Vickers® P/N 849589

Engine-Driven Pump for Boeing's B737-600/700/800/900 Model PV3-240-18

Engine-Driven Pump Model PV3-240-18
Eaton’s Vickers® part number
849589 (model PV3-240-18)
main Engine-Driven Pump (EDP)
was specifically designed to
meet the requirements of the
Boeing 737-600/700/800/900
aircraft. This state-of-the-art
engine-driven pump offers
superior performance, higher
horsepower to weight ratio,
and lower operating costs.
It delivers 37.5 gpm (142 L/min)
at 3750 rpm and a 2850 psi
(19651 kPa). The design of the
pump is drawn from Eaton’s
Vickers product line of highly
reliable 2.40 cu/in displacement
pumps and has significant
reduction in weight and volume.
Model PV3-240-18 incorporates
the field proven, reliable model
PV3-240-2 and -10 pump
rotating components together
with improved reliability and
weight reduction technology
developed from the B777
engine-driven pump program.
Many piece parts from the
current model PV3-240
production models are
incorporated in the new unit,
which reduces spare parts
inventory requirements.
DESIGN FEATURES
Model PV3-240-18 incorporates
numerous design features to
improve the reliability and
maintainability of the unit.
Increased Fatigue Strength
All castings are designed for
improved fatigue characteristics
through specific structural
design based on finite element
analysis and use of improved
casting materials.
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Proven Shaft and Yoke
Bearings
All bearings used in model
PV3-240-18 EDP carry the
same part numbers as model
PV3-240 series. This will
reduce spare parts inventory.
Hollow Drive Shaft
The drive shaft is hollow for
weight reduction. The internal
surface created by the weight
reduction is coated for Boeing 737
corrosion control.
Improved Cylinder Block
Material Balanced Blocking Valve
The cylinder block is machined The outlet blocking valve is
Removable Valve Plate
from ductile iron to minimize hydraulically balanced for rapid
Separable valve plate design
wear in the drive spline and response and ease of manufac-
allows for ease of assemble and
piston bores. Bronze plating ture. Viscous dampening of the
blocking valve piston retards optimized material selection.
on the cylinder block surface
provides a durable bearing the closure rate to allow suffi- Single-piece Housing
surface for wear against the cient decompression time for The single-piece housing
tool steel valve plate. the system outlet fluid prior to design simplifies maintenance
valve closure. tasks, reduces package
Proven Yoke Design
Pressure Compensator weight, and minimizes
The yoke used in model
Stepped diameter seal glands envelope requirements. Most
PV3-240-18 is an exact “mirror
simplify assembly/disassembly importantly, it eliminates the
image” of the field proven
and minimize the risk of seal parting line between the
model PV3-240-10 series yoke.
damage. Double back-up rings housing and the valve block.
This is due to the fact that
provide improved seal support Leakage from the high
model PV3-240-18 is a counter
under high pressure condi- pressure parting line seals at
clockwise rotation unit in the
tions. The pressure compen- this interface has traditionally
Boeing 737-600/700/800/900
sator design also incorporates been one of the highest
application. All material strength
viscous dampening to improve causes of removal of model
requirements are identical. The
dynamic stability. PV3-240-2 and -10 series units.
design allows for the use of
mid-grip helical thread locking Part Commonality
Centrifugal Boost Impeller
inserts. This eliminates the Model PV3-240-18 design
Swept blade boost impeller
need for time consuming safety utilizes many parts common to
provides higher flow capability,
wiring of the shoe retaining other Eaton models. This will
allowing for a smaller size
plate threaded fasteners. reduce the operators’ spare
impeller.
part stock requirements.
Sleeved Actuator Piston Bore
Flange Mounted Electrical
A removable AISI 52100
Depressurization Valve (EDV)
bearing quality steel provides
The EDV is flange mounted
the bearing surface for the
using two (2) threaded
actuator piston.
fasteners. Step diameter seal
glands reduce the possibility
of seal damage during
assembly.
 Engine-Driven Pump Model PV3-240-18

BASIC PUMP OPERATION Typical Pump Characteristics

The aircraft’s engine rotates A representative speed of 3750 rpm was used in developing curves
the pump drive shaft, and the
connected cylinder block and
pistons. Pumping action is
generated by piston shoes
which are restrained and slide
on the shoe bearing plate in
the yoke assembly. Because
the yoke is at an angle to the
drive shaft, the rotary motion
of the shaft is converted to
piston reciprocating motion.

As the piston begins to withdraw

from the cylinder block,
system inlet pressure forces
fluid through a porting arrange-
ment in the valve plate into
the cylinder bore. The piston
shoes are restrained in the
yoke by a piston shoe retaining
plate and hold-down retainer
during the intake stroke.

As the drive shaft continues to

turn the cylinder block, the
piston shoe continues
following the yoke bearing
surface. This begins to return
the piston into its bore, toward
the valve block.

The fluid contained in the bore

is precompressed then
expelled thought the valve
block outlet port. Discharge
pressure holds the piston shoe
against the yoke bearing
surface during the discharge
stroke and also provides the
shoe pressure balance and
fluid film through on orifice in
the piston and shoe
sub-assembly.

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Engine-Driven Pump Model PV3-240-18
With each revolution of the
drive shaft and cylinder block
each piston goes through the
pumping cycle described
above, completing one intake
and one discharge stroke.
High-pressure fluid is ported
past the blocking valve to the
pump outlet. The blocking
valve is designed to open and
remain open during normal
pump operation.
Internal leakage keeps the
pump housing filled with fluid
for lubrication of rotating parts
and cooling. The leakage is
returned to the system
through a case drain port. The
case relief valve protects the
pump against excessive case
pressure, relieving it to the
pump inlet.
CONTROL FEATURES
Normal Pumping Mode
The pressure compensator is a
spool valve that is held in the
closed position by an adjustable
spring load. When pump outlet
pressure (system pressure)
exceeds the pressure setting,
3025 psi (20857 kPa), and the
spool moves to admit fluid
from the pump outlet into the
actuator piston. (In the
schematic on page 5, the
pressure compensator is
shown at cracking pressure,
i.e., pump outlet pressure just
high enough to move the
spool to begin to admit fluid to
the actuator piston.)
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At pump outlet pressures
below 3025 psi (20857 kPa), it
is held at its maximum angle
in relation with the drive shaft
centerline by the force of the
yoke return spring. Decreasing
system flow demand causes
outlet pressure to become
high enough to crack the
compensator valve open and
admit fluid to the actuator
piston. This control pressure
overcomes the yoke return
spring force and strokes the
pump yoke to a reduced
angle. The reduced angle of
the yoke results in a shorter
stroke for pistons and
reduced displacement.
The lower displacement
results in a corresponding
reduction in pump flow. The
pump delivers only that flow
required to maintain the
desired pressure in the
system. When there is no
demand for flow from the
system, the yoke angle
decreases to nearly zero
degrees stroke angle. In this
mode, the unit pumps only its
internal leakage.
Thus, at pump outlet pressure
above 3025 psi (20857 kPa),
pump displacement decreases
as outlet pressure rises. At
system pressure below this
level, no fluid is admitted
through the pressure
compensator valve to the
actuator piston and the pump
remains at full displacement,
delivering full flow. Pressure is
then determined by the
system demand.
Depressurized Mode
When the solenoid valve is
energized, outlet fluid is ported
to the EDV control piston on
the end of the compensator.
The high pressure fluid pushes
the compensator spool beyond
its normal metering position.
This removes the compensator
from the circuit, and connects
the actuator piston directly to
the pump outlet.
Outlet fluid is also ported to
the blocking valve spring
chamber. This equalizes
pressure on both sides of the
blocking valve causing it to
close due to the force of the
blocking valve spring. This
isolates the pump from the
external hydraulic system.
The pump strokes itself to
zero delivery at an outlet
pressure that is equal to the
pressure required on the
actuator piston to reduce the
yoke angle to nearly zero. This
depressurization and blocking
feature can be used to reduce
the load on the engine during
start-up and, in a multiple
pump system, to isolate one
pump for check out purposes.
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Engine-Driven Pump Model PV3-240-18

Dimensions shown
in inches (mm)

9.36 (237.74) 1.81

(45.97)
7.62 (193.54)

.443 (11.25)

3.06
(77.72)

5.54
(140.71)

10.76
(273.30)

MAXIMUM MAXIMUM
DISPLACEMENT RATED RATED INLET WET WEIGHT WET WEIGHT
RATED DISCHARGE RATED RATED INLET
CU IN / REV SPEED PRESSURE FLUID PV3-240-18A AND PV3-240-18 AND
PRESSURE DELIVERY TEMPERATURE
(RPM) (PSIA) PV3-240-18 MOD. A PV3-240-18 MOD. B
3 3025 PSIG 37.5 GPM 225ºF 32.0 LBS 32.9 LBS
2.40 3750 BMS-3-11
@ 6 GPM (2087 KPA) (142 L/M) (107.2ºC) (14.51 KG) (14.92 KG)

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 Engine-Driven Pump Model PV3-240-18

Dimensions shown
in inches (mm)
2.32
(58.92)
2.96 .11 (2.79)
(75.18)

.49 2.05
(12.44) (52.09)
.90 (22.86)

.34 (8.63)
3.14 .14 (3.55)
(79.75)

.27 (6.85)
4.87 (123.69) MAX .07 (1.77)
.60 (15.23)

5.0
(127.0)

4.5 (114.30)
4.3 (109.21

.143 (10.49)
.750 (19.04) .094 (2.387)

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Aerospace Group
Fuel & Motion Control Systems Division
5353 Highland Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39206-3449
Phone: (601) 981 2811
Fax: (601) 987 5255

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