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CFD analysis of flow through a Gerotor Oil pump
Venkitachalam S. Ganesan
Published in SAE International
2010
Abstract
Increasing the efficiency of engine auxiliary systems have become a challenge. Oil pump, identified for this study, is one such engine system which is used for lubrication of engine parts. To achieve higher efficiencies, there is a need for math-based analysis and design. This can be achieved by means of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). The main aim of this paper is to simulate the flow through Gerotor Oil pump using Computational Fluid Dynamics. A 3D model of the entire flow domain is created and meshed in preprocessor GAMBIT. The mesh for various pressure outlet conditions is exported to FLUENT solver for analysis. The predicted results are validated with the experimental results. The comparison shows that the CFD predictions are in good agreement with experimental results. In particular, such a simulation offers a scope for visualizing the flow through the Gerotor oil pump. Copyright © 2010 SAE International.
About the journal
JournalSAE Technical Papers
PublisherSAE International
ISSN01487191
Open AccessNo
Concepts (12)
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    Efficiency
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    Pumps
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    ROTORS
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    3-d modeling
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    AUXILIARY SYSTEMS
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    Cfd analysis
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    ENGINE PARTS
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    ENGINE SYSTEMS
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    FLOW DOMAINS
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    Flowthrough
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    Higher efficiency
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    Computational fluid dynamics