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  1. Nich0

    Gear pump suction side cavitation

    Unfortunately no, we don't have access to the drawings. The cavitation potentially did occur symmetrically however that evidence would have been lost when the driven gear bore down into the housing. Another pump of the same design came off this machine with the same hours (~10k out of expected...
  2. Nich0

    Gear pump suction side cavitation

    It was an external gear pump with aluminium housing.
  3. Nich0

    Gear pump suction side cavitation

    While investigating a failed gear pump, I found signs of erosion/pitting matching damage you would expect from cavitation. However, this damage was found on the suction or low pressure side of the pump. Additionally there was a failed bearing which catastrophically destroyed the pump. So far I...

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