Research of the Meshing Performance of New Concave-convex Ball Teeth

Abstract

Aiming at the limitations of the existing hydraulic pumps, a new type of bidirectional water-hydraulic internal ball gear pump using concave-convex ball teeth meshing to transfer power is proposed. In this paper, the principle of internal gear pump is utilized to establish the model of internal ball gear pump, and its mechanical properties and dynamic meshing characteristics are numerically investigated by using the finite element method. The results show that (a) the concave-convex ball gears run smoothly without any interference, and (b) increasing the number of gear rows can effectively reduce the maximum stress and meshing impact under a given load and speed. This study provides a basis for the development of high-performance ball gear pumps.