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Технически университет - София

Abstract: The article presents an advanced two-dimensional (2D) computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of an external gear pump which considers relief grooves. Relief grooves are limiting design features for the flow process of this type of pump, and their influence in existing studies is considered by a three-dimensional (3D) model only. The structural modification proposed by the authors is beyond the possibilities of real implementation, but it gives the possibility to precisely model the pump’s design features. In contrast to the existing studies (using 3D CFD), the proposed advanced 2D model requires significantly fewer computing resources. Numerical experiments were carried out using the 2D model at different pump operating modes depending on the rotation frequency (950–1450 min−1) and pressure load (5–150 bar). The numerical results were validated by a real-world experiment for the same pump operating modes using an existing laboratory experimental setup. An analysis of the CFD model and real experiment results was carried out by determining a quantitative index of match (FIT), which varies in the range of 97.93–99.82%. This proves the performance of the proposed CFD model, which can be further used as a part of more complex hydraulic systems models.

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