Aiming at the problem of low-frequency vibration of the hydraulic pipeline, a new type of semi-active damping magnetorheological (MR) damping clamp structure is designed. The structure size and material of the MR damping clamp were determined. The control model of the vibration damping system was established, and the control method combining fuzzy control and Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control was used to carry out the numerical simulation, which proved that the fuzzy–PID control algorithm is effective and stable. The results show that the MR damping clamp proposed in this paper can effectively suppress the axial displacement and acceleration of the hydraulic pipeline in the excitation frequency range of 1 Hz~10 Hz. This research provides a new technical approach for low-frequency vibration control of hydraulic pipelines.

Some water hydraulic manipulators used for the remote operation of reactors are controlled by a high-speed on/off valve (HSV). Water hydraulic HSVs operate through a process of high-frequency switching, and since their work environment is poorly lubricated, their components are prone to failure. The present study proposed a hybrid model to detect the state and predict the RUL of water hydraulic HSVs used for manipulators, including (1) an HSV state detection method based on the fuzzy neural network (FNN) algorithm; (2) a remaining useful life (RUL) prediction method based on the integration between the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model and the long short-term memory (LSTM) model. Final results showed that the accuracy of state detection based on the FNN method was 93.3%. The relative error of the RUL prediction based on the ARIMA–LSTM was less than 1.6%. The developed method can provide guidance for operation and maintenance personnel to plan maintenance reasonably.

The present study focuses on the development of a novel venturi-based self-excited oscillation mixer that effectively utilizes the venturi effect to facilitate efficient abrasive intake while simultaneously ensuring effective prevention of backflow through the utilization of the systolic section within the venturi tube. It not only ensures uniform mixing of water and abrasive but also transforms the continuous jet into a pulsed one, thereby significantly enhancing exit velocity. The orthogonal experimental design method and single factor experiment method were employed to investigate the effects of inlet water pressure, water nozzle diameter, abrasive inlet angle, aspect ratio of the self-excited oscillation mixer, and abrasive pipe inlet diameter on the inlet pressure of the abrasive pipe and the velocity of the jet exit in the new mixing device. Approximate response surface models for these parameters were constructed using lsight optimization software, combining the results of orthogonal experimental simulation. By employing a multi-island genetic algorithm, we have globally optimized this innovative mixing device to determine its optimal performance parameters. Subsequently, comparative experiments were conducted to validate the performance of different mixing devices in descaling applications. Through experimental verification, it was found that the venturi-self-excited oscillation mixer exhibits excellent rust removal capabilities in steel plate tests compared to traditional self-excited oscillation mixers. These findings provide valuable guidance for the subsequent design and enhancement of abrasive water jet mixers.