HYGESim

The model is named HYGESim (HYdraulic GEar machines Simulator) is a numerical model for the simulation of external spur gear pumps and motors. Conceived at University of Parma (Italy) with the support of the company CASAPPA, HYGESim is currently developed at MAHA Fluid Power Research Center.

The simulation tool consists of different modules: a lumped parameter fluid dynamic model, a mechanical model for evaluation of the gears motion (considering also the micro motion of the gear axes of rotation) and a geometrical model. The first two models are implemented within the LMS Imagine.Lab AMESim® simulation environment, with proper submodels written in C language, while the geometrical model is implemented developing proper macros capable to read directly the CAD3D drawings of the unit (pump/motor).

The simulation tool is characterized by an accurate description of the geometry of the different components (i.e. teeth’s profile, design of sliding elements) and it is able to calculate the movements of the gears’ axes of rotation resulting from the forces exerted on both gears. Potentials of the model are represented by the prediction of the main features of flow through the machine (such as the inter-teeth meshing pressure, the evaluation of possible cavitation onsets, pulsation of flow at the external ports, etc.) and the detection of the wear of the casing due to the possible contact between the gears and the casing. The tool is currently used for the analysis of the main phenomena related to the operation of the machine, for the optimization of its design and for the research of innovative solutions.