Gate Valve Parametric Study

MODEL OF GATE VALVE:

SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE GATE VALVE:

EXTRACTED FLUID VOLUME:

MESHING:

CASE 1: FOR 5mm LIFT OF THE GATE VALVE DISC

1.1. SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE EXTRACTED FLUID VOLUME:

1.2. RESULTS:

1.2.1. RESIDUALS PLOT:

1.2.2. MASS FLOW RATE: 0.12364Kg/s

1.2.3. VELOCITY CONTOUR

1.2.4. ANIMATION

LINK TO THE ANIMATION:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=198m-e6yAm56xQcmaX72B2Bi3wULwoxbq

CASE 2: FOR 10mm LIFT OF THE GATE VALVE DISC

2.1. SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE EXTRACTED FLUID VOLUME:

2.2. RESULTS

2.2.1. RESIDUALS PLOT:

2.2.2. MASS FLOW RATE: 0.14869Kg/s

2.2.3. VELOCITY CONTOUR:

2.2.4. ANIMATION

LINK TO THE ANIMATION:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1tE3ZAO3NS3h_eiBosUUeDkb8x-9TGedW

CASE 3: FOR 15mm LIFT OF THE GATE VALVE DISC

3.1. SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE EXTRACTED FLUID VOLUME:

3.2. RESULTS

3.2.1. RESIDUALS PLOT

3.2.2. MASS FLOW RATE:0.18778 Kg/s

3.2.3. VELOCITY CONTOUR:

3.2.4. ANIMATION:

LINK TO THE ANIMATION:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CnExTNYKfdWYYM66wtmhhw0CA2dmiOSR

CASE 4: FOR 20mm LIFT OF THE GATE VALVE DISC

4.1. SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE EXTRACTED FLUID VOLUME:

4.2. RESULTS:

4.2.1. RESIDUALS PLOT:

4.2.2. MASS FLOW RATE :0.23799 Kg/s

4.2.3. VELOCITY CONTOUR:

4.2.4. ANIMATION

LINK TO THE ANIMATION:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1-9XUJl5kOzBTxJixmnoma8rujmSXe8hG

CASE 5. FOR 25mm LIFT OF THE GATE VALVE DISC

5.1. SECTIONAL VIEW OF THE EXTRACTED FLUID VOLUME:

5.2. RESULTS:

5.2.1. RESIDUALS PLOT

5.2.2. MASS FLOW RATE: 0.29792 Kg/s

5.2.3. VELOCITY CONTOUR:

5.2.4. ANIMATION

LINK TO THE ANIMATION:https://drive.google.com/open?id=1aLlQsKDq0_EhED80yZmulEaNTpk8OaJk

CONCLUSION:

• The parametric study was conducted successfully for different inlet conditions.
• With the increase in the lift of the gate valve disc, the mass flow rate increases.
• The negative value of the mass flow rate indicates that the fluid is leaving at the outlet.