LAPSE:2023.29150
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LAPSE:2023.29150
A Numerical Analysis of an Innovative Flow Ripple Reduction Method for External Gear Pumps
April 13, 2023
In this paper, an innovative solution to minimize noise emission, acting on the flow ripple, in a prototype External Gear Pump (EGP) is presented. Firstly, a new tool capable to completely simulate this pump’s typologies, called EgeMATor, is presented; the hydraulic model, adopted for the simulation, is based on a lumped parameter method using a control volume approach. Starting from the pump drawing, thanks to different subroutines developed in different environments interconnected, it is possible to analyze an EGP. Results have been compared with the outputs of a three-dimensional CFD numerical model built up using a commercial code, already used with success by the authors. In the second section, an innovative solution to reduce the flow ripple is implemented. This technology is called Alternative Capacitive Volumes (ACV) and works by controlling and uniformizing the reverse flow, performing a consistent reduction of flow non-uniformity amplitude. In particular, a high reduction of the flow non-uniformity is notable in the frequency domain on the second fundamental frequency. The technology is easy to accommodate in a pump housing, especially for high-pressure components, and it helps with reducing the fluid-borne noise.
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Computational Fluid Dynamics, EGPs, external gear pumps, flow non-uniformity, flow ripple, fluid-borne noise, lumped parameter numerical simulation
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Marinaro G, Frosina E, Senatore A. A Numerical Analysis of an Innovative Flow Ripple Reduction Method for External Gear Pumps. (2023). LAPSE:2023.29150
Author Affiliations
Marinaro G: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio, 21, 80125 Naples, Italy [ORCID]
Frosina E: Department of Engineering, University of Sannio, Piazza Guerrazzi, 82100 Benevento, Italy [ORCID]
Senatore A: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Via Claudio, 21, 80125 Naples, Italy [ORCID]
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Energies
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14
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2
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en14020471
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2021
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2021-01-17
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