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When the vane seal slides on the contact surface of the end seal of a hydraulic rotary vane actuator (RVA), this surface undergoes elastic deformation, and even seal failure may occur through the combined action of the normal contact pressure and tangential force. In this article, a model of the elastic deformation of the contact surface of the end seal is established, and factors influencing elastic deformation are studied. The results show that deformation of the contact surface of the end seal in the x– and y–direction increases with an increase in the pre-tightening force. However, deformation of the contact surface of the end seal in the x– and y–direction is reduced as the vane-seal radius and the end seal elastic modulus increase.

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Purpose This paper aims to establish a numerical model to calculate contact pressure for rectangular vane sealing surface of hydraulic rotary actuator. Numerical model can be applied to solve the steady-state Reynolds equation after the oil film thickness and the contact pressure distribution curve of the vane sealing surface are obtained. Design/methodology/approach The authors established the numerical model of contact pressure base on the theory of elastic after, the Reynolds equation is solved by the inverse solution. Findings The relationship between the oil film thickness of vane sealing surface and the contact pressure on different sealing location for hydraulic rotary actuator is obtained. At the same time, the lubrication state on the surface of seal is also found when the hydraulic rotary actuator runs stably. Originality/value The study shows that the lubricating state of the vane sealing surface is mixed lubrication, when the rotor of the hydraulic rotary actuator is running stably at a certain speed. Meanwhile, this research will provide a theory basis for later experiment for the hydraulic rotary vane actuator.