Fuel pump assembly

摘要

A pump for pumping low viscosity fuels has a cam defining a pumping chamber bore wall. A plurality of slippers define pumping pockets located within the bore wall. The slippers are rotated through inlet arcs and through outlet arcs. A pair of orifices of predetermined diameter are located in the respective inlet arcs and communicate with each pumping pocket at a location radially inwardly of the slippers. Each orifice is circular in cross-section and has a diameter within the range of 0.067 inches to 0.076 inches. Each orifice diameter is such that pump noise restricted and the pump has a relatively high inlet vacuum.