Study of the reversing mechanism of wetting agent adding device based on Adams simulation

Abstract

This paper proposed a hydraulically-driven adjustable concentration of wetting agent adding device applied in underground of coal mine. A 3D model of the reversing mechanism of adding device was built by using Solidworks, and then imported to the Adams to build a virtual prototype model. The reversing mechanism was optimized by setting the model parameters, adding constraints and drive. The dynamic characteristics of the reversing mechanism were analysed under different length l of the driven rocker arm. The results show that the value of l (l=17mm) can realize automatic reversing. The simulation results provide a basis for trial-manufacture of physical prototyping and optimized design.