Gear Pump Division

Rotary Flow Dividers and Pressure Intensifiers

May 21, 2015

Uses

Divides a Pump
Flow Into Two
or More Flows Intensifies System
Pressure
Characteristics
• Use Gear Motor Components
• Speed Range = 700 to 1300 rpm
• Maximum System Pressure:
• 30/50/75 = 3500 psi
• 31/51/76 = 3500 psi
• 330/350/365 = 4000 psi
• Maximum Differential Pressure Varies
Depending on Gear Width. Use the
Standard Gear Width Pressure Rating.
 Effects of Balance on
Synchronization
12 gpm
10 gpm 10 gpm
8 gpm

1000 psi 1000 psi 3000 psi 1000 psi

1” 1” 1” 1”

20 gpm 20 gpm
2000 psi 2000 psi

Balanced Unbalanced
Flow Split Can Vary

Unbalanced Condition

FD30/31/330 FD50/51/350 FD75/76 FD365

- 2 to 4 gpm - 2 to 5 gpm - 6 to 8 gpm - 5 to 6 gpm

Depends on Amount of Pressure Differential

Applying a Flow Divider

The Choice of
Divided Gear Widths
Output Dictate the
Flows Can Flow Split
Work at Proportions
Different
Pressures
Gear Flow
Dividers Can
Divide and
Combine
Flows (Bi-
Rotational)

Points to Consider
CAUTION:

½” ¾”

1/2” & 3/4” Gear Widths Should Not be Used

Sample Application

• Flow Split: 50%, 30%, and 20%

• 75 gpm Pump Supply
• Subsystem Pressures Are: 2000 psi,
1500 psi, and 500 psi Respectively
• Subsystems Will Be Pressurized
Simultaneously
Flow Split Calculation
20% of 75 gpm = 15 gpm

30% of 75 gpm = 22.5 gpm

50% of 75 gpm = 37.5 gpm

 FD75/75 Catalog Flow Information

GEAR WIDTH IN INCHES

S
P 3/4 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 1 3/4 2 2 1/4 2 1/2 2 3/4 3
E 600 3 6 9 11.5 13.5 16.5 18.5 21 23 26
E
D 900 7 11 15 19 23 27 30 34 38 42
1200 11 17 22 27 32 37.5 42 48 52.5 58
I
N 1500 15 22 29 35.5 41.5 48 54.5 61 67 74
1800 19 27.5 35.5 43.5 51 59 66 74 81.5 90
R
2100 22 33 42 51.5 60 69.5 78 87 96.5 106
P
M
FLOWS IN GPM
Configuration

FD75 2 3/4”- 1 3/4” - 1 1/4”

Code

FD75B BYOU27-1 LOB17-1 LOB12BY

Will Any Other
Gear Widths
Work?
Any gear width providing the largest
required flow within the speed
range can be used as a starting
point to create a flow divider.
 FD75/76 FLOW CHART
GEAR WIDTH IN INCHES

S 3/4 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 1 3/4 2 2 1/4 2 1/2 2 3/4 3

P 7.9 10.6 13.3 15.9 18.6 21.2 23.9 26.6 29.2 31.9
600
E
E 700 9.3 12.4 15.5 18.6 21.7 24.8 27.9 31 34.1 37.2
D 800 10.6 14.1 17.7 21.2 24.8 28.3 31.9 35.4 39 42.5
900 11.9 15.9 19.9 23.9 27.9 31.9 35.9 39.9 43.9 47.9
I 1000 13.3 17.7 22.1 26.6 31 35.4 39.9 44.3 48.8 53.2
N 14.6 19.5 24.4 29.2 34.1 39 43.9 48.8 53.6 58.5
1100
R 1200 15.9 21.2 26.6 31.9 37.2 42.5 47.9 53.2 58.5 63.8
P 1300 17.3 23 28.8 34.6 40.3 46.1 51.9 57.6 63.4 69.2
M 1500 19.9 26.6 33.2 39.9 46.5 53.2 59.9 66.5 73.2 79.8

FLOWS IN GPM
 The final choice depends on the
ability to match the smaller flow
requirements with other gear widths
at the chosen speed.
 FD75/76 FLOW CHART
GEAR WIDTH IN INCHES

S
P 3/4 1 1 1/4 1 1/2 1 3/4 2 2 1/4 2 1/2 2 3/4 3
E 600 7.9 10.6 13.3 15.9 18.6 21.2 23.9 26.6 29.2 31.9
E 700 9.3 12.4 15.5 18.6 21.7 24.8 27.9 31 34.1 37.2
D
800 10.6 14.1 17.7 21.2 24.8 28.3 31.9 35.4 39 42.5
I 900 11.9 15.9 19.9 23.9 27.9 31.9 35.9 39.9 43.9 47.9
N 1000 13.3 17.7 22.1 26.6 31 35.4 39.9 44.3 48.8 53.2
1100 14.6 19.5 24.4 29.2 34.1 39 43.9 48.8 53.6 58.5
R 1200 15.9 21.2 26.6 31.9 37.2 42.5 47.9 53.2 58.5 63.8
P
M 1300 17.3 23 28.8 34.6 40.3 46.1 51.9 57.6 63.4 69.2
1500 19.9 26.6 33.2 39.9 46.5 53.2 59.9 66.5 73.2 79.8

FLOWS IN GPM
Applying as a Pressure Intensifier
Points to Consider

• All Input Energy is Converted Into

Usable Output Energy
• Subcircuit Pressure Can be Intensified
Above Pump Input Pressure
CAUTION:
Because of the Flow Divider’s

Capacity to Intensify Pressure,

the Pump and all Subcircuit

Outputs Must Have

Relief Valve

Protection
!!
Sample Application

• A 50 gpm Pump Supply

• Flow Divider (FD50B BYAD20-1 GAD20BY)
• Three Relief Valves, all Set at 2500 psi
• Flow Divider Output Pressure Requirements
of 500 psi and 2200 psi Respectively

What is the Pressure of the Input Pump Flow?

[2200 psi on 2” (4400) + 500 psi on 2” (1000)] = 5400

2200 psi 500 psi

2500 psi 2500 psi

2” 2”
FD 50

2500 psi

? psi
50 gpm

1350 psi on 4” = 5400

TGW x TIP = (GW1 x OP1) + (GW2 x OP2)...
• TGW = Total Gear Width
• TIP = Theoretical Input Pressure
• GW1 = Gear Width of the 1st Section
• OP1 = Operating Pressure of the 1st Section
• GW2 = Gear Width of the 2nd Section
• OP2 = Operating Pressure of the 2nd Section
TGW = GW1 + GW2 + ...

TGW = 2” + 2” = 4”
 (GW1 x OP1) + (GW2 x OP2) + ...
TIP =
TGW
 ( 2 x 500 ) + ( 2 x 2200 )
TIP =
4

1000 + 4400 5400

TIP = =
4 4

TIP = 1350 psi

Actual Input Pressure

The Following Must be Added to “TIP” in Order to

Obtain Actual Input Pressure:
FD30/31/330 = 200 psi
FD50/51/350 = 300 psi
FD75/76/365 = 400 psi
Answer

TIP + 300 psi = Actual Input

Pressure
1350 psi + 300 psi = 1650 psi
300 Series Flow Dividers

• Must Have a 3/8” O. D. Tube Port in One Port

End Cover to Drain Internal Leakage From
the Bushing Cavity
• Four Gear Sections or Larger Units Require a
Second Drain Line Placed in the Other Port
End Cover or Larger Port Machining in the
Original Drain Port
Note:

Theoretical Data is Used as the Source for

Flow Specifications When a Flow Divider
Catalog Does Not Exist.
Theoretical Flow = Displacement x Speed
231

Displacements Per Inch of Gear Width

P30/31/330 = 1.97 cir
P50/51/350 = 2.55 cir
P75/76 = 4.1 cir
P365 = 3.6 cir
 When working with theoretical calculations Consider
Pressure Differentials for Actual Flows
12 gpm
10 gpm 10 gpm
8 gpm

1000 psi 1000 psi 3000 psi 1000 psi

1” 1” 1” 1”

20 gpm 20 gpm
2000 psi 2000 psi

Balanced Unbalanced
Applications

• Simplification of Plumbing in Complex

Circuits.
• Motor Synchronization on Conveyers, Propel
Systems, etc., . . .
• Cylinder Synchronization on Lift Systems,
Grapples, etc., . . .
• Supply High Pressure Through
Intensification.