External Gear Pump Parameter Calculation Sheet

2.972 Understanding How Things Work

Input Values in BLUE, Do NOT Change Values in RED

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Value Variable Dimension How To Get It

No. of Teeth 11 [N] teeth You Choose
Pitch (Diametral) 6.93 [p] 1 / in = N/PD
Pressure Angle 30.0 [f] degrees Usually Standard (14.5, 20, 25,
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

Minimum Number of Teeth to Avoid Undercut Input to Omax Waterjet Softw

For No For Acceptable No. Teeth

Pressure Angle Undercut Undercut
degrees # teeth # teeth Pitch

14.5 32 20 Pressure Angle

20.0 18 14
25.0 12 10
 Standard (14.5, 20, 25, 30)

o Omax Waterjet Software

11 teeth

6.93 1 / in

30.0 degrees
Calculation For Gear Pump Flow
By: Martin L. Culpepper
Date: 01/02/99

Enter Values in BLUE, values in RED are calucated and should not be changed!
General Input: Data For an Exact Condition
Displacement 0.50 in3/rev Shaft Speed 500 rpm
Pressure Change 100 psi Slip Flow 1.5 in3/s
Slip Flow Coefficient 0.015 --- Ideal Flow 4.2 in3/s
Actual Flow 2.7 in3/s
hv 0.64 ---

V o lu m etric E fficien cy, n v

Data For Graphs

Shaft Ideal Slip Actual Volumetric

Speed Flow Flow Flow Efficiency
F lo w , Q , in 3/s

w Qi Qs Qa hv
External Gear Pump Flow Characteristics
40 1.00 0 0.00 1.50 -1.50 N/A
35 500 4.17 1.50 2.67 0.64
30 0.80 1000 8.33 1.50 6.83 0.82
25 1500 12.50 1.50 11.00 0.88
0.60 2000 16.67 1.50 15.17 0.91
20
Ideal Flow
15 2500 20.83 1.50 19.33 0.93
Slip0.40
Flow
10 Actual Flow
3000 25.00 1.50 23.50 0.94
Volumetric Efficiency
3500 29.17 1.50 27.67 0.95
5 0.20
4000 33.33 1.50 31.83 0.96
0
-5 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 0.00

Shaft Speed, w, rpm