SUN HYDRAULICS
FRDCLIV

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Material:FRDCLIV
Model:FRDC-LIV
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The Sun Hydraulics FRDCLIV (FRDCLIV) is a specialized flow control valve designed for applications requiring precise control in bypass mode only. This valve is a modification of the FRDA model, aimed at enhancing system stability by ensuring that priority flow is not pressure compensated if the bypass pressure exceeds that at the priority port. It features a sharp-edged orifice design to minimize flow variations due to changes in viscosity and includes a tunable adjustment control option, allowing up to 25% variation from the nominal factory preset flow. The adjustment is achieved through three turns of the adjust screw, where turning clockwise increases the flow. This valve operates within a maximum pressure limit of 3000 psi (210 bar) at port 3 and has a capacity of 12 gpm (45 L/min). It can handle a maximum input flow of 30 gpm (120 L/min) and operates with a maximum pressure of 5000 psi (350 bar). The FRDCLIV incorporates Sun's floating style construction to reduce the risk of internal part binding due to excessive installation torque or cavity machining variations. It requires specific installation parameters, including a valve hex size of 1-1/8 inches (28.6 mm), an installation torque range of 45-50 lbf ft (61-68 Nm), and an internal hex size for the adjustment screw of 5/32 inches (4 mm). The valve's construction ensures it functions effectively as part of complex hydraulic systems, providing reliable performance in applications where maintaining stable priority flow is critical. Its design allows it to serve as both a restrictive flow control when blocking the bypass port and as an efficient means to manage multiple oil sources from one pump, although it may not resolve heat issues unless properly sized for specific circuits.

Description

This valve is a modification of an FRDA. It controls flow in the bypass mode only. If the bypass pressure exceeds the pressure at the priority port the priority flow will no longer be pressure compensated. This modification was done in an attempt to improve system stability in specific cases.

Customer must specify a flow rating. Factory set flow ratings are within +/- 10% of the requested setting.
Maximum pressure at port 3 should be limited to 3000 psi (210 bar).
Bypass flow is not available until priority flow requirements are satisfied.
The sharp-edged orifice design minimizes flow variations due to viscosity changes.
A tuneable adjustment control option provides up to +/- 25% variation from the nominal factory pre-set flow. Adjustment is done with +/- 3 turns of the adjust screw. Screw in (CW) to increase flow.
Incorporates the Sun floating style construction to minimize the possibility of internal parts binding due to excessive installation torque and/or cavity/cartridge machining variations.

Cavity	T-2A
Series	2
Capacity	12 gpm45 L/min.
Maximum Operating Pressure	5000 psi350 bar
Maximum Input Flow	30 gpm120 L/min.
Valve Hex Size	1 1/8 in.28,6 mm
Valve Installation Torque	45 - 50 lbf ft61 - 68 Nm
Adjustment Screw Internal Hex Size	5/32 in.4 mm
Locknut Hex Size	9/16 in.15 mm
Locknut Torque	80 - 90 lbf in.9 - 10 Nm
Model Weight	.40 lb0,20 kg
Seal kit - Cartridge	Viton: 990-202-006

Show FAQ

What happens if I block the bypass port on a priority flow control?	The valve acts as a 2 port restrictive flow control.
How big is a drop of hydraulic oil?	There are exactly 250 Sun drops in a cubic inch or 15 in a cc.
How accurate are Sun's flow controls?	We claim +/- 10%. We set to +/- 5% in production testing to allow for differences in customers' conditions. If you want accuracy, stay in the bottom 2/3rds of the range. Our 12 gpm (45 L/min.) flow controls are quite flat at 9 gpm (34 L/min.) and dead flat below 6 gpm (23 L/min.), until you get to the bottom of the range. Below about .25 gpm (1 L/min.), spool leakage and orifice conditions start to limit accuracy.
I have a heat problem, will Sun's priority flow control help?	I am afraid not. Unless you are overflowing your current valve and correctly size ours, you are not likely to notice any improvement. Priority flow controls are not efficient devices. They are an easy way to get more than 1 source of oil from 1 pump but they can generate a lot of heat. Try to size your actuators so the pressures are similar on both the priority and the bypass circuits. If you can't do that, try to have the lower flow leg be the lower pressure. The pump pressure is determined by whichever leg is higher and if there is flow that is taking a pressure drop that is not doing work it is creating heat.
What happens if I block the control flow (priority) port?	All flow is blocked, hence the term priority. The priority flow has to be satisfied.
What is the compensating pressure of Sun's flow controls?	The spring force in our flow controls equates to about 100 psi (7 bar). This is high enough to give the valves acceptable capacity (not really) and not too high for proper circuit operation. 100 psi (7 bar) is the spring force; at the upper end of the flow control's range, the drop through the valve will be as high as 250 psi (17 bar) before it starts modulating.
What is the pressure drop through a flow control?	In a meter-in flow control circuit if the pump is set at 3000 psi and the load is 2000 psi the drop through the flow control is 1000 psi. In a meter-out circuit with the load at 2000 psi the drop through the flow control is 2000 psi.

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