LAPSE:2023.7185
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LAPSE:2023.7185
Experimental Measurement and Numerical Validation of the Flow Ripple in Internal Gear Pumps
Alessandro Ferrari, Paola Fresia, Massimo Rundo, Oscar Vento, Pietro Pizzo
February 24, 2023
The flow ripple in an internal gear pump was measured by means of a new instantaneous high-pressure flowmeter. The flowmeter consists of two pressure sensors mounted on a piece of the straight steel pump delivery line, and a variable-diameter orifice was installed along such a line, downstream of the flowmeter, to generate a variable load. Three distinct configurations of the high-pressure flowmeter, characterized by a different distance between the pressure transducers, were analyzed. Furthermore, a comprehensive fluid dynamic 3D model of the pump and of its high-pressure delivery line was developed and validated in terms of both the delivery pressure and the flow ripple for different pump working conditions. For the three examined configurations of the flowmeter, the measured flowrate time histories matched the corresponding numerical distributions at the various operating points. Finally, the validated 3D model was applied to predict the incomplete filling working of the interteeth chambers, and the obtained numerical pressure time histories along the delivery line were used, as input data, to assess the reliability of the flowmeter algorithm even in these severe operating conditions.
Keywords
flow ripple, instantaneous flow measurement, internal gear pump
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Ferrari A, Fresia P, Rundo M, Vento O, Pizzo P. Experimental Measurement and Numerical Validation of the Flow Ripple in Internal Gear Pumps. (2023). LAPSE:2023.7185
Author Affiliations
Ferrari A: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Fresia P: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy
Rundo M: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy [ORCID]
Vento O: Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, 10129 Turin, Italy [ORCID]
Pizzo P: Rabotti Srl, 10148 Turin, Italy
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Energies
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15
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24
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9607
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2022
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2022-12-18
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1996-1073
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