ExternalGearPumpParameterCalculationSheet

2.972UnderstandingHowThingsWork
Input Values in BLUE, Do NOT Change Values in RED
Group
Date:

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Value

Variable

Dimension

11

[N]

teeth

You Choose

Pitch (Diametral)

6.93

[p]

1 / in

= N/PD

Pressure Angle

30.0

degrees

Adendum Diameter

1.875

[ AD ]

in

= PD + 2*a

Dedendum Diameter

1.226

[ DD ]

in

= PD - 2*d

Pitch Diameter

1.587

[ PD ]

in

You Choose

Adendum

0.144

[a]

in

= 1.00/p

Dedendum

0.180

[d]

in

= 1.25/p

No. of Teeth

Minimum Number of Teeth to Avoid Undercut

How To Get It

Usually Standard (14.5, 20, 25,

Input to Omax Waterjet Softw

Pressure Angle
degrees

For No
Undercut
# teeth

For Acceptable
Undercut
# teeth

14.5
20.0
25.0

32
18
12

20
14
10

No. Teeth
Pitch
Pressure Angle

Standard (14.5, 20, 25, 30)

o Omax Waterjet Software

11

teeth

6.93

1 / in

30.0

degrees

CalculationForGearPumpFlow
By:MartinL.Culpepper
Date:01/02/99
EnterValuesinBLUE,valuesinREDarecalucatedandshouldnotbechanged!
0.50
100
0.015

Data For an Exact Condition

Shaft Speed
500
rpm
Slip Flow
1.5
in3/s
Ideal Flow
4.2
in3/s
Actual Flow
2.7
in3/s
hv
0.64
---

in3/rev
psi
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External Gear Pump Flow Characteristics

40.00

1.00

35.00
0.80

30.00
25.00
20.00

Ideal Flow

0.60

Slip Flow

15.00

A ctual Flow

0.40

V olumetric
Ef f iciency

10.00
5.00

0.20

0.00
-5.00

500

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

0.00
Shaft Speed, w , rpm

V o lu m e tric Efficie n cy, n v

F lo w , Q , in 3/s

General Input:
Displacement
Pressure Change
Slip Flow Coefficient

Data For Graphs

Shaft
Speed
w

Ideal
Flow
Qi

Slip
Flow
Qs

Actual
Flow
Qa

Volumetric
Efficiency
hv

0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000

0.00
4.17
8.33
12.50
16.67
20.83
25.00
29.17
33.33

1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50

-1.50
2.67
6.83
11.00
15.17
19.33
23.50
27.67
31.83

N/A
0.64
0.82
0.88
0.91
0.93
0.94
0.95
0.96