Explain the working of balanced vane pump.
Unlike in unbalanced vane pump, the balanced vane pump has two intake and two outlet ports which are diametrically opposite to each other. Also a balanced vane pump has an elliptical housing instead of a circular cam ring. This configuration creates two diametrically opposed volumes. The two high pressure zones balance the force on the rotor shaft and hence a complete hydraulic balance is achieved.
In this pump, the rotor is mounted off center. At regular intervals around the curved surface of the rotor are rectangular vanes that are free to move in a radial slot. As the rotor revolves, the vanes are thrown outwards by centrifugal force to from a seal against fixed casing. The eccentricity of the revolving rotor produces a partial vacuum at the suction side of the pump, causing an inflow of liquid. This is carried to other side of the pump in the space between the rotor and the fixed casing.
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