Objetivo BE-95-1046 Enhanced Design of High Pressure Gear Pumps Using Environmentaly Acceptable Hydraulic Fluids.The main objective of this project is to improve the design and manufacturing process of high pressure external gear pumps in order to: a) make the pump compatible with environmentally acceptable hydraulic fluids (ecological oils), b) extend the service life of the pump for different operational levels, c) reduce noise effects. These objectives will be achieved by developing and validating new experimental procedures and computational models to asses the performance of gear pumps, ie. - Computation of operating parameters and geometrical configurations of engaging teeth. - Design of the optimum tooth form and manufacturing of a prototype pump. - Selection of adequate ecological oils. - Modelling the three dimensional flow of oil through the pump gears. - Estimation of pump's sensitivity to ecological oils contaminated oils. - Evaluation of the hydrodynamic noise level for different operational stages - Estimating the pump's performance and life for different field conditions and oil types. The outputs provided by the experimental and computational models developed will be the basis for defining "ad hoc" design guidelines to enhance the overall pump performance using ecological oils and minimize the noise level. It is expected that the new design methodology will reduce the time invested in prototype manufacturing of gear pumps by a factor of six, and that of experimental testing by a factor of two. The overall design cycle could be reduced in a 40%. A 10% reduction in energy consumption due to enhanced design is also expected. Moreover, 15% increase in world market share is envisaged due to enhanced low noise performance, versus vane and pistons Pumps widely used nowadays due to their better noise features. The results of the project will directly benefit the manufacturing industry fluid power in Europe. Moreover, the project outputs will also be applicable directly to all industrial sectors operating with environmentally acceptable oils such as valves, automatic devices for food handling, etc. Following the successful completion of the project there are also a number of possibilities for technology transfer of the oil hydrodynamic and noise models developed in a number of industrial fields, i.e. automobile (engines, cooling systems, fuel pumps, hydraulic and Pneumatic breaks, etc.), aerospace (turbines), air-conditioning systems, heat exchangers, turbomachinery, air induction and exhaust systems, power steering systems, etc. The project outputs will be the basis for the conception and production of a new generation of ecological and low noise gear pumps. The partners expect to complete the design and manufacturing of the first family of pumps within two year's period after completion of the project. These pumps could reach the market in the following two years. Ámbito científico engineering and technologymechanical engineeringmanufacturing engineeringengineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programa(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Tema(s) 0102 - Development of clean production technologies Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador PEDRO ROQUET SA Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 91,Antonio Figueras, 91 08551 TONA España Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (7) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo ALFREDO CARDOSO AND CA LDA Portugal Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 993,R. Antonio Bessa Leite 993 4101 PORTO Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Argomm SpA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Via Manzoni 16 24060 Villongo Bergamo Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Fuchs Petrolub AG Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 17,Friesenheimer Strasse 68145 Mannheim Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección S/N,Gran Capitan s/n, Campus Norte UPC, Edificio C1 08034 BARCELONA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos PCG Hydraulics Ltd Reino Unido Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Dutton Road CV2 2LE Coventry Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 7-11,C/ Colon 7-11 08222 TERRASA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos ZENTRUM FERTIGUNGSTECHNIK STUTTGART Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 15,Nobelstrasse 15 70569 STUTTGART Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
