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ENGINEERING, INC.

1160 State Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
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Pumping Mechanism - Gear Pump vs Centrifugal Pump Top of Page
    A Gear Pump is a "positive displacement" pump, unlike a centrifugal pump which is a "velocity" type pump. As the term suggests, a "velocity" type pump generates pressure and flow from the tangential and angular velocities(kinetic energy) imparted to the liquid by the speed and shape of the impeller. In a "velocity" type pump, pressure and flow can be modulated by throttling a discharge valve.

    In a gear pump, a volume of liquid is isolated in each tooth cavity. As the gears mesh, that cavity is reduced in volume. Since liquid is virtually incompressible, the reduced cavity generates pressure nearly independently of the gear speed and forces the liquid out the discharge port. Therefore, with a gear pump flow is relatively constant over varying pressures and throttling a discharge valve will not appreciably affect flow rate. To alter the flowrate with a gear pump, the RPM of the pump must change.

    Since the means of generating pressure and flow in "positive displacement" pumps is by compressing a nearly incompressible liquid, extremely high pressures can be generated very rapidly in closed discharge piping. Therefore, it is highly recommended that a pressure relief valve be inserted in the discharge piping, upstream of the first potential blockage (closed valve, pipe obstruction).

Design Advantages of Dynaflow Engineering Alloy Gear 

Pumps

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Our gear pumps incorporate design features that will extend their accuracy, reliability, and maintainability over many years of service.

FACT:  Our pump housings are machined from bar stock and are thick walled. Many competiitors use cast housings, which require thinner wall designs to minimize shrinkage and cracking upon cooling.

RESULT: Our pumps can handle higher system pressures. Additionally, they provide a greater safeguard against unforeseen pitting and general corrosive attack.

FACT: Our G3000 and higher series of gear pumps utilize two housings to retain the bearings, shafts, gears, and wearplates. Competitive pumps utilize three or more housings.

RESULT: With two precisely machined housings, the probability of bearing misalignment and accelerated wear is greatly reduced.   

 
G3000 & G6000 Series Housings

FACT: Our pumps utilize an integral, one piece drive shaft and drive gear machined from bar stock. Competitive pumps, employing an alloy drive gear, typically slide the gear onto the drive shaft.

RESULT: The one piece drive shaft and drive gear provide improved concentricity over the two piece assembly. This provides quieter running and extended gear life.

 
Integral Drive Shaft/Gear

FACT: Our plastic idler gear is thermally secured to the idler shaft without keying. It is then machined as an integral unit.

RESULT: This construction provides improved concentricity over keyed gearing. Additionally, stress risers, which are induced in keyed gearing and which may lead to fatigue failure, are substantially reduced in our design. RESULT

 
Integral Idler Shaft/Gear

FACT: Our typical configuration consists of an alloy drive gear mated to an engineered plastic idler gear.

RESULT: With two dissimilar gear materials exhibiting substantially different hardnesses, a non-lubricating liquid can be pumped at high speeds without galling or frictional drag. In utilizing  engineered plastics, wear of the idler gear is minimized. FF

 
Alloy Gear Mated to Plastic Gear

FACT: Our inner magnet assemblies (foreground) use high strength rare earth magnets, permitting compact designs that generate high torque.

RESULT: Our inner magnet assemblies minimize inertial loading on start up and loading on the bearings.

FACT: Our containment cans, which encompass the inner magnet assemblies, are compact as well. They are also relatively thick walled.

RESULT: As pressure vessels, our smaller containment cans will withstand higher internal pressures at lower stress levels than larger size cans. Additionally, they provide a greater safeguard against unforeseen pitting and general corrosive attack.

 
Inner Magnet Assy's & Containment Cans
Standard Materials of Construction Top of Page
G3000S, G4000S, G5000S, and G6000S Alloy Series
Component Material
Housings 316 Stainless Steel
Drive Shaft/Integral Drive Gear 316 Stainless Steel
Idler Shaft 316 Stainless Steel
Integral Idler Gear 316 Stainless Steel
Idler Gear(Plastic) Peek (Polyetheretherketone)
RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Bearing/End Plates

RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Carbon

Graphite

Inner Magnet Assembly (Mag Drive) Rare Earth Magnets Enclosed in 316L Stainless Steel
Containment Can (Mag Drive) 316L Stainless Steel
Lip Seal (Sealed) RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Elastomer VITON®
EPDM
BUNA N

G3000P and G4000P Plastic Series
Component Material
Housings PVC
Drive Shaft/Integral Drive Gear Hastelloy C276
Idler Shaft Hastelloy C276
Idler Gear Peek (Polyetheretherketone)
RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Bearing/End Plates RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Carbon
Graphite
Inner Magnet Assembly (Mag Drive) Rare Earth Magnets Enclosed in PVC
Containment Can (Mag Drive) PVC
Lip Seal (Sealed) RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Elastomer VITON®
EPDM
BUNA N

G3000R and G4000R Plastic Series
Component Material
Housings RYTON® (Polyphenylene Sulfide)
Drive Shaft/Integral Drive Gear Hastelloy C276
Idler Shaft Hastelloy C276
Idler Gear Peek (Polyetheretherketone)
RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Bearing/End Plates RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Carbon
Graphite
Inner Magnet Assembly (Mag Drive) Rare Earth Magnets Enclosed in RYTON®
Containment Can (Mag Drive) RYTON®
Lip Seal (Sealed) RULON® (TEFLON® Composite)
Elastomer VITON®
EPDM
BUNA N
Metering With A Gear Pump Top of Page
    As "Positive Displacement" pumps, gear pumps can provide relatively constant flow over a wide range of pressures.
    When mounted to a variable speed motor and controller, a gear pump offers several advantages over "reciprocating type" metering pumps. Unlike the aforementioned pumps, gear pumps offer non-pulsating flow. Piping is simplified, because pulsation dampeners and back pressure valves are not required. Liquids, which have a tendency to "gas off", create priming difficulties with the "reciprocating type" pumps. Since gear pumps are inherently self priming and their non-pulsating flow does not agitate the liquid, they may be better choices for these applications.
    Metering with gear pumps can be adjusted by manual and by external means, such as a 4-20 mAmp signal.

    The simple construction of our gear pumps afford long term reliability. Additionally, our gear pumps with variable speed motors and controllers are very cost competitive.
Representative Applications Top of Page
The following is a small sample indicating the capabilities of our mag-drive gear pumps.

1)  G3000 Series transferring 98% Sulfuric Acid from a 55 gallon drum; self priming required.

2)  G3000 and G4000 Series for metering various solvents, including MEK, Methanol, Diacetone Alcohol, and Butylacetate for an ink manufacturer; manual control; replaced competitor's gear pumps which could not handle the low viscosities. 

3)  G3000 Series for metering herbicides in a pilot plant; pump incorporated flush plugs and a drain plug to clean the pump without disassembly; manual control; pump was mounted to an air motor.

4)  G3000 Series for metering pigment which included titanium dioxide; differential pressure 15 PSI; .02 GPM; mounted to a 4:1 ratio in-line gear reducer.

5)  G3000 Series for metering 25% Sodium Hydroxide for a scrubber system; external control via 4-20 mAmp signal; replaced a hose pump due to chronic hose failures.                                                                                                                                               6)  G4000 Series for transferring hot vegetable oil at 275°F; pump was heat traced to prevent solidification of oil when pump was not in use.                                                                                                                                                                                       7)  G4000 Series for metering 50% sodium hydroxide for a wastewater neutralization system; system uses on-off control; self-priming up to 10'  required.                                                                                                                                                                 8)  G4000 Series for metering 75% Phosphoric Acid at a remediation site; external control via 4-20 mAmp signal.

9)  G4000 Series for metering 2 Megohm de-ionized water; differential pressure 80-100 PSI; up to 12 GPH; external control via 4-20 mAmp signal; mounted to a 2:1 ratio in-line gear reducer.

10) G4000R Series for metering up to 15% Sodium Hypochlorite at various municipal waste water treatment facilities. Flows ranged from 40 to over 1000 gallons per day; manual and external controls; replaced diaphragm metering pumps from several manufacturers.

11) G4000R Series for metering 32% hydrochloric acid for a PH control system; differential pressure 10-20 PSI; .5 GPM.

12) G3000 and G4000 Series for metering detergent from drums into a water stream for commercial truck wash systems.

13) G5000 Series for metering polymer for a water treatment plant in a steel mill.

14) G5000 Series for recirculating glycol solution as a barrier fluid for a double mechanical seal; suction pressure 700 PSIG; differential pressure 40 PSI; 5 GPM.

15) G5000 Series for transferring hot vegetable oil at 240°F; pump was heat traced to prevent solidification of oil when pump was not in use.

16) G5000 Series for metering 1-1.5 GPM dielectric oil under 29" Hg vacuum.

17) G6000 Series for metering polymer in a chemical plant.

G3000/G4000 Dimensions & Performance Curves Top of Page
G3000/G4000 Gear Pump Dimensions G3000/G4000 Gear Pump Curves
G3000P/G4000P
  G3000R/G4000R
Dimensions & Performance Curves Top of Page
G4000P Gear Pump Dimensions and Curves G4000P Gear Pump Dimensions and Curves
G5000/G6000 Dimensions & Performance Curves Top of Page
G5000 Gear Pump Dimensions G5000 Gear Pump Performance Curves

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