping through the air intake 
port when the compressor is in the unloaded ESS mode. 
See Figures 5 & 7.
The added volume of the ESS chamber lowers the amount 
of compression. Air that is compressed during the upward 
movement of the piston provides a driving force for the 
piston during its downward movement. As one piston is 
moving downward the opposing piston is moving up. With 
the exception of losses in the form of heat, which is formed 
during compression, the energy used to compress the air 
will be reused as the driving force for the downward stroke 
of the piston.  This results in the compressor using very 
little power in its unloading position. See Figures 6 & 7.  
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 compressors can also be discharge line 
unloaded which would eliminate the need for the synchro 
valve, however, the power savings associated with the ESS 
system would not be realized.
PISTON
MOVING
DOWN
AIR
INLET
PORT
INLET
VALVE
OPEN
AIR
DISCHARGE
PORT
DISCHARGE
VALVE
CLOSED
UNLOADER 
PISTON
INLET CHECK 
VALVE OPEN
ESS
CHAMBER
FIGURE 5 - OPERATIONAL-LOADED (COMPRESSION)
PISTON
MOVING
UP
AIR
DISCHARGE
PORT
INLET
VALVE
CLOSED
AIR
INLET
PORT
DISCHARGE
VALVE
OPEN
UNLOADER 
PISTON
INLET CHECK VALVE 
CLOSED
ESS
CHAMBER
FIGURE 6 - OPERATIONAL-UNLOADED
PISTON MOVING
UP & DOWN
INLET CHECK VALVE 
CLOSED
AIR
INLET
PORT
INLET
VALVE
OPEN
AIR
DISCHARGE
PORT
DISCHARGE
VALVE
CLOSED
UNLOADER PISTON 
& PIVOT ARM SLIDES 
INLET VALVE OVER
ESS
CHAMBER