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Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2021) 46:2947–2961
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-05294-9

RESEARCH ARTICLE-MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The Theoretical Performance Analysis and Numerical Simulation


of the Cylindrical Vane Pump
Yiqi Cheng1 · XinHua Wang1 · Hui Chai1 · Tao Sun1 · Hasan Shahzad1 · Waheed Ur Rehman1

Received: 9 September 2020 / Accepted: 30 December 2020 / Published online: 23 January 2021
© King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals 2021

Abstract
The present article was to investigate the mechanical design, efficiency, and performance of a new type of cylindrical vane
pump. The configuration is proposed on the traditional working principle of the hydraulic pump. The stator surface equa-
tions are driven by using the geometric theory of applied spatial triangulation function. The three-dimensional model of
the cylindrical vane pump is established with the help of MATLAB, and Pro/E.A displacement formula is derived, which
depends upon the design structure of the cylindrical vane pump. The flow output characteristics of the pump are analyzed.
According to the kinematic analysis of the stator-cylindrical vane by Pro/Mechanism, the kinematic equation of the cylindrical
vane is established and the kinematic analysis proves the effectiveness of structural design of vane pump. The CFD software
COMSOL is used to simulate the force of the main parts under the different dynamic conditions, and the discharge flow of
the pump are monitored. The result shows that the hermetic space is formed by the cylindrical vane, driving plate and the
surface of the stator, and the size of the hermetic space is charged by the rotation of the cylindrical vane. The cylindrical vane
pump satisfies the three elements design of positive displacement pump. The angle at the arc transition of stator surfaces is
5°–10°, when the number of cylindrical vanes increased, the flow pulsation of cylindrical vanes decreased and vice versa.
There is a 3.6% error between theoretical and simulation results. The simulation result shows that the internal flow of the
flow field is regular, the deformation is small, and the stress distribution of the main components is regular.

Keywords  Hydraulic pump · Flow characteristic · Motion analysis · Numerical simulation · Computational fluid dynamics

Abbreviations 𝜇 Angle of the driving plate


a Diameter of the transmission shaft V Rotational speed of the transmission shaft
b Length of the cylindrical vane Vx The speed of the cylindrical vane in the x direction
c Height of the cylindrical vane Vy The speed of the cylindrical vane in the y direction
𝜑 Angle range of arc surface Vz The speed of the cylindrical vane in the z direction
T Pitch of helix Vtotal Volume formed between two stator surfaces
r Start angle of the surface VD The numerical value of the displacement of the
cylindrical vane pump
VC Volume change of C-cavity
Supplementary Information  The online version contains
supplementary material available at (https​://doi.org/10.1007/ qsh Instantaneous flow rate of the pump
s1336​9-020-05294​-9) contains supplementary material, which is 𝜎 Flow pulsation
available to authorized users. VN Volume of the pump cavity changes when N cylin-
drical vanes
* XinHua Wang
paper_bgdjd103@163.com qshN Instantaneous flow rate of the pump when N cylin-
drical vanes
* Tao Sun
tsun@bjut.edu.cn 𝜎N Flow pulsation of the pump when N cylindrical
vanes
Yiqi Cheng
Chengyiqi1993@163.com
1
College of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Electronics
Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing,
China

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1 Introduction surfaces. The results of the load dynamics analysis of the


rotor of a Roots blower were based on the observation that
There are three main categories of hydraulic pumps which the regularity of dynamic loading could be found by using
are used by industries in recent decades. These pumps have a rotor with a helical shape [9–11]. Gülich and et al. have
its own advantages and disadvantages. The gear pump has proposed the design principles of hydraulic components,
simple design but suffered because of low efficiency and especially the design principles of hydraulic pumps, which
high noise. The plunger pump can run at higher pressure, provided the theoretical basis for the design of new hydraulic
but is susceptible to flow pulsation and noise emissions. The pumps [12]. Qian Tang et al. have designed and studied the
vane pump has uniform flow and low noise, but has poor linearity of the screw pump rotor, and proposed a leakage
sealing performance and low efficiency. There are many dif- calculation model. The internal flow field of the screw pump
ferent applications of vane pumps. They are popular for low with different structural parameters is simulated by using
viscosities fluids, like gas (propane), water, petrol, fuel oils, static grids, and a series of optimizations are carried out
and alcohols, etc. [13]. Muggli et al. have used the CFD to analyze the average
Ihn Sung Cho et al. have focused on the CAM profile streamline inside the hydraulic pump, the theoretically ana-
composed of arcs and Archimedes helices in a balanced lyze and optimize of the mixed-flow pump is proposed, and
oil-pressure vane pump. The study has proven that the new the effective optimization results of the mixed-flow pump are
combination of CAM profile was beneficial to reduce the obtained [14]. Abhay Pati et al. have performed numerical
noise and vibration of the balanced oil-pressure vane pump simulation of a two-phase flow screw pump and analyzed the
[1–3]. Hai Lin et al. have proposed a new gear pump based internal flow field from the transient and steady state under
on the principle of harmonic gear transmission, which real- different working conditions [15]. Dinh Quang Truong et al.
ized the fluid transmission function by intermeshing the have presented variable-displacement vane-type oil pumps,
new structural gears. The new pump has a total of two sym- established a complete and accurate mathematical model,
metrically arranged high-pressure cavities, which can offset and performed a numerical analysis of the model. The esti-
fluid pressure and operate longer, with a displacement twice mated pump performance using the complete pump model
that of conventional gear pumps and a significant reduction was finally verified by numerical simulations in comparison
in flow pulsation [4]. YangHui Li et al. have obtained the with tests [16]. Bala and Kumar et al. have designed a cen-
parametric equation of the theoretical profile of the rotor by trifugal pump using empirical formulas and semi-empirical
studying and analyzing the parameters of the profile of the formulas and used Fluent to analyze the internal pressure
CAM rotor pump, and the rotor type line is drawn by the rel- and speed of the pump and evaluated the performance of
evant mathematical software, the model of the rotor pump is the pump [17]. Li. et al. proposed a new approach to gener-
established by three-dimensional modeling software, and the ate stator curve trajectories by analyzing the geometric and
motion and flow field of the pump are simulated. The results kinematic models of the outer rotor of the rotary vane pump,
showed that there is no interference between rotors and the and to improve the performance of the pump, they used CFD
gap is symmetrical [5, 6]. AiPing Song have pointed out a for flow field analysis, verified the reliability of the CFD
new type of arc gear pump bases on specific tooth surface method by experiments, and analyzed and predicted the
equation, the circumferential modulus is equal, the cylindri- performance of the rotary vane in order to improve its per-
cal gear pair with arc teeth engaged smoothly. The instan- formance [18]. Mrinal et al. developed a three-dimensional
taneous flow expression of gear pump has been deduced. simulation model of multi-lobe progressive cavity pumps
The study proves that the flow pulsation of arc gear pump using Fluent, which employed a dynamic mesh model to
with the same main parameters is less than the straight gear describe the multi-lobe. The mesh deformation was carried
pump [7]. XinHua Wang et al. have designed a new type out with spring-based rotors of progressive cavity pumps
of meshing screw pump, the calculating formula of coni- using the C language user defined function (UDF) function
cal shell surface and the flow equation is established by the to define the trajectory of the stator pendulum, and predicted
principle of space meshing, and the internal flow field of the flow variation of multi-lobe progressive cavity pumps
pump is simulated and analyzed. The results show that the under different operating conditions [19]. Hsieh CF et al.
structure of the new hydraulic pump is simple and compact, have proposed a new type of curve to be used in rotary lobe
and there is no distribution device and pressure compensa- pumps, the principle of gear transmission is used, the tooth
tion device, the structure vibration is small, the work is reli- surface equations and mathematical models are established
able and the service life was long [8]. Mimmi and Pennacchi and using CFD simulation analysis methods, it proved that
designed a rotor with three blades, which includes a circular the proposed curve is a useful reference for the design of
arc, an asymptotic profile and a constant pendulum ratio, rotary lobe pumps [20]. Zhang D et al. have presented a new
which could avoid unreasonable rotor profiles and cutting type of twin-screw pump; the CFD is used to analysis, the

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designed twin-screw pump has higher volumetric efficiency


and lower shaft efficiency [21].
According to the basic working conditions of the posi-
tive displacement pump, a simple structure of the cylindri-
cal vane pump was designed. First, the stator structure was
analyzed; the stator surface equation and the correspond-
ing curve equation were written, and they are formed and (a)
compiled in MATLAB. Then the coordinate points of the
curve equation were imported into the CAM software, the
three-dimensional and two-dimensional diagrams of pump
was drawn using the CAM software, the software Pro/E was
used to analyze the dynamics of pump. Finally, software
COMSOL was used to analyze the internal flow field of
pump, the stress conditions of the main components and the
deformation of major components. The design and analy-
(b)
sis of the new pump further enrich and perfect the design
theory of hydraulic pump, which is conducive to improving 1.Transmission shaft 2.Stator
the development and application of hydraulic pump in vari- 3.Drive plate 4.Cylindrical-vane
ous industries. Therefore, this paper proposes a new type
of cylindrical vane pump, which can not only achieve large Fig. 1  Structure of pump
displacement, but also have small flow pulsation, the her-
metic space is formed by the cylindrical vane, driving plate
and the surface of stator, the size of the space is changed by
the rotation of the cylindrical vane, The fluid suction-cavity moves on the stator surface, the hermetic space is formed by
and the fluid discharge-cavity appear alternately to achieve the cylindrical vane, driving plate and the surface of the sta-
complete fluid suction and discharge. This paper is organized tor. The hermetic space becomes larger and the fluid enters
as follows. In Sect. 2 the structure and working principle of the pump as the cylindrical vane rotates, and vice versa.
the cylindrical vane pump are discussed. Flow characteristic Thus achieving cylindrical vane changes in the pump body
analysis is carried out in Sect. 3. In Sect. 4 kinematic analy- and completes the process of fluid suction and discharge.
sis is represented. In Sect. 5 fluid structure interaction and The software CAD was used to draw the two-dimensional
flow field is analyzed using COMSOL. In the last section, drawing of the cylindrical vane pump. The drawing content
some important outcomes of the analysis are discussed. includes the part and assembly of cylindrical vane pump.
Figure 2 shows the sectional view of the cylindrical vane
pump.
2 The Structure and Working Principle In this paper, a new method of stator surface forming is
of the Cylindrical Vane Pump proposed, the curve profile of the stator is combined with
the arc line and the stator surface, and equations of the sta-
2.1 The Structure of the Cylindrical Vane Pump tor surface and curve are deduced. Equations of the stator
surface and curve are written in MATLAB, and the curves
The software Pro/E was used to draw the three-dimensional are generated in PRO/E to model the stators.
drawing of the cylindrical vane pump. The drawing con- The first surface is a swing surface with an angle range 𝜑 ,
tent includes the part and assembly of cylindrical vane from 𝛾 to (𝛾 + 𝜑) , the swing surface equation is:
pump. The structure of the cylindrical vane pump is shown
R cos 𝛾 ≤ X ≤ R cos (𝛾 + 𝜑)
in Fig. 1. Figure 1a is the shape of cylindrical vane pump. ⎧ X 2 + Y 2 = R2 � �
The overall structure consists of two main parts such as the ⎪
R sin 𝛾 ≤ Y ≤ R sin(𝛾 + 𝜑)
⎨Y T (1)
pump body and cover. The pump body and the pump cover ⎪X = 2
are connected by bolts, and the motor to drive the shaft, the ⎩
shaft is driven through the motor, which drives the cylindri- The second surface is a spiral surface with an angle
cal vane to turn. Figure 1b shows a structural representation change range of (𝜋 − 𝜑) , from (𝛾 + 𝜑) to (𝜋 + 𝛾) , the spiral
of the pump body and the pump cover of the pump after surface equation is defined as
transparent treatment. The left and right sides of the drive
disk are close to the swing surface of the two stator surfaces.
The cylindrical vane is driven by the transmission shaft and

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Fig. 3  The surface of stator

2.2 The Working Principle of the Cylindrical Vane


1.Pump body 2.Bearing 3.Stator Pump
4.Cylindrical Vane 5 .Drive plate 6.Pin
7. Screw 8. Pin 9. Sealing Ring The working principle of the cylindrical vane pump: Fig. 4
10. Pump cover 11. Flat key 12. Transmission shows the working principle diagram of the cylindrical vane
shaft
pump. The cylindrical vane is driven by the transmission
13.Oil seal 14. Sleeve 15. Bearing
shaft and moves on the stator surface, the hermetic space
16 .Stator is formed by the cylindrical vane, driving plate and the sur-
face of the stator. The hermetic space becomes larger and
Fig. 2  Sectional view of the pump the fluid enters the pump as the cylindrical vane rotates,
and vice versa. Thus achieving cylindrical vane changes in
the pump body and completes the process of fluid suction

≤ ≤
⎧ X 2 + Y 2 = R2 � �
⎪ �� � � � � R cos(𝛾 + 𝜑) X R cos (𝜋 + 𝛾)
R sin (𝛾 + 𝜑) ≤ Y ≤ R sin (𝜋 + 𝛾)
⎨Y T 𝜋 2Z (2)
⎪ X = 2 tan 𝜋 − 𝜑
arcsin
T

The third surface is a swing surface with an angle range


𝜑 , from (𝜋 + 𝛾) to (𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾) , the swing surface equation
is defined as

R cos(𝜋 + 𝛾) ≤ X ≤ R cos(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾)
⎧ X 2 + Y 2 = R2 � �

R sin(𝜋 + 𝛾) ≤ Y ≤ R sin(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾)
⎨Y T
⎪ X = −2

(3)
The fourth surface is a spiral surface with an angle change
range of (𝜋 − 𝜑) , from (𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾) to (2𝜋 + 𝛾) , the spiral
surface equation is defined as
{ 2
X + Y 2 =[(R2 ) ( )]
Y T 𝜋 2Z 180𝜑
X
= 2
tan 𝜋−𝜑
arcsin T
+ 𝜋−𝜑

R cos(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾) ≤ X ≤ R cos (2𝜋 + 𝛾)


( ) (4)

R sin (𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾) ≤ X ≤ R sin (2𝜋 + 𝛾)

To verify the correctness of the surface equation, a quan-


titative parameter value is temporarily given, and the surface
equation is compiled in MATLAB, and the result is shown
in Fig. 3.
Fig. 4  Working principle of the pump

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and discharge. The fluid suction is completed by increasing As shown in the process of Fig. 5a to Fig. 5b, the cylin-
the hermetic space, and the fluid discharge is completed by drical vane rotates from 0 to 𝜋∕2 , the A-cavity enters the
reducing the hermetic space. The name of the four closed suction-fluid state, the A-cavity completes discharge when
cavities formed by the driving plate, the cylindrical vane the angle of rotation is 𝜋∕2 , and the volume reaches the
and the stator is A-cavity, B-cavity, C-cavity and D-cavity, maximum. The B-cavity is divided into two cavities, when
respectively. B-cavity is suctioning fluid at the same time of discharg-
Figure 5 presents the work process schematic along the ing fluid; the fluid suction-cavity increases gradually, the
direction of the end face of the transmission shaft, and fluid discharge-cavity decreases, the fluid discharge-cavity
Fig. 5a–d describes the fluid distribution process of the cyl- is equal to the fluid suction-cavity when the angle of rota-
inder pump, observed along the keyway, and the direction of tion is 𝜋∕2.
the arrow is the direction of the transmission shaft rotation. As shown in the process of Fig. 5b to Fig. 5 c, the cylin-
drical vane rotates from 𝜋∕2 to 𝜋 , the A-cavity enters the
discharge-fluid state. The B-cavity is divided into two cavi-
ties; the fluid suction-cavity increases gradually, the fluid
discharge-cavity decreases, the angle of rotation is 𝜋 , the
B-cavity complete suction.
As shown in the process of Fig. 5c to Fig. 5 d, the cylin-
drical vane rotates from 𝜋 to 32 𝜋 , the process is similar to the
process from a to b.

3 Analysis of Flow Characteristics


of Cylindrical Vane Pump

3.1 Calculation of Displacement of Cylindrical Vane


Pump

According to the structure of the cylindrical vane pump and


the property of helical component, it is assumed that the
diameter of the transmission shaft is a , the length of the
cylindrical vane is b , the height of the cylindrical vane is c ,
the angle of the cylindrical vane is 𝜑 , the pitch of the spiral
surface is T  , the thick base of the drive disk is (C − T) , the
surface starts to unfold from the angle of 𝛾 , and the included
angle of the disk is 𝜇 . Therefore, Vtotal represents the volume
formed between the two stator surfaces. The expression of
Vtotal is Eq. 5 in Appendix 1.
The size of the cavity inside the pump is the volume
enclosed by the stator surface minus the volume of the driv-
ing plate, and the cylindrical vane. According to the defini-
tion of the displacement of the pump, the size of the cavity
inside the pump is the same as the displacement of pump.
The equation is Eq. 6 in Appendix 1 .
The expression of the change function of volume cav-
ity C is given in Eq. 7 of Appendix 1. As shown in Fig. 6,
the changing trend of internal volume of cavity A and C
obtained by the above expressions with the rotation Angle
of the cylindrical vane.
According to the above-mentioned working principle and
combine with the formula are obtained that the change of the
volume of the fluid chamber A with the transmission shaft
Fig. 5  Schematic diagram of the movement process of the cylindrical from 0 to 2𝜋 . Figure 7 presents the volume change of A-cav-
vane pump ity in operation. The A, B, C and D-cavity are symmetric

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Fig. 6  Volume change of volume A-cavity

Fig. 9  Flow pulsation rate

3.2 Analysis of Flow Pulsation of Cylindrical Vane


Pump

The flow rate of the cylindrical vane pump varies greatly in


Fig. 9, the pump changes in volume at different moments
during working, and there are certain fluctuations in the
Fig. 7  Volume change of A-cavity in operation instantaneous flow. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the
flow pulsation rate of the cylindrical vane pump.

3.2.1 The Influence of Stator Arc Angle on Flow Pulsation

During the operation of the cylindrical vane pump, the


velocity of the transmission shaft rotation is set 𝜔 , and the
instantaneous flow is:
dVc dVc d𝜃 dV
qsh = = =𝜔 c (8)
dt d𝜃 dt d𝜃
There are two cylindrical vanes in the cylindrical vane
pump, the angle range of one cylindrical vane is defined
as 𝜃1 , and the angle range of the other cylindrical vane is
Fig. 8  Volume change in the discharge chamber
defined as 𝜃2 , and the expression of instantaneous flow rate
qsh is given in Eq. 9 of Appendix 1.
The formula for flow pulsation rate 𝜎 is
about the center of the circle on the structure. Hence, it can
be seen that the volume change of cavity C and cavity A are 4b2 T 1440 b2 T

𝜎= + (10)
the same, and the volume change of cavity B and cavity D 7(180 − 𝜑) (180◦ − 𝜑)𝜑T

are the same. ( ◦)


According to the calculation, when 𝜑 ∈ 0, 160  , the
The angle between the two cylindrical vane is 𝜋 , the rela-
flow pulsation rate 𝜎 < 100% , as Fig. 9 shown.
tionship between the total fluid discharge and the rotation
The flow pulsation rate increases with the increase in the
angle of the cylindrical vane is obtained, as shown in Fig. 8.
angle at the arc of the stator surface. However, due to the
Bring each parameter into the formula; the displacement of
pump structure, the arc of the stator surface mainly plays
the cylindrical vane pump is 30 ml/r.
the role
( ◦ of ◦isolating
) the drain and the inlet cavity, hence
𝜑 ∈ 5 , 10 is the best.

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3.2.2 The Influence of the Number of Cylindrical Vane N


on the Flow Pulsation Rate of the Cylindrical Vane
Pump

The number of cylindrical vane on the transmission shaft is


N  , the Angle between each cylindrical( vane ) is N  , when
2𝜋

cylindrical vane i turns to an angle of 𝜋 − N  , the clamped


𝜋

volume cavity of cylindrical vane i and (i + 1) reaches the


maximum.
As shown in Fig. 10, the angle between the two cylindri-
cal vanes is 2𝜋 (2𝜋 > 𝜑 ). The formula for volume change VN
N N
is given in Eq. 11 of Appendix 1. The expression of the
corresponding instantaneous flow qshN is given in Eq. 12 of
Appendix 1. The flow pulsation rate 𝜎N is defined as is given
in Eq. 13 of Appendix 1.
When 𝜑 = 10◦ , N ≤ 18 , Depending on the situation,
N ∈ (2, 10) , The relationship between the number of cylin- Fig. 11  Influence of vane number N on flow pulsation
der vanes and the flow pulsation is shown in Fig. 11.

The rotation speed of the axis is v = 950 r∕min ,AB direc-


4 Kinematic Analysis of the Cylindrical Vane tion is x-axis, AC direction is y-axis, the axial direction of
Pump the rotation axis is the z-axis.

The center of the transmission shaft section is O , the inner 4.1 The Displacement Curve of the Cylindrical Vane
edge point of the cylindrical vane is a , the inner edge is close
to the rotation axis, and thus the center point of rotation is O . As shown in Fig. 13(a–c), the displacement components of
The rotational speed is v , the time is t  , the point at the inner point A along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis shows a periodic change
edge of the vane is A. As shown in Fig. 12. of sine or cosine on the cylindrical vane, and the period
The motion simulation analysis of the cylindrical vane is the time when the transmission shaft turns one lap. The
pump is carried out. The motion of the cylindrical vane on displacement amplitude of symmetric points on the vane
the stator surface is stable and there is non-interference, is the same based on XOY plane, and the time to reach the
which meets the design conditions of hydraulic pump. The extreme point is the same; The displacement value of the
theoretical displacement curve equation is the stator curve asymmetric point is different, however, the time to reach the
equation, and the expression of theoretical velocity is: extremum is the same;When it moves to the are of stator,
the change of displacement in the z-axis direction is 0 and
Vx =
𝜕X presents a periodic change.Fig. 13d shows that the change
𝜕x
𝜕Y
VY =
𝜕y
𝜕Z
VZ =
𝜕z

Fig. 10  Schematic diagram of cylindrical vanes Fig. 12  The top view of the motion path of the cylindrical vane

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The displacement of A in the x direction period of displacement amplitude is 1/3 of the cycle of the
8
rotation axis.
Dispalcement/mm 6
4
4.2 The Speed Curve of the Cylindrical Vane
2
0
As show in Fig. 14a–c, the speed components of point A
-2
along the X-, Y-, and Z-axis shows a periodic change of
-4
sine or cosine on the cylindrical vane, and the period is the
-6
time when the transmission shaft turns one lap. The speed
-8
amplitude of symmetric points on the vane is the same based
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 on XOY plane, and the time to reach the extreme point is the
Time/s same; The speed value of the asymmetric point is different,
(a) The X-axis displacement curve at point A
however, the time to reach the extremum is the same;When
The displacement of A in the y direction it moves to the are of stator, the change of speed in the z-axis
8
direction is 0 and presents a periodic change. Figure 14d
6
shows that the change period of speed amplitude is 1/3 of
Displacement/mm

4
the cycle of the rotation axis.
2
0
-2
-4
5 Flow Field and FSI Analysis of Cylindrical
-6
Vane Pump
-8
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
5.1 Establish the CFD Model and Grid Generation
Time/s
(b) The Y-axis displacement curve at point A Firstly, 3D modeling is performed according to the above
dimensions, then some details are simplified, 3D draw-
The displacement of A in the z direction ings in Pro/E are converted into an intermediate format and
-20
imported into COMSOL to process the geometry, rotation,
-22
-24
segmentation, movement, import and deletion are used in
Displacement/mm

-26 the basic processing details.


-28 It is necessary to call the IF statement to get the fluid part
-30 of the cylindrical vane, a represents the moved times of the
-32
cylindrical vane, the rotation angle of the cylindrical vane
-34
-36
satisfies the equation:
-38
2𝜋
-40 𝜃= (a − 1)(a ∈ [1, 8])
16
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Time/s According to the above operation, the fluid and solid zone
(c) The Z-axis displacement curve at point A of the cylindrical vane pump could be obtained, as shown in
42 The total displacement amplitude at point A Fig. 15 is the fluid zone.
Displacement Amplitude/(mm)

40 The theoretical calculation and analysis of the parameters


38
of the pump were carried out. The structure parameters of
36
34 the cylindrical vane pump are shown in Table 1.
32 The preliminary processing parameters of grid are shown
30 in Table 2 of Appendix 2.
28
Then, corner refinement process was performed on grid;
26
24
the free tetrahedral meshing process was performed on the
22 liquid part, as shown in Fig. 16 and Fig. 17. The informa-
20 tion of grid is shown in Table 3. The detail is in Table 3 of
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Time/s Appendix 2.
(d) The displacement amplitude at pointA

Fig. 13  The displacement curve at point A

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The velocity at point A in the x direction


800
Velocity/(mm/s) 600
400
200
0
-200
-400
-600
-800
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Time/s
(a) The X-axis speed curve at point A

The velocity at point A in the y direction


800
600
Velocity(mm/s)

400
Fig. 15  The Fluid Zone
200
0
-200
Table 1  The Structural Parameters of the pump
-400
-600 Structure Parameter
-800
Diameter of the shaft/mm 15
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Time/s Length of the vane/mm 17.5
(b) The Y-axis speed curve at point A Height of the vane/mm 30
Pitch of spiral/mm 18
The velocity at point A in the z direction
Thickness of drive plate/mm 12
1000 The angle of circular/deg 10

500
Velocity(mm/s)

0
5.2 Numerical methods

-500
In the research state, two solvers are set up. The first solver
is a flow field solver, the turbulence model adopts the RAG
-1000 k − 𝜔 , the inlet boundary condition is specified as velocity,
the outlet boundary condition is specified as pressure, and
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Time/s the fluid is the hydraulic oil.
The second solver is solid analysis; the solid part is
(c) The Z-axis speed curve at point A
defined as Aviation aluminum 7075. The fluid–solid cou-
650
The total velocity amplitude at point A pling Multiphysics are used to analyze the stress and defor-
mation of the solid area of the cylindrical vane pump.
Velocity Amplitude/(mm/s)

600 First, the parameters of the scan are stated, the genera-
tion of the default solver sequence uses global parameters,
550
and all solutions are kept in memory. Then set the solver 1,
500 inhibition of the solid portion of the fluid analysis region.
Finally, the calculation of solver 2 is set, the solid mechanics
450
part and fluid–structure coupling is calculated.
400
5.3 The Grid Independence Analysis
350
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3
Time/s Five groups of grids are selected to perform grid-independ-
(d) The total velocity amplitude curve at point A ent detection on the model and the velocity of the outlet is
monitored. The abscissa of Fig. 18 represents the number of
Fig. 14  Points A, B, C and D are velocity curves in the z direction grids, and the ordinate represents the velocity of the outlet.

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1.2

velocity /(m·s-1)
1.0

Fig. 16  The Grid of Overall Structure 0.8


3x105 4x105 5x105 6x105 7x105 8x105 9x105 1x106 1x106
The Grid Numble

Fig. 18  Grid independence detection

velocity. During the operation of the cylindrical vane pump,


the relative deformation of the transmission shaft in the fluid
flow area is relatively large, the maximum deformation is
0.4 μm, and the deformation is small. The cylindrical vane
is an indispensable part of the pump. Figure 21 shows the
deformation of cylindrical vane. The top of cylindrical vanes
have a large deformation, and the maximum deformation
Fig. 17  The Grid of fluid is 0.6 μm. Figure 22 shows the deformation of stator. The
maximum deformation of the stator is at the center of the
stator surface, the maximum value is 0.7μm .
The percentage difference in the grid independence test is
0.7%. 5.4.3 Distribution of Stress
The outlet pressure is 101325pa, the theoretical displace-
ment of the pump is 9L/min, and the corresponding outlet The maximum force is at the inlet of the pump and the outlet
velocity is 1.0 m/s. The number of grid is 1,023,587, and the of the cylindrical vane. The force on the tip of the cylindrical
results show that the outlet velocity is 1.036 m/s, the inac- vane in the pump is larger, the edge of the Stator surface is
curacy error between the CFD and theoretical is 3.6%, the more constrained, and the edge of the Driving plate is more
inaccuracy error is small, and the model is reliable. constrained. Figure 23 shows the main view of forces on the

5.4 Simulation Results

5.4.1 Distribution of Streamline

As shown in Fig. 19, when the inlet velocity is 1 m/s, the


internal distribution of streamlines (colored by velocity)
show the velocity increases and distributes evenly. There-
fore, it could be assumed that the internal flow is stable and
regular relatively.

5.4.2 Distribution of Deformation

The transmission shaft is a major component of the cylindri-


cal vane pump in the transmission and operating process.
Figure 20 shows the deformation of shaft for 1 m/s inlet Fig. 19  Streamline distribute for 1 m/s inlet velocity

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Fig. 20  Deformation of shaft for 1 m/s inlet velocity


Fig. 23  Main view of the stress for 1 m/s inlet velocity

Fig. 21  Deformation of cylindrical vane for 1 m/s inlet velocity

Fig. 24  Section view of the stress for 1 m/s inlet velocity

Fig. 22  Deformation of stator for 1 m/s inlet velocity

internal parts of the pump, and Fig. 24 shows the internal


section view of the pump. Figure 25 shows the stress of the
rotating shaft of the pump, and the maximum stress is the
liquid inflow part. Fig. 25  Stress of rotational shaft for 1 m/s inlet velocity

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6 Conclusions
R cos(𝜋 + 𝛾) ≤ X ≤ R cos(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾)
⎧ X 2 + Y 2 = R2 � �

R sin(𝜋 + 𝛾) ≤ Y ≤ R sin(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾)
The current research proposes a new type of cylindrical vane ⎨Y T
⎪ X = −2
pump. The flow characteristics analysis, kinematic analysis, ⎩
and FSI analysis helps us to draw following findings; (3)
{ 2 2 2
• A displacement formula is derived, which depends upon [(X +)Y = R( )]
the design structure of the cylindrical vane pump. The
Y
X
= T
2
tan 𝜋−𝜑 arcsin 2Z
𝜋
T
+ 180𝜑
𝜋−𝜑

R cos(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾) ≤ X ≤ R cos (2𝜋 + 𝛾)


( ) (4)
theoretical displacement of the pump is 30 ml/r. The
R sin (𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾) ≤ X ≤ R sin (2𝜋 + 𝛾)
angle at the arc transition of stator surfaces is 5°–10°,
when the number of cylindrical vanes increased, the flow
pulsation of cylindrical vanes decreased and vice versa.
( )
• The cylindrical vane pump satisfies the three elements 𝜋a b2 + ab 𝜑C
design of positive displacement pump. According to the Vtotal =
180◦
kinematic analysis of the stator-cylindrical vane by Pro/ ( ) |
| 180◦ | 𝜋+𝛾 || |
| (180◦ − 𝜑) | ∫𝜑+𝛾 ||
360◦
Mechanism, the kinematic equation of the cylindrical + 2𝜋a bCT || |
| | cos 𝜋𝜃 |d𝜃
180◦ − 𝜑 |
|
vane is established and the kinematic analysis proves the (5)
effectiveness of structural design of vane pump. [ ( )]
• The CFD software COMSOL is used to simulate the [𝜑C − 180◦ (C − T)] 𝜋a b2 + ab
VD =
force of the main parts under the different dynamic con- 180◦
( ) |
ditions, and the discharge flow of the pump are moni- | 180◦ T | 𝜋+𝛾 || |
| (180◦ − 𝜑) | ∫𝜑+𝛾 ||
360◦
+ 2𝜋bC|| |
| |cos 𝜋𝜃 |d𝜃
tored. There is a 3.6% error between theoretical and 180◦ − 𝜑 |
|
simulation results. The simulation result shows that the (6)
internal flow of the flow field is regular, the deformation
� �
⎧ 𝜋a (b2 +ab) 𝜃−𝛾− 𝜑2 T �� � �
𝜋 (b2 +ab) 𝜑2 T
⎪ 𝜋bT 2
+ 1440◦ − 𝜃∈ 𝛾 + 𝜑2 , (𝛾 + 𝜑)
⎪ � 2 � � �1440◦ � �
⎪ b𝜋T 2
2 sin 180◦ −𝜑 𝜃2 − 2 cos 1802𝜋◦ −𝜑 𝜃2 + 23
𝜋 1
𝜃 ∈ [(𝛾 + 𝜑), (𝜋 + 𝛾)]
⎪ 8
Vc = ⎨ 0 𝜃 ∈ [(𝜋 + 𝛾), (𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾)] (7)
⎪ � � � � � �
b𝜋T 2
⎪ 2 sin 𝜋
(𝜃 − 𝜑) − 12 cos 1802𝜋◦ −𝜑 (𝜃 − 𝜑) + 32 𝜃 ∈ [𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾, 2𝜋 + 𝛾]

8 180◦ −𝜑
𝜋 (b2 +ab)(𝜃2 −2𝜋−𝛾 )T
� � ��
⎪ 𝜃 ∈ (𝜋 + 𝛾), 2𝜋 + 𝛾 + 𝜑2
⎩ 1440◦

dVsh dVsh d𝜃 dV
is small and the stress distribution of the main compo- qsh = = =𝜔 c (8)
nents is regular. dt d𝜃 dt d𝜃

Appendix 1

R cos 𝛾 ≤ X ≤ R cos (𝛾 + 𝜑)
⎧ X 2 + Y 2 = R2 � �

R sin 𝛾 ≤ Y ≤ R sin(𝛾 + 𝜑)
⎨Y T (1)
⎪X = 2

≤ ≤
⎧ X 2 + Y 2 = R2 � �
⎪ �� � � � � R cos(𝛾 + 𝜑) X R cos (𝜋 + 𝛾)
R sin (𝛾 + 𝜑) ≤ Y ≤ R sin (𝜋 + 𝛾)
⎨Y T 𝜋 2Z (2)
⎪ X = 2 tan 𝜋 − 𝜑
arcsin
T

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� �
⎧ 𝜑
𝜃1 ∈ 𝜋 + 𝛾 + , 𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾
⎪ 𝜋a (b2 +ab)T𝜔
⎪ 720◦
�2 𝜑 �
⎪ 𝜃2 ∈ 𝛾 + , 𝛾 + 𝜑
⎪ � � � � � � 2
2 � � � �
⎪ b𝜋T 𝜔 2
cos
𝜋
𝜃 − 𝜑 +
1
sin
2𝜋
𝜃 − 𝜑
⎪ 4 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 1
180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 1 𝜃1 ∈ [𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾, (2𝜋 + 𝛾)]
⎪ 2𝜔
� � � � ��
⎪ +
b𝜋T 2
cos
𝜋
𝜃 +
1
sin
2𝜋
𝜃 𝜃2 ∈ [(𝛾 + 𝜑), (𝜋 + 𝛾)]
⎪ 4 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 2 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 2

⎪ 𝜃1 ∈ [(2𝜋 + 𝛾), (𝛾 + 𝜑)]
qsh = ⎨
𝜋 (b2 +ab)T𝜔
720◦
� � 𝜑 �� (9)
⎪ 𝜃2 ∈ (𝜋 + 𝛾), 𝜋 + + 𝛾
⎪ b𝜋T 2 𝜔 � 2

𝜋

� � 1

2𝜋

� �
� 2
⎪ cos 𝜃2 − 𝜑 + sin 𝜃2 − 𝜑
⎪ 4 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 𝜃1 ∈ [(𝛾 + 𝜑), (𝜋 + 𝛾)]
⎪ 2
� � � � ��
⎪ b𝜋T 𝜔 2 𝜋 1 2𝜋 𝜃 ∈ [(𝜋 + 𝜑 + 𝛾), (2𝜋 + 𝛾)]
+ cos 𝜃 + sin 𝜃 2
⎪ 4 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 1 180◦ − 𝜑 180◦ − 𝜑 1 � � ��
⎪ 𝜑
⎪ 𝜃1 ∈ (𝜋 + 𝛾), 𝜋 + + 𝛾
𝜋 (b2 +ab)T𝜔 2
⎪ 720◦
� � 𝜑 ��
⎪ 𝜃2 ∈ (𝜋 + 𝛾), 2𝜋 + 𝛾 +
⎩ 2

4b2 T 1440 b2 T

𝜎= + (10)
7(180 − 𝜑) (180◦ − 𝜑)𝜑T

� 𝜑 �
⎧ 𝜃1 ∈ 𝜋 + 𝛾 + , 2𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ 0 � 2 �
⎪ 𝜃 ∈ 𝜋 + 𝛾 +
𝜑
, 2𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ 2
2
⎪ � � � ◦ � � ◦� 𝜃1 ∈ (𝜋 + 𝛾 + 𝜑, 2𝜋 − 𝜑)
⎪ b𝜋T 2 𝜋 180 1
2 sin 180◦ −𝜑 N − 2 cos 180◦ −𝜑 N 2𝜋 180
𝜋
⎪ 8 𝜃2 = 2𝜋 − 𝜑 +
⎪ � � � ◦ � � ◦�
N
⎪ b𝜋T 2 𝜋 360 1 2𝜋 360 𝜃1 ∈ (2𝜋 − 𝜑, 2𝜋 + 𝛾)
⎪ 2 sin − cos
VN = ⎨ 8 180◦ −𝜑 N 2 180◦ −𝜑 N
� � 𝜃2 ∈ (2𝜋 − 𝜑, 2𝜋 + 𝛾) (11)
⎪ 𝜋 b2 + ab (𝜃 − 𝜑) � 𝜑 𝜋�
⎪ .T 𝜃 1 = 𝛾 + −
⎪ � � � � � 7200◦ � � 2 N�
� � � � 𝜑
⎪ b𝜋T 2 𝜋 180◦ 𝜑 1 2𝜋 180◦ 𝜑 𝜃2 ∈ + 𝛾, 𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ + 4 2 sin 180◦ − 𝜑 N

2
− cos
2 180 − 𝜑 N

2 2
�𝜑 �


⎪ � � � � � � 𝜃 1 ∈ + 𝛾, 𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ b𝜋T 2
2 sin 180𝜋◦ −𝜑 360 − 21 cos 1802𝜋◦ −𝜑 360 �𝜑2 �
◦ ◦

⎪ 8 N N
𝜃 ∈ + 𝛾, 𝜋 − 𝜑
⎩ 2
2

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⎧ � 𝜑 �
⎪ 𝜃1 ∈ 𝜋 + 𝛾 + , 2𝜋 − 𝜑
� 2 �
⎪ 0 𝜑
⎪ 𝜃2 ∈ 𝜋 + 𝛾 + , 2𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ 2
⎪ � � � � � ◦ � � � � ◦� 𝜃1 ∈ (𝜋 + 𝛾 + 𝜑, 2𝜋 − 𝜑)
⎪ 𝜔 b𝜋T
2
2 (180180

cos 180𝜋◦ −𝜑 180 + (180180

sin 1802𝜋◦ −𝜑 180 � �
𝜋
⎪ 4 ◦ −𝜑)N N ◦ −𝜑)N N 𝜃2 ∈ 2𝜋 − 𝜑 +
⎪ N
� � � � � ◦ � � � � ◦� 𝜃 ∈ (2𝜋 − 𝜑, 2𝜋 + 𝛾)
⎪ b𝜋T 2 360 ◦ 𝜋 360 360 ◦ 2𝜋 360 1
qshN =⎨ 𝜔 4 2 (180◦ −𝜑)N cos 180◦ −𝜑 N + (180◦ −𝜑)N sin 180◦ −𝜑 N (12)
𝜃2 ∈ (2𝜋� − 𝜑,𝜑2𝜋 + 𝛾)�
⎪ 𝜋
⎪ �� ◦ � � �� ◦ � � � � �� ◦ �� 𝜃1 ∈ 𝛾 + −
⎪𝜔 2 N
2 −𝜑N
�𝜑 �
b𝜋T 360 𝜋 180 𝜑 360 ◦ −𝜑N 2𝜋 180 𝜑
cos 180◦ −𝜑 − 2 + 2N(180◦ −𝜑) sin 180◦ −𝜑 − 2
⎪ 4 (180◦ −𝜑)N N N
𝜃2 ∈ + 𝛾, 𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ �𝜑
2 �
⎪ � � � � � � � � � � 𝜃 ∈ + 𝛾, 𝜋 − 𝜑
⎪ 2 1
2
𝜔 b𝜋T 2 (180360 cos 180𝜋◦ −𝜑 360 + (180360 sin 1802𝜋◦ −𝜑 360 �𝜑 �
◦ ◦ ◦ ◦

⎪ 4 ◦ −𝜑)N N ◦ −𝜑)N N
⎪ 𝜃2 ∈ + 𝛾, 𝜋 − 𝜑
⎩ 2

x(2 cos x − 4 cos 2x + sin 2x − 2 sin 4x) Appendix 2


𝜎N = ( )
2 sin x − 21 cos 2x − 2 sin 2x + 12 cos 4x
See Tables 2 and 3.
180◦
x=
(180◦ − 𝜑)N (13)

Table 2  Grid Preliminary Step Processing method Minimum cell Maximum Curvature Narrow area Maximum cell
Processing Parameter size/mm cell size/mm factor resolution growth rate

1 Regular 1.62 9 0.6 0.5 1.5


2 Refinement 0.8 4.24 0.5 0.8 1.13
3 More Refined 0.32 2.96 0.4 0.9 1.1
4 Roughening 0.8 4.24 0.5 0.8 1.13

Table 3  The Information of Gird


Organization Number

Grid vertes 171,729


Tetrahedron 1,023,587
Triangle 79,992
Edge cell 5083
Number of cell 1,023,587
Minimum cell mass 0.1336
Average cell mass 0.6587
Cell volume ratio 6.681E−7

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