Background Figure 1 shows the arrangement of a gear pump. The following design considerations and modifications are to be implemented. 1. It has been determined that there is a market for a variety of similar pumps but with reduced pumping capacity. This can be achieved by fitting ‘thinner’ gears. The same housing can be utilised but with a reduced depth of the machined cavity to suit the ‘thinner’ gears. The current design shows 19 mm wide gears but future designs must cater for any gear width from 15 mm to 19 mm. 2. The single groove pulley shown is to be replaced by a double-groove pulley. More information on this pulley and how it is to b
Background Figure 1 shows the arrangement of a gear pump. The following design considerations and modifications are to be implemented. 1. It has been…