Gear pumps belong to the group of positive displacement pumps with a continuous flow. Two counter-rotating gears transport the medium. The transported medium is between the housing and the tooth spaces. The pulsation-free flow increases linearly with speed. These pumps are particularly suitable for the generation of medium-high pressure at low flow rates.
The experimental unit provides the basic experiments to get to know the operating behaviour and the most important characteristic variables of gear pumps.
features a closed circuit with a tank and a gear pump with variable speed via frequency converter. The pump gears are mounted in a transparent housing and can be observed during operation. Flow rate and head are adjusted via a needle valve and an overflow valve. Oil is used as the medium.
The experimental unit is fitted with sensors for pressure and temperature. The oval wheel meter is especially used for the accurate flow measurement of viscous liquids. Oval wheel meters operate on the positive displacement principle with two precise oval gear wheels. The microprocessor-based measuring technique is well protected in the housing. All the advantages of software-supported experiments and evaluation are offered by the software and the microprocessor. The connection to a PC is made by USB.
The well-structured instructional material sets out the fundamentals and provides a step-by-step guide through the experiments.
Learning Objectives / Experiments
Principle of operation of a gear pump
Recording of pump characteristics
Relationship between head and speed
Effect of pressure limitation
Determination of efficiencies
Specification
Functioning and operating behaviour of a gear pump
Closed oil circuit contains a gear pump with variable speed via frequency converter and a transparent tank
Transparent housing for observing the pump gears
Needle valve for adjusting the flow rate
Overflow valve for adjusting the head
Sensors for temperature and pressure at inlet and outlet of the pump
Oval wheel meter as flow sensor
Microprocessor-based measuring technique
Unit-specific software for data acquisition and operation via USB under Windows Vista or Windows 7