Pump Noise Reduction for

PVplus

Reduction of Flow and Pressure

Ripple with Precompression Volume

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 Two Causes for
Pump Noise
 primary cause for pump noise
– vibration of pump body due to pulsating forces
– influenced mainly by pump body design
 secondary cause for pump noise
– vibration of power unit or environment induced
by flow and pressure pulsation
– influenced mainly by power unit / system
builder

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 Rotating Group of an
Axial Piston Pump
valve plate
cylinder block
piston & slipper

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 Primary cause:
pulsating internal forces

4 / 5 pistons
under pressure;
varies with
piston frequency
(225Hz at 1,500 rpm)

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 Primary cause:
pulsating internal forces

Piston under pressure:

example PV046
p = 350 bar
d = 17mm
4 pistons 31.750 N
5 pistons 39.750 N

Force variation:
3,2 - 4 tons !!!!
Force train
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 The solution:
structure optimized body
Result of a
simulation of the
natural vibration
using the CAD
programs
Pro/Mechanica®
and Pro/Engineer®

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 Rotating Group of an
Axial Piston Pump
valve plate
cylinder block
piston & slipper

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 Piston Pump Pulsation
flow theoretical

real

velocity

time, angle
stroke

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 Noise Reduction:
piston compression, PV
piston
cylinder block

Suction kidney Pressure kidney

valve plate

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 Noise Reduction:
piston compression, PV

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 Noise reduction
piston pressure, PV
400
bar
300
P re s s u re

200

100

0
-1 0 0 10 20 30 ° 40
R o ta t io n
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 Noise reduction
flow vs time, PV
T im e
0 1 .1 2 .2 3 .3 m s 4 .4
400 70
bar
l/ m in
300
P re s s u re

F lo w
200 60
S ta n d a r d

100

0 50
-1 0 0 10 20 30 ° 40
R o ta tio n
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 Noise Reduction:
piston compression, PVplus
piston
cylinder block

suction kidney pressure kidney

Precompression
valve plate volume

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 Noise Reduction:
piston compression, PVplus

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 Noise reduction
piston pressure, PVplus

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 Noise reduction
flow vs time, PVplus

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 Noise reduction
flow vs time, PVplus

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 Positions of piston bore

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 Pressure ripple reduction

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 Pressure pulsation

With precompression volume (PVplus)

Standard pump

Standard pump pulsation has higher amplitude and more high frequent content

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 PVplus, size 046, 46cm³/rev

Precom-
pression
volume
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 PVplus, size 046, 46cm³/rev

Precom-
pression
volume
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 Pressure ripple reduction

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 Summary
 Pump Housing Optimization reduces
pump noise
– absolute reduction in noise emission
– frequency shift to better “sound”
 Precompression Volume Reduces Flow
and Pressure Pulsation by 40 - 60%
– no extra cost: additional casting core is offset
by material saving
– minor effect on pump noise
– major effect on system noise

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 Thank You

We are still confused, but on a higher level

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