Influence of Gerotor Performance in Varied Geometrical Design Parameters

Abstract

Gerotor performance is influenced by sealing properties, area efficiency, contact stress, and outlet pressure. This paper uses the hypotrochoidal curve to generate the gerotor profile, and adopts the curvature difference method to assess the sealing property and predict the stress on the rotor profile. Numerical examples show that this method can successfully estimate and forecast the rotor sealing and the Hertz stress variation. For confirmation, these results are proved by theoretical stress calculations and software simulations. This paper also presents the results of sealing performance, stress variation, area efficiency, and outlet pressure for various geometrical design parameters. These results can serve as a pump performance reference, assisting designers wishing to create a better gerotor pump.