Coolant Delivery System for Creep-Feed Grinding - Mechanical ...
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Dalhousie University MECH 4010 – Design Project I – Fall Term Report<br />
Wash Side<br />
Figure 3.1 – <strong>System</strong> Schematic # 1<br />
The second design that was considered was a system with multiple small rotary vane pumps that<br />
would have to be mounted in series to achieve the desired pressures. This design was considered<br />
because it was found that rotary vane pumps are reliable and inexpensive. They are also very<br />
small in size; there<strong>for</strong>e, having numerous pumps was assumed to not be a problem <strong>for</strong> space<br />
requirements. This design would consist of one motor driving two separate pump systems to<br />
provide the coolant to the coolant/lubrication side and the wash side separately. The motor<br />
would again be a three-phase electric AC motor with a horsepower rating to meet the<br />
requirements of the pumps. Each rotary vane pump would be capable of providing a pressure of<br />
up to 250 psi and a flow rate of up to 11 gpm. The pumps would have to be placed in series to<br />
achieve the desired system pressure of 1000 psi. There<strong>for</strong>e, with the 250 psi maximum provided<br />
by each pump, a minimum of four pumps would be required to achieve the 1000 psi <strong>for</strong> each<br />
side. The pumps would provide a flow rate of approximately 11 gpm <strong>for</strong> the coolant/lubrication<br />
side and approximately 2 gpm <strong>for</strong> the wash side. A series of pulleys would also be required to<br />
drive all of the pumps with the one motor. The system is shown in Figure 3.2.<br />
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<strong>Coolant</strong> Side