Stator especially adapted for use in a helicoidal pump/motor and method of making same

摘要

A method of making a stator for a helicoidal pump/motor formed by a network of fibers encapsulated in an elastomer. The core is formed by laying up elastomeric preforms into helical grooves formed in a mandrel and wrapping an elastomeric sheet around helical projections formed in the mandrel. Successive strips of calendered rubber/wire cloth are then laid up into the grooves so as to fill the grooves, which are then wrapped in another layer of calendered rubber/wire cloth. The assembly is then filament wound with reinforcing cords and compression cured so as to bond the elastomeric components into a unitary element. The assembly is then placed in the stator housing and additional elastomer injected into the annular passage between the stator housing and the assembly. The completed assembly is then further cured so that the injected and previously cured elastomers bond to form a unitary structure having good strength and heat transfer capabilities.